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  2. Muhammad in Mecca - Wikipedia

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    Muhammad, the final Islamic prophet, was born and lived in Mecca for the first 53 years of his life (c. 570–622 CE) until the Hijra. This period of his life is characterized by his proclamation of prophethood. Muhammad's father, Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib, died before he was born. His mother would raise him until he was six years old ...

  3. Conquest of Mecca - Wikipedia

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    The conquest of Mecca (Arabic: فَتْحُ مَكَّةَ Fatḥu Makkah, alternatively, "liberation of Mecca") was a military campaign undertaken by Muhammad and his companions during the Muslim–Quraysh War. They led the early Muslims in an advance on the Quraysh -controlled city of Mecca in December 629 or January 630 [3][4] (10–20 ...

  4. Kaaba - Wikipedia

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    Stone, Marble, Limestone. The Kaaba, [b] sometimes referred to as al-Ka'ba al-Musharrafa, [d] is a stone building at the center of Islam 's most important mosque and holiest site, the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. [2][3][4] It is considered by Muslims to be the Bayt Allah (Arabic: بَيْت ٱللَّٰه, lit.

  5. Muhammad in Islam - Wikipedia

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    Muhammad, the son of 'Abdullah ibn 'Abd al-Muttalib ibn Hashim and his wife Aminah, was born in 570 CE, approximately, [1] [n 1] in the city of Mecca in the Arabian Peninsula. He was a member of the family of Banu Hashim , a respected branch of the prestigious and influential Quraysh tribe.

  6. Timeline of Mecca - Wikipedia

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    e. 100 BCE - "Yemeni tribes of Jurham rule Mecca." [1] 570 CE - Year of the Elephant and the birth of Muhammad. 605 CE - Quraish rebuild Kaaba after it was damaged in floods. [2] 613 CE - Muhammad starts preaching publicly in Mecca. [3] 622 CE / 0-1 H - Muhammad migrates from Mecca to Medina, with followers (muhajirun).

  7. Muhammad's visit to Ta'if - Wikipedia

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    Mut'im agreed, and after arming himself, he went with his sons and nephews to escort Muhammad into Mecca. When Abu Jahl saw them, he asked if Mut'im had converted to Islam or was simply granting him protection. He replied "Granting him protection, of course.”. Abu Jahl then said, "We protect him to whom you give protection."

  8. First Islamic state - Wikipedia

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    The first Islamic State, also known as State of Medina[2] was the first Islamic state established by Islamic prophet Muhammad in Medina in 622 CE under the Constitution of Medina. It represented the political unity of the Muslim Ummah (nation). After Muhammad's death, his companions known as the Rightly Guided Caliphs (Rashidun) founded the ...

  9. Persecution of Muslims by Meccans - Wikipedia

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    Muhammad. The Migration to Abyssinia (Arabic: الهجرة إلى الحبشة, al-hijra ʾilā al-habaša), also known as the First Hijrah (Arabic: هِجْرَة hijrah), was an episode in the early history of Islam, where Muhammad 's first followers (the Sahabah) fled from the persecution of the ruling Quraysh tribe of Mecca.