Medina

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city holy city

Medina is a holy city in western Saudi Arabia that is revered in Islam as the site of the Prophet Muhammad’s mosque and tomb and the second-holiest city after Mecca.

Aliases (10)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city → holy city →
accessRestriction	central sacred area restricted to Muslims →
climate	hot desert climate →
contains	Al-Masjid an-Nabawi → Green Dome → Prophet's Mosque → tomb of Prophet Muhammad → tombs of Abu Bakr and Umar →
country	Saudi Arabia →
distanceFromMeccaApprox	about 400 km →
englishNameVariant	Al Madinah → Al Madinah al-Munawwarah →
governingCountryCapital	Riyadh →
governorate	Al Madinah Region →
hasArabicName	المدينة المنورة →
hasCemetery	Jannat al-Baqi →
hasHistoricalSite	Battle of Uhud site → Battle of the Trench site →
hasMajorMosque	Al-Masjid an-Nabawi → Masjid al-Qiblatain → Quba Mosque →
hasMeaning	The Enlightened City → The Radiant City →
hasPilgrimageStatus	major destination for Umrah pilgrims → visited by Hajj pilgrims →
hasRailConnection	Haramain High Speed Railway →
hasTransport	Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport →
hasUNESCOStatus	Al-Masjid an-Nabawi is part of tentative heritage context →
hijraYear	622 CE →
hijraYearInIslamicCalendar	1 AH →
isCapitalOf	Al Madinah Region →
language	Arabic →
locatedIn	Hejaz → western Saudi Arabia →
locatedOn	Arabian Peninsula →
majorReligion	Islam →
nameChangedAfter	Hijra of Prophet Muhammad →
populationCharacteristic	predominantly Muslim →
positionInIslam	second-holiest city after Mecca →
religiousSignificance	Islam →
roleInIslamicHistory	base of Prophet Muhammad after Hijra → destination of the Hijra from Mecca → first capital of the early Muslim community → site of the Constitution of Medina →
shortArabicName	المدينة →
timeZone	Arabia Standard Time →
utcOffset	+3 →
wasCalled	Yathrib →

Referenced by (128)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Surah Al-Anfal ("Madinah") → Surah Al-Baqarah ("Madinah") → Surah Al-Hadid → Surah Al-Hashr → Surah Al-Jumu'ah → Surah Al-Ma'idah → Surah Al-Mumtahanah → Surah Al-Munafiqun → Surah An-Nisa → Surah An-Nur → Surah Ar-Rahman → Surah As-Saff → Surah At-Taghabun → Surah At-Tahrim → Surah At-Tawbah → Surah al-Ahzab →	placeOfRevelation
Abu Bakr → Aisha bint Abi Bakr → Fatimah bint Muhammad → Hafsa bint Umar → Hasan ibn Ali → Ibrahim ibn Muhammad → Muhammad → Umar ibn al-Khattab → Umm Habiba → Umm Kulthum bint Muhammad → Uthman ibn Affan → Zaynab bint Muhammad → al-Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib →	deathPlace
Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib → Abu Bakr → Aisha bint Abi Bakr → Fatimah bint Muhammad → Fatimah bint Muhammad ("al-Madinah al-Munawwarah") → Umar ibn al-Khattab → Umm Habiba → Uthman ibn Affan → Zaynab bint Muhammad →	burialPlace
Al-Masjid an-Nabawi → Battle of the Trench → Jannat al-Baqi cemetery → Masjid al-Qiblatayn → Quba Mosque → Rawdah ash-Sharifah →	locatedIn
Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib → Ibrahim ibn Muhammad → Maymunah bint al-Harith → Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah ("holy city of Medina") → Zaynab bint Muhammad →	associatedWith
Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan → Al-Walid I → Hasan ibn Ali → Husayn ibn Ali → Ibrahim ibn Muhammad →	birthPlace
Al-Masjid an-Nabawi → Jannat al-Baqi cemetery → Masjid al-Qiblatayn → Quba Mosque →	city
Surah Al-Bayyinah → Surah Al-Hujurat → Surah Al-Mujadila → Surah Ar-Ra'd →	revealedIn
Muhammad → Umm Habiba → Zaynab bint Jahsh →	migratedTo
Aisha bint Abi Bakr → Ibrahim ibn Muhammad → Sawda bint Zamʿa →	residence
Al Madinah Province → Rashidun Caliphate →	capital
Al-Masjid an-Nabawi ("Riyad al-Jannah") → Hejaz →	contains
Al Madinah Province → Western Saudi Arabia →	containsCity
Medina ("Al Madinah") → Medina ("Al Madinah al-Munawwarah") →	englishNameVariant
Muslims → Sunni Islam →	holyCity
Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib → Ruqayyah bint Muhammad →	placeOfDeath
Hijra → Hijrah of Prophet Muhammad →	tookPlaceTo
Safiyya bint Huyayy →	associatedPlace
Muhammad →	associatedWithCity
Selim I →	broughtUnderControl
Uthman ibn Affan →	caliphateCapital
Islamic Caliphates →	capitalAtVariousTimes
Hijazi Arabic →	center
Hejaz →	connectedTo
Haramain high-speed railway →	connects
Hejaz →	containsHolyCity
Al Madinah Province →	containsReligiousCity
House of Saud →	controlsHolyCities
Maliki school →	foundedInPlace
Medina ("المدينة المنورة") →	hasArabicName
Islamic world →	hasCulturalCenter
Saudi Arabia →	hasHolyCity
Surah Al-Insan →	hasPlaceOfRevelation
Western Saudi Arabia →	hasReligiousCenter
Mount Uhud ("Medina plain") →	hasViewOf
General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques →	headquartersLocation
Maliki →	historicalCenter
Umm Salama →	houseLocatedIn
Mamluk Sultanate →	importantCity
Green Dome →	isIconicFor
Surah Muhammad →	isRevealedIn
Muhammad →	laterCitizenship
Green Dome →	locatedInCity
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques →	locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity
Mount Uhud →	locatedNear
Yanbu →	locatedWestOf
Second Fitna →	location
Conquest of Mecca ("Muslim community of Medina") →	mainCombatant
Saudi Arabia →	majorCity
Arabian Peninsula →	majorCityOn
Umm Salama →	marriageToProphetOccurredIn
Jeddah Islamic Port →	nearbyCity
Arabs →	notableHistoricalCenter
Umm Habiba →	performedHijra
Constitution of Medina →	placeOfOrigin
Muhammad →	restingPlaceCity
Surah At-Talaq →	revelationPlace
Surah At-Talaq ("Madinan") →	revelationType
Jeddah Islamic Port →	serves
Hijazi Arabic →	spokenIn
Haramain high-speed railway →	terminus
Ibn Jubayr →	traveledTo
Ibn Battuta →	visitedCity