Madina holds great significance to Muslims all over the world since it is Islam's 2nd most sanctified city. The city became the power stronghold where the early Muslims grew after Prophet Mohammad's (ﷺ) migration from Makkah.
What Exactly Madina Is?
Madina is so much more than a
city! As we all know, the city of Madina was the last destination of Prophet
Mohammad's (ﷺ) migration from the Sacred Makkah. Under the leadership of
Allah's Prophet Mohammad (ﷺ), Madina became the center of the quickly expanding
Islamic Empire. Allah's Angels protect the city at all times of the day and
night. The Dajjal will be unable to enter Madina even if it travels around the
world.
After the migration, the Prophet
Mohammad (PBUH) dwelt in this city, making it historically significant.
Especially this city is a great blessing of Allah Almighty for all Muslims.
Masjid-E-Nabawi, Masjid-E-Quba, and Masjid-E-Qiblatain are the Madina's 3
oldest mosques. Madni Surahs refers to the final Quranic Surahs revealed to our
beloved Prophet Mohammed in Madinah.
There's so much history in the
city that it's impossible not to be aware of it. Here are 9 informative facts
about the Madina "the luminous city" that you maybe didn't know;
1. Madina is center of three of
the world's oldest mosques, such as the Masjid-E-Quba, Masjid-E-Nabawi, and
Masjid-E-QiblataIn.
2.
Masjid-E-Quba was the very first mosque built during the era of our
beloved Prophet Mohammad, but it was damaged by lightning strikes in 850 CE.
3. Three major Jewish tribes
populated the Madina city by the 4th century, with some staying until the 7th
century AD.
4. The city was once known as
Yathrib before being renamed Madina in honor & respect of Mohammad's
prophethood and death there.
In its full form, Madina is
regarded as Madina-tul-Rasool Allah (The City of Allah's Apostle), but it was
abbreviated to Al Madina (The City).
5. After the Ottoman Hijaz
Railway completion in 1908, the Madina city became the southern terminus.
6. Madina witnessed one of the
world's long-term sieges during World War I.
Madina was a city in the Turkish
Ottoman Empire, on which the Hashemite tribe – the Emirs of Makkah, also known
as sharifs — ruled locally. Fakhri Pasha was the Ottoman governor of Madina, while
Ali bin Hussain was the Hashemite tribe's leader in the insurrection against
the Caliph in Constantinople. Hussain's soldiers besieged the city for two
years and seven months, from 1916 to 1919.
7. Madina City is located in
Hejaz's most fertile region.
8. In 1256, Madina was affected
by lava flow from the last explosion of Harrat Rahat, Saudi Arabia's largest
lava field.
9. The area grew 139 different
kinds of dates in 1920.
Surely, after knowing all these
facts about Madina Munawra, you will eager to go there to observe its beauty
and significance. For this, Muslims Holy Travel is striving hard
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