Muhammad made a final pilgrimage to Mecca in early 632. He was in poor health but made it back to Medina. He died there on June 8, 632, in the embrace of Aisha, his favorite wife.

Mecca and Medina are two common names many people come across when Muslims are preparing for Hajj, an annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, the holiest city for Muslims. Dhu al-Hijjah ...

He, like all the Jews in Medina, also knew that when Prophet Muhammad and his followers first arrived in Madinah in 622 CE, Muhammad had found Jews there who were fasting. When he asked them the ...

In AD 622, facing persecution in Mecca, Muhammad escaped 275 miles north to Yathrib, an oasis village later renamed Medina, the city of the prophet. (Muslims today follow a lunar calendar that ...

In the Footsteps of Muhammad. Mecca - Monday 21 June, 8 - 8.30pm - Programme 1. Warning: This is a working script, not a transcript, it is for interest only and not reference and it will contain ...

The biennale’s inaugural edition in 2023 was titled Awwal Bait, “first house” in Arabic, in reference to the centrality of the Kaaba in Mecca.The theme celebrated the daily and yearly ...

In 622 CE, facing persecution in Mecca, Prophet Muhammad and his followers migrated to Medina, an event known as the Hijra, which marks the beginning of the Islamic calendar.

Bestselling author Shelley Shepard Gray will talk about her new inspirational romance set in Medina -- “Their Surprise Reunion” -- at 6:30 p.m. May 6, also at the Medina Library.

Muhammad was born into the Quraysh tribe, a prominent family in Mecca, but his early life was marked by loss. Orphaned at a young age, he was cared for by his grandfather and later his uncle.

New census data from the UK's Office for National Statistics reveals that "Muhammad" has become the most popular name for baby boys in England and Wales in recent years.

View Dalail al-Khayrat wa Shawariq al-Anwar, prayer book, illustrated with two coloured diagrams of Mecca and Medina, copied by Ibrahim Adhem, better known as Shukri Effendi-zadeh by Muhammad Bun ...