Medina
Islam's second city
Medina is a city in western Saudi Arabia, Islam's second holiest city after Mecca.
The Prophet Muhammad fled there from Mecca in 622 CE and is buried there.
Non-Muslims are prohibited from entering the city center.
Medina also appears as a surname and given name. (Lowercase medina is the historic quarter of a North African city.)
Islamic pilgrimage obligation
- MeccaIslam's most sacred city
- pilgrimReligious journey-taker
- journeyTravel from place to place
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
visitation · devotion · reward · supplication · travel · sacred · rites · Kaaba
Islam's most sacred city
- JeddahMajor Saudi coastal city
- RiyadhSaudi Arabia's capital
- Saudi ArabiaGulf kingdom, largest Arabian state
- Arabian PeninsulaSouthwest Asian landmass
oasis · caravan · trade route · date palms · wells · palm groves · gardens · dates
Hajj
Islamic pilgrimage obligation
ritual · visitation · devotion · reward · supplication · travel · sacred · rites · Kaaba · farewell
Mecca
Islam's most sacred city
- JeddahMajor Saudi coastal city
- RiyadhSaudi Arabia's capital
- Saudi ArabiaGulf kingdom, largest Arabian state
Arabian Peninsula · oasis · caravan · trade route · date palms · wells · palm groves · gardens · dates
surname
Hereditary family identifier
- given namePersonal name from birth
- IslamAllah, Quran, Muhammad, Mecca, Ramadan
- Islamic historycaliphates, Quran, Umayyad Caliphate, Fatimid Caliphate, caliphate
- Islamic Practicesalat, hajj, zakat, Ramadan, prayer rug
- Early IslamProphet Muhammad, Muhammad, Mecca, Quran, Kaaba
- Gulf DivisionsAbu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Riyadh, Mecca
- halal travelhajj, Mecca, halal restaurants, halal food, halal certification
MedinaVatican City
Independent papal microstate
Jerusalem · Rome · Varanasi · Salt Lake City · Amritsar
MedinaLas Vegas
Nevada's gambling capital
Dubai · New York City · Los Angeles · Hong Kong · Singapore