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Islamic history in Arabia
Researched 360° places of Islamic history across Arabia — each with its date, location, and Sunni-sourced background.
88 places
Former Prophets
The Dwellings of 'Ad
The time of Hud (peace be upon him), after the destruction of 'Ad
Al-Ahqaf (the sand-dunes), Hadramaut on the edge of the Empty Quarter, Yemen
Former Prophets
The Descent of Adam
The time of Adam (peace be upon him)
Plain of Arafat, near Makkah
Former Prophets
The Dwellings of Thamud at al-Hijr
The time of Salih (peace be upon him), the people of Thamud
Al-Hijr (Mada'in Salih), north-western Saudi Arabia
Former Prophets
The Blighted Garden
A Qur'anic parable (after the time of Isa)
A garden near San'a, Yemen (the garden of Darwan, by tradition)
Former Prophets
The Spring of Ayyub
Time of Ayyub (peace be upon him)
The valley of Ayyub near Salalah, Dhofar (the traditional site of Nabi Ayyub)
Former Prophets
The Queen of Saba' and the Dam of Marib
The time of Bilqis, queen of Saba', contemporary with Sulayman (peace be upon him)
Marib, ancient Saba' (Sheba), Yemen
Former Prophets
Ibrahim and Ismail Raise the Ka'ba
The time of Ibrahim and Ismail (peace be upon them)
Makkah, the shrine valley
Former Prophets
The Sacrifice at Mina
The time of Ibrahim and Ismail (peace be upon them)
Mina, in the Makkah valley
Former Prophets
Ibrahim and the Smashed Idols
The time of Ibrahim (peace be upon him)
Ur of the Chaldees (Iraq), traditional site of Ibrahim's (peace be upon him) early life
Former Prophets
Cast Upon the Shore
Time of Yunus (peace be upon him)
A deserted shore (the casting-out of Yunus), not fixed, in the Mesopotamian world of Nineveh
Former Prophets
The People of the Ditch
c. 523 CE
Najran, on the southern edge of Arabia toward Yemen
Former Prophets
The Year of the Elephant
c. 570 CE
Approach valley west of Makkah
Sirah
The Encampment of Halima
c. 571-575 CE
The pasture country of Banu Sa'd ibn Bakr, in the uplands between Makkah and Ta'if
Sirah
The Grave at al-Abwa
c. 577 CE
Al-Abwa, on the road between Makkah and Madinah, near Rabigh
Sirah
Zamzam and the Quarter of Banu Hashim
c. 578-595 CE
The quarter of Banu Hashim and the well of Zamzam, by the Ka'ba, Makkah
Sirah
The Pact of the Virtuous
c. 590 CE
The house of Abdullah ibn Jud'an, Makkah, near the sanctuary
Sirah
Khadijah's Caravan to Sham
c. 595 CE
The caravan road north from the Hijaz toward Sham
Sirah
The Marriage to Khadijah
c. 595 CE
The quarter of Banu Asad, Makkah (the house of Khadijah, RA)
Sirah
The Rebuilding of the Ka'ba
c. 605 CE
The Ka'ba, Makkah
Sirah
The First Revelation at the Cave of Hira
13 BH / c. 610 CE
Cave of Hira, Jabal al-Nur, near Makkah
Sirah
The House of al-Arqam
c. 610-613 CE
Dar al-Arqam, on the slope of Jabal al-Safa, Makkah
Sirah
The Plain of Trial
c. 613-615 CE (c. 9-7 BH)
The open ground outside Makkah where the persecuted were taken
Sirah
The Call from Mount Safa
c. 10 BH / c. 613 CE
Mount Safa, beside the Ka'ba in Makkah
Sirah
At the Court of the Negus
c. 7 BH / c. 615 CE
Court of the Negus, Aksum, Abyssinia
Sirah
The Islam of Hamza
c. 615 CE
The sanctuary precinct by the Ka'ba, Makkah
Sirah
Embarking for Abyssinia
c. 615 CE
The Red Sea coast at Shu'aybah, the old port of Makkah
Sirah
The Boycott at Shi'b Abi Talib
c. 6-3 BH (c. 616-619 CE)
Shi'b Abi Talib, northeast of the Ka'ba, Makkah
Sirah
The Islam of Umar
c. 616 CE
The house of Fatima bint al-Khattab (RA), Makkah
Sirah
The Splitting of the Moon
c. 617 CE
Makkah, the valley and the hills above it
Sirah
The Orchard Wall at Ta'if
c. 619-620 CE
Ta'if, the hill-town and its orchards south-east of Makkah
Sirah
The Year of Sorrow
c. 619 CE
The al-Hajun burial ground (later al-Ma'la) on the heights above Makkah
Sirah
The First Pledge of al-Aqaba
1 BH / c. 621 CE
Hill pass near Mina, east of Makkah
Sirah
The Sacred Precinct by Night
c. 621 CE
The Sacred Mosque precinct (al-Masjid al-Haram), Makkah
Sirah
The Arrival at Quba
12 Rabi' al-Awwal 1 AH / 23 September 622 CE
Quba, the southern approach of Yathrib (al-Madinah)
Sirah
The Cave on Jabal Thawr
1 BH (Rabi al-Awwal, year 0 AH) / 622 CE
Jabal Thawr, south of Makkah
Sirah
Construction of the First Mosque at Madinah
1 AH / 622 CE
Site of al-Masjid an-Nabawi, Madinah
Sirah
The Pairing of Emigrants and Helpers
1 AH / 622 CE
The settled quarters and date-gardens of Madinah (Yathrib)
Sirah
The Night of the Hijrah
late Safar 1 AH / c. 12 September 622 CE
The Prophet's house, Makkah
Sirah
The First Patrols
1 AH / c. 623 CE
The coastal road of the Hijaz between Makkah and Madinah, toward the Red Sea
Sirah
The Emptied Market of the Goldsmiths
2 AH / 624 CE
The quarter and market of Banu Qaynuqa, Madinah
Sirah
The Battle of Badr
17 Ramadan 2 AH / 13 March 624 CE
Wells of Badr, on the Madinah-Makkah caravan road
Sirah
The Turning of the Qibla
2 AH / 624 CE
The mosque later known as Masjid al-Qiblatayn, northern Madinah
Sirah
The First Eid Prayer-Ground
2 AH / 624 CE
The open prayer-ground (musalla) outside Madinah
Sirah
The Expedition of Nakhla
Rajab 2 AH / c. 624 CE
The valley of Nakhla, between Makkah and Ta'if
Sirah
The Date-Gardens Left Behind
4 AH / 625 CE
The date-garden estates and strongholds of Banu Nadir, south-east of Madinah
Sirah
The Well of Ma'una
4 AH / 625 CE
Bi'r Ma'una, a desert well on the edge of Najd between the lands of Banu 'Amir and Banu Sulaym
Sirah
The Fires of Hamra al-Asad
3 AH / 625 CE
Hamra al-Asad, on the road south-west of Madinah toward Makkah
Sirah
Uhud, The Archers Leave the Hill
3 AH / 625 CE
Jabal al-Rumat (Hill of the Archers), foot of Mount Uhud
Sirah
The Appointment at Badr
4 AH / 626 CE
The wells of Badr, on the caravan road south-west of Madinah
Sirah
The Expedition to the Wells of al-Muraysi'
c. 5-6 AH / c. 627 CE
The well of al-Muraysi', in the country of Banu Mustaliq toward the Red Sea coast, south-west of Madinah
Sirah
The Quarter of Banu Qurayza after the Trench
5 AH / 627 CE
The strongholds of Banu Qurayza, in the south-eastern oasis of Madinah
Sirah
The Pursuit at Dhu Qarad
6 AH / c. 627 CE
Dhu Qarad and the pasture of al-Ghaba, north of Madinah
Sirah
The Trench of Madinah
5 AH / 627 CE
Northern approach to Madinah, near Jabal Sala'
Sirah
Khandaq, The Night of the Wind
5 AH / 627 CE
Northern approach to Madinah, near Jabal Sala'
Sirah
The Treaty of Hudaybiyyah and the Pledge of Ridwan
6 AH / 628 CE
Hudaybiyyah, on the Makkan edge of the Haram boundary, west of Makkah
Sirah
Khaybar, the Breaching of al-Qamus
7 AH / 628 CE
Khaybar oasis, north of Madinah
Sirah
The Letter to the Negus
c. 6-7 AH / 628 CE
Court of the Negus, Aksum, Abyssinia
Sirah
The Letters to the Kings
c. 6-7 AH / c. 628 CE
The courtyard of the Prophet's Mosque (Masjid an-Nabawi), Madinah
Sirah
The Compensatory Pilgrimage ('Umrat al-Qada')
7 AH / 629 CE
The Ka'ba and its precinct, Makkah
Sirah
Conquest of Makkah, The Cleansing of the Ka'ba
8 AH / 630 CE
Inner precinct of the Ka'ba, Makkah
Sirah
The Battle of Hunayn
8 AH / 630 CE
Wadi Hunayn, on the road from Makkah toward Ta'if, east of Makkah
Sirah
The Razing of the Mosque of Dissent
9 AH / 630 CE
The edge of Madinah near Quba, in the southern oasis
Sirah
The Siege of Ta'if
8 AH / 630 CE
Ta'if, in the cooler highlands south-east of Makkah
Sirah
The Year of the Delegations at Madinah
9 AH / 630-631 CE, 'Year of the Delegations'
Courtyard of Masjid an-Nabawi, Madinah
Sirah
Mu'adh ibn Jabal Sent to Yemen
c. 10 AH / c. 631 CE
The highland road into Yemen, toward al-Janad and San'a
Sirah
The Christian Delegation of Najran
c. 9-10 AH / c. 631 CE
The courtyard of the Prophet's Mosque (Masjid an-Nabawi), Madinah
Sirah
The Eclipse and the Passing of Ibrahim
10 AH / 632 CE
The Prophet's Mosque and the cemetery of al-Baqi, Madinah
Sirah
The Farewell Hajj, Wuquf at Arafat
9 Dhul Hijjah 10 AH / 6 March 632 CE
Plain of Arafat, east of Makkah
Sirah
The Final Illness and the Passing
11 AH / 632 CE
The chamber adjoining the Prophet's Mosque (Masjid an-Nabawi), Madinah
Rashidun
The Saqifa of Banu Sa'idah
11 AH / 632 CE
Saqifat Bani Sa'idah, the Khazraj quarter of Madinah
Rashidun
The First Collection of the Qur'an
12 AH / 633 CE
Madinah, near the Prophet's mosque
Rashidun
The Garden of Death at Yamama
12 AH / 633 CE
'Aqraba in al-Yamama, the oasis of Banu Hanifa, central Najd
Rashidun
Umar's Diwan and the Hijri Calendar
c. 17 AH / 638 CE
Madinah, the administrative heart of the caliphate
Rashidun
The Standardization of the Mushaf
c. 30 AH / c. 650 CE
Madinah, residence of the third caliph
Rashidun
The Battle of the Camel
10 Jumada al-Akhira 36 AH / 7 December 656 CE
Plain of Khurayba outside Basra, southern Iraq
Rashidun
The Arbitration at Dumat al-Jandal
Ramadan 37 AH / February 658 CE
Dumat al-Jandal oasis, on the Syrian-Arabian border
Umayyad
Ibn al-Zubayr Rebuilds the Kaaba
64 AH / 683 CE
The sanctuary at Makkah, around the Kaaba
Abbasid
The Zanj Rebellion in the Marshes
Zanj Rebellion (255-270 AH / 869-883 CE)
The marshes of southern Iraq, near Basra
Abbasid
After the Qarmatian Raid on Makkah
Dhul Hijja 317 AH / 930 CE
The sanctuary at Makkah, around the Kaaba
Ottoman
The Hajj Caravan
c. 1112 AH / 1700 CE
The pilgrimage road (Darb al-Hajj) across the desert to the Hijaz
Diriyyah
The Pact at Diriyyah
1157 AH / 1744 CE
Diriyyah, Wadi Hanifa, Najd
Diriyyah
The Fall of Diriyyah
1233 AH / 1818 CE
at-Turaif, Diriyyah, Wadi Hanifa, Najd
Ottoman
The Hejaz Railway
1326 AH / 1908 CE
A desert station on the Hejaz Railway, northern Arabia
Nations & States
The Arab Revolt in the Hejaz
1335 AH / c. 1917 CE
The Hejaz desert, western Arabia
Nations & States
The Hajj under the New Custodianship
c. 1349 AH / 1930 CE
The Masjid al-Haram, Makkah
Nations & States
The Founding of Saudi Arabia
1351 AH / 1932 CE
Riyadh, Najd
Nations & States
The Nationalisation of Iranian Oil
1370-1372 AH / 1951-1953 CE
The Abadan refinery, southwest Iran
Nations & States
The Gulf Before Oil
1380 AH / c. 1960 CE
A pearling dhow town on the Gulf coast (the Trucial Coast), representative