Meccan
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Meccans
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Meccan families would just hang out around the Grand Mosque, since there were few other public spaces.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 27, 2023
There, the Negus—the leader of Aksum in what is modern-day Ethiopia—provided shelter for Muslims fleeing Meccan persecution and allowed them to practice their faith under his protection.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
Elijah's son Wallace, however, was trained in classical Arabic and, following in the footsteps of his friend Malcolm X, made a Meccan pilgrimage.
From Time Magazine Archive
Mohammed, an or phan member of a major Meccan clan, entered the city's chief industry, cross-desert transport, and did well.
From Time Magazine Archive
The supremacy of the Emigrants naturally furnished the means of transition to the supremacy of the Meccan aristocracy.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" by Various
Meccans used to have more personal interaction with the Hajj pilgrims.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 27, 2023
In 622, Muhammad’s twelfth year of prophecy, his community fled persecution and increasing aggression by the polytheist Meccans.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
Most Meccans pledged their loyalty to Muhammad, and many converted to Islam.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2012
Many Meccans believed his revolutionary ideas would lead to neglect of the traditional Arab gods.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2012
However, the Meccans were too exhausted to pursue his men for a time and they believed that Mohammed himself had been slain, which was the first of their desires.
From A Treasury of Heroes and Heroines A Record of High Endeavour and Strange Adventure from 500 B.C. to 1920 A.D. by Clayton Edwards
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