Yathrib
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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They were invited to join another community of Arabs in a city called Yathrib, later known as Medina, “the city” or more specifically “the prophet’s city.”
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
Mecca is spelled “Makkah,” with Yathrib to its north.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020
Eyewitnesses said the airbase near the town of Yathrib, 90km north of Baghdad, had been surrounded on three sides.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 25, 2014
Following a small band of supporters he sent ahead, Muhammad moved to the town of Yathrib, over 200 miles to the north of Mecca.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2012
Since Yathrib had been the first place to take him in and receive his religion, its name was changed to Medinat al Nahib, the city of the prophet, to do the place honor.
From A Treasury of Heroes and Heroines A Record of High Endeavour and Strange Adventure from 500 B.C. to 1920 A.D. by Edwards, Clayton
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