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nouna city in western Saudi Arabia; site of the tomb of Muhammad; the second most holy city of Islam
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- book the sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina
- koran the sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina
- quran the sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina
- hijaz a coastal region of the western Arabian Peninsula bordering on the Red Sea; includes both Mecca and Medina; formerly an independent kingdom until it united with Nejd to form the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- hedjaz a coastal region of the western Arabian Peninsula bordering on the Red Sea; includes both Mecca and Medina; formerly an independent kingdom until it united with Nejd to form the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- hegira the flight of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 which marked the beginning of the Muslim era; the Muslim calendar begins in that year
- hejira the flight of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 which marked the beginning of the Muslim era; the Muslim calendar begins in that year
- al-qur'an the sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina
- hejaz a coastal region of the western Arabian Peninsula bordering on the Red Sea; includes both Mecca and Medina; formerly an independent kingdom until it united with Nejd to form the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia