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MENA 160A1 (Cities)
Spring 2015
7
Religious Studies
Undergraduate 1
05/12/2015

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Mecca
Definition
City where Muhammad was born… the Ka’ba is located here. first three movements in Mecca --
1) muhammad’s ascension of mount Hira
2) muhammad’s night journey to jerusalem and ascension through the seven heavens
3) immigration to medina.
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Medina
Definition
In 622 Muhammad migrated here, first three caliphs capital
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Karbala
Definition
City where Husayn was killed by Yazid
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Jerusalem
Definition
City where Muhammad ascended into heaven during the Night Journey, Dome Of The Rock built by Abd Al-Malik is here
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Damascus
Definition
Capital during the Umayyad Caliphate
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Baghdad
Definition
Capital during the Abbasid Caliphate
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Cordova
Definition
Capital of Islam in Spain, “City Of Lights”... center of intellectual
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