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The long form of the Arabic name for Medina (Madinat Rasul Allah) means "City of the Prophet of Allah", while the short form (al-Madina) just means "the City". Muslims always add salla Allahu alayhi wa sallam ("peace be upon him") after mentioning the Prophet Muhammad, so thefull form of the name is commonly given as "Madinat Rasul Allah salla Allahu alayhi wa sallam.

"Medina is the second holy city of Islam, after Mecca. Its importance as a religious site derives from the presence there of the Masjid al Nabawi,the Mosque of the Prophet, which was built on the site of Muhammad's home and is where he is buried. The first mosque of Islam is also located inMedinah and is known as Masjid al-Quba, the Quba Mosque.

In 622, Medina became the seat of Muhammad's growing movement after the Hijra. In 622 Muhammad (SAW) was invited to come and live in Yathrib (theold name of Medina) and act as a sort of governor. Medina in those times was a divided city. Different clans and religions were eternallyquarrelling and bickering and Muhammad brought unity to the city. All parties agreed to a pact drawn up by Muhammad (SAW) and his followers. Heinvited all people in the city to follow the new religion of Islam. However, he had trouble convincing the Jewish population (which was actuallyquite large) that Islam was the true version of Judaism.

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