HISTORY
THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA
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Mecca and Medina
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Mecca and Damascus
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Damascus and Jerusalem
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Petra and Medina
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Detailed explanation-1: -Al-Masjid an-Nabawi is located in Medina, making the city the second-holiest site in Islam, after Mecca.
Detailed explanation-2: -Medina is the second holiest city of Islam, and the site of the Prophet’s Mosque (Al-Masjid an-Nabawi) and the Prophet’s Tomb.
Detailed explanation-3: -It is the holiest of Muslim cities. Muhammad, the founder of Islam, was born in Mecca, and it is toward this religious centre that Muslims turn five times daily in prayer (see qiblah). All devout and able Muslims attempt a hajj (pilgrimage) to Mecca at least once in their lifetime.
Detailed explanation-4: -Medina (Arabic: Madinah) is a city in Saudi Arabia, to the north of Mecca. Commonly referred to as the “cradle of Islamic culture and civilisation", it is considered to be the second holiest city in Islam after Mecca. The city is commonly visited as part of the Hajj pilgrimage.
Detailed explanation-5: -As a holy city for Judaism, Christianity and Islam, Jerusalem has always been o. Description: As a holy city for Judaism, Christianity and Islam, Jerusalem has always been of great symbolic importance.