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Sep 2021
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Hijra to Medina & the Assassination Atte...

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Medina (Yathrib) was ideally suited to be the new home to the Prophet's message. This lecture describes what it was that made Medina a good location, the gradual emigration of Muslims to Medina along with the challenges they faced, the first of the two brotherhood pacts made by the muslims, and the plot to assissinate the prophet. By Sheikh Azhar Nasser

Lecture notes available at http://www.why-quran.org/blog/28-hijra-to-medina-and-an-assassination-attempt

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