Meccan in a sentence

Abraha found a pretext, presented by different sources alternatively as pollution of the church by a tribe allied to the Meccans or as an attack on Abraha's grandson in Najran by a Meccan party.

According to this view, Nasī’ is related to the pre-Islamic practices of the Meccan Arabs, where they would alter the distribution of the forbidden months within a given year without implying a calendar manipulation.

A group of archers were ordered to stay on a hill to keep an eye on the Meccan's cavalry forces and to provide protection at the rear of the Muslim's army.

Although the Meccan forces were swayed by suggestions that Muhammad was sure to be overwhelmed, they desired reassurance in case the confederacy was unable to destroy him.

A Meccan man named Mut'im ibn Adi (and the protection of the tribe of Banu Nawfal ) made it possible for him to safely re-enter his native city.

An Introduction to the Quran (1895), p. 188 A Meccan force was sent to protect the caravan, and went on to confront the Muslims upon receiving word that the caravan was safe.

Battle of the Trench main In 627, Abu Sufyan ibn Harb once more led Meccan forces against Medina.

Fazlur Rahman (1979), p. 21 Armed conflict would later break out between the Meccan pagans and the Muslims.

However, it was also the time each year that disputes would be arbitrated, debts would be resolved, and trading would occur at Meccan fairs.

Income generated from the Hajj, in fact, not only powers the Meccan economy but has historically had far reaching effects on the economy of the entire Arabian Peninsula.

Muhammad adjusted to the new direction, and his companions praying with him followed his lead, beginning the tradition of facing Mecca during prayer. citation In March 624, Muhammad led some three hundred warriors in a raid on a Meccan merchant caravan.

No compelling reason is provided for the caesura of persecution, though, unlike in the incident of the satanic verses, where it is the (temporary) fruit of Muhammad's accommodation to Meccan polytheism.

Other gods Manaf ( Arabic مناف main ) was another Meccan god whose idol was caressed by women.

Overall, Meccan efforts to annihilate Islam failed and proved to be costly and unsuccessful.

Rhyme, while found throughout the Quran, is conspicuous in many of the earlier Meccan suras, in which relatively short verses throw the rhyming words into prominence.

Some scholars have suggested that Allah may have represented a remote creator god who was gradually eclipsed by more particularized local deities. citation citation There is disagreement on whether Allah played a major role in the Meccan religious cult.

The Meccan leaders could not agree which clan should return the Black Stone to its place.

The mixture of different ethnicities and nationalities amongst Meccan residents has significantly impacted Mecca's traditional cuisine.

The Quraysh upheld the principle of two annual truces, one of one month and the second of three months, which conferred a sacred character to the Meccan sanctuary.

There is disagreement on whether Allah played a major role in the Meccan religious cult. citation No iconic representation of Allah is known to have existed.