These were the MECCAN townspeople who had first converted to Islam, and who immigrated to Yathrib/Medina in 622 (not, in other words, the Medinans who converted).

After the death of Abu Jahl, the most powerful opponent Muhammad had among the Quraysh was:

The Constitution of Medina, at its heart, is:

According to tradition, how was the location for the Prophet’s Mosque in present-day Medina selected?

What does “banu” mean?

The first battle between the Muslims and the Quraysh was fought in the spring of 624. It is known as the Battle of:

This Meccan tribe controlled the pilgrimage economy and many of its bigwigs opposed Muhammad after the Hijra of 622.

Though Muhammad ended up having more, this number of wives was considered permissible in Late Antique Arabia for men of a high social standing.

In 622, the Muslims immigrated to Yathrib/Medina. We learned a lot about the northern city in this episode. Which of the following is NOT true about Yathrib/Medina in 622?

This man married Muhammad’s daughter, Fatima:

Muhammad’s youngest wife was named:

Muhammad, assenting to the verdict of the Aws sheikh Sa’d in the wake of the Battle of the Trench, had all of the adult males of this Jewish tribe beheaded in the spring of 627:

Which of the following did Muhammad NOT acquire in the 620s?

This man recommended digging a trench around Medina to help defend it in the spring of 627.

Upon arriving in Medina in 622, Muhammad found his group’s political situation there to be:

Muhammad exiled this Jewish tribe from Medina and confiscated much of their property in 625.

Aisha fatefully lost something late in 627, ultimately resulting in tension between Ali and Abu Bakr. What did she lose?

Bilal ibn Rabah was selected to call out the five daily prayers in the summer of 622, following the Hijra. This means that Bilal was the first:

This man was wounded at the Battle of Uhud:

These were the MEDINANS who had converted to Islam in the Prophet Muhammad’s community after the Hijra of 622, as disinct from the Meccans who had converted to Islam and immigrated to Medina.