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| the Trustworthy One, the Muhammad’s nickname |
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| the Prophet’s clan from the Quraysh tribe |
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| the Prophet’s uncle and protector, head of Banu Hashim. Father of ‘Ali, died the same year as the Prophet’s first wife, Khadija |
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| invisible creatures of other dimension mentioned in the Quran as the other rational species created by God along with man. Some of them hear the Quran and believe. |
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| first wife of Muhammad. She was a businesswoman in Mecca |
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| opposed Muhammad at first; a great-uncle of the Prophet (brother of Muhammad’s great-grandfather), father of Muawiya, influential leader of the Quraysh |
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| Muhammad’s daughter, wife of Ali. Only child of Muhammad who had children survive, thus all descendents of the Prophet come through Fatema |
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| sons of Ali and Fatema. Murdered at Karbala. |
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| Yathrib / Medinat Rasul Allah |
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| City of the Messenger of God. It is where the Muslims went after leaving Mecca, was the home of several Jewish tribes |
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| the hypocrites of Medina who converted to Islam in order to get the spoil of war, not because they believed in it |
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| Banu Qaynuqa, Banu Nadir, Banu Qurayza |
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| the Jewish tribes of Medina |
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