Arabic · proper noun · Faith & Sacred History

Yathrib

यसरिब

said yas-rib

also written: yasrib, yathreb

Meaning

The old name of Medina before the Prophet's migration transformed it into 'the City'; evokes the dawn of the Islamic community.

Related words

The City of the Prophet; the second holiest city of Islam, where Muhammad established the first Muslim community.

The western region of Arabia holding Mecca and Medina; for Iqbal a charged emblem of the desert cradle of Islam and pure faith.