Yathrib is another name to the city of Madinah in Arabia.
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before it was called yathrib but when Muhammad s.a.w went there since then it was called Madinatun nabi . city of nabi.
after muhammad's flight the city of yathrib, they changed its name to medina.
Yathrib renamed as Madina .
"Yathrib" is the old name for Medina (Al-Madinah Al-Monawarah) city in Saudi Arabia, before the migration of Prophet Muhammad. Worth mentioning that it's not preferable to name the city "Yathrib" now. The name itself comes from the family head (Yathrib Ibn Abeel) which was said to be the first family to inhibit this area. They are descendants of Prophet Noah.
Yathrib's residents had asked Muhammad to move to the city in order to bring strong leadership and peace. They sought Muhammad's counsel in brokering a peace between the warring tribed of Aws and Khazraj.
it spread islam to the people who lived there
Bakkah and Baladul Ameen.
Yathrib's residents had asked Muhammad to move to the city in order to bring strong leadership and peace. They sought Muhammad's counsel in brokering a peace between the warring tribed of Aws and Khazraj.
Yathrib is better known today as Medina. It is known as the "City of the Prophet" because it was the city that Prophet Muhammad migrated to from Mecca in 622 CE, a significant event in the history of Islam. Medina holds great religious significance for Muslims as it is the second holiest city in Islam after Mecca.
Muhammad's journey to yathrib is called Hijrah.