Taif in 1970

Taif (Arabic: الطائف‎ transliterated: aṭ-Ṭāʾif) is a city in the Mecca Province of Saudi Arabia at an elevation of 1700 metres on the slopes of the Al-Sarawat mountains. It has a population of 521,273 (2004 census). Each summer the Saudi Government moves from the heat of Riyadh to Taif. The city is the centre of an agricultural area known for its grapes and honey. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1362x942, 120 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1362x942, 120 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The Arabic alphabet is the script used for writing in the Arabic language. ... Due to the fact that the Arabic language has a number of phonemes that have no equivalent in English or other European languages, a number of different transliteration methods have been invented to represent certain Arabic characters, due to various conflicting goals: A desire to stay consistent with traditional usage... Categories: Middle East geography stubs | Provinces of Saudi Arabia ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Riyadh (Arabic: ar-Riyāḍ) is the capital of the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, located in Ar Riyad Province in the Najd region. ...

History

Stoning Muhammad — 620

In 620, after the Year of Sorrow and shortly before the Hijrah, the Islamic prophet Muhammad went to this city and invited them to Islam. The invited people answered in a rude maner and started throwing stones against them. Muhammad became injured and rested under the tree. When suddenly a Christian come to save him. The Christian then converted to Islam. Prophet Muhammad then praying to Allah about this event. The entire visit lasted one day. The Year of Sorrow is a Islamic term for a Hijri year that coincided with 619 CE. It is called so since both Abu Talib and Khadija died that year Categories: ... Hijra may refer to: Hijra (Hegira/Hijrah/Hejira) is an Arabic term referring to the migration of the Prophet Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622. ... The Quran identifies a number of men as prophets of Islam. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Battles — 630

In 630, the Battle of Hunayn took place at Hunayn, close to this city. Shortly after that, the unsuccesfull Siege of Taif took place. The city was assaulted by catapults from Banu Daws, but it repeled the attacks. Later, after the Battle of Tabouk in 631, this city adopted Islam. The Battle of Hunayn is the name of a battle where the prophet Muhammad participiated in the year 630 CE. Categories: Military stubs | Islam-related stubs ... Hunayn is a location in Saudi Arabia. ... The Siege of Taif is the name of a battle where the prophet Muhammad participiated in the year 630 CE. See also Islam Muhammad Categories: | | | ... The Banu Daws (Arabic:?) was one of the tribes of Arabia during Muhammads era that where living to the south of Mecca. ... Faiz Masood According to the ,Ar-raheeq Al-makhtum( the sealed nectar) the prize winning Biography of the noble prophet Mohammad (peace be upon him), the battle of Tabouk in the 9th year of the Muslim calendar (which started when Mohammad peace be upon him , migrated from Makkah to Madinah). ... Thaqif was a a tribe that lived in the city of Taif and worshiped the pre-Islamic Arabian goddess Allat. ...

Chieftains

During the pre-Islamic era, the city was populated by the tribe of Thaqif. The city had then the folloing chieftains: Jahiliyyah is an Islamic concept referring to the spiritual condition of pre-Islamic Arabian society. ... The Thaqif were a tribe originally from the city of Taif in Arabia, that played an important part in early islamic history. ...

• Urwah ibn Mas'ud
• Abd-Ya-Layl ibn Amr
• Uthman ibn Abu-al-Aas
• and at least four others.

Urwah ibn Masud was a Thaqifi chieftain of Taif who became a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. ... Abd-Ya-Layl ibn Amr of the Banu Thaqif tribe was in the beginning one of chieftains of the city of Taif, a city hostile to Islam. ... Uthman ibn Abu-al-Aas of the Banu Thaqif tribe was in the beginning one of chieftains of the city of Taif, a city hostile to Islam. ...

People born here

• Ziyad ibn Abi Sufyan
• Mugheera ibn Shu'ba (?)

Saudi Arabian City

List of main Saudi Arabian cities

|`Afif | `Ar`ar | Abha | Abqaiq | Al Bahah | Buraidah | Ad Dammam | Dhahran | Ad Dir`iyah | Duba | Ha'il | Al Hufuf | Al Jawf | Jeddah | Jizan | Al Jubayl | King Abdullah Economic City | Khamis Mushayt | Al Kharj | Khobar | Layla | Al Majma'ah | Mecca (Makkah) | Medina | Najran | Qal'at Bishah | Al Qatif | Ras Tanura | Ra's al Khafji | Riyadh (National Capital) | Sudair | As Sulayyil | At Ta'if | Tabuk | Udaliyah | `Unayzah | Yanbu' al Bahr |

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