Majanna
مجنة
One of the famous Arab fairs held in the sacred months along with Ukaz and Dhu al-Majaz, in al-Raheeq al-Makhtum's account of the pre-Islamic economy.
At a glance
- Era
- Pre-Islamic Arabia
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Overview
Majanna was one of the famous markets of the Arabs. It was held in the sacred months, together with Ukaz, Dhu al-Majaz and others, since the security that trade needed was absent in the peninsula except in these months. 1 See Economic conditions.
Not covered here
The site of the market at Marr al-Zahran and the accounts of it held by the historians have not yet been added.
For young visitors
Majanna was an old market near Mecca, where Arabs gathered in the season of the Hajj.
Connections
- Has practice
- The economic condition of the Arabs before Islam
People and things also explored
Dhu al-Majaz· The economic condition of the Arabs before Islam· ʿUkāẓ· Al-Madina Souq, Aleppo· Bazaar of Tabriz· Khan el-Khalili· Al-Hamidiyah Souq· Souq Waqif
Sources
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri, p.46
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Majanna”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/majanna/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.