Qudayd
قديد
A coastal town between Mecca and Medina — seat of the idol Manāt and of the Prophet’s pact with Banu Ḍamra.
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Overview
Qudayd: a town on the seacoast between Mecca and Medina; in its quarter stood Manat, the idol of the Aws and Khazraj, and there the Prophet concluded the peace of Banu Damra.
The place
Manat was erected on the seashore in Qudayd's quarter between Mecca and Medina; the people of Yathrib and Mecca and the pilgrims used to venerate it 1.
In the year of the brotherhood the Prophet stayed at Qudayd and concluded a peace with Banu Damra ibn Bakr ibn Abd Manat ibn Kinana, that they would not aid an enemy against him 2.
For young visitors
Qudayd is a town on the coast road between Mecca and Medina; near it stood the idol Manat, and there the Prophet made peace with the tribe of Damra.
Connections
- Origin of
- Manāt
People and things also explored
Sources
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
- al-Maghazi — al-Waqidi
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Qudayd”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/qudayd/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-12.