What is Mecca?

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Mecca is the mother of the cities: the birthplace of the Prophet ﷺ, the home of the Kaaba and the sacred precinct, and the qibla of Muslims, the ancient house of God. It lies in a valley without crops, beside the spring of Zamzam. ¹

Disputing the count of raids and sariyas

The maghazi arithmetic disputes: Ibn Ishaq's twenty-six raids versus the twenty-seven that split Wadi'l-Qura from Khaybar; nine pitched battles common to both lists with al-Waqidi adding Wadi'l-Qura and al-Ghaba for eleven; and the sariya counts ranging from thirty-five to al-Waqidi's forty-eight (in al-Tabari's chain) to sixty-six.

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Disputing the count of raids and sariyas