Hudaybiyya

الحديبية

Place on the edge of Mecca's sacred territory where the truce between the Muslims and the Quraysh was agreed in 628 CE.

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Al-Hudaybiyya is a place on the boundary of the sacred precinct of Mecca, where the peace agreement between the Muslims and Quraysh was concluded in 628 CE. 1

Its location is approximate: it is identified with the Shumaysi area west of Mecca, and the nearest match in the gazetteer is about 14 kilometres away. An additional source is needed for the historical account.

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Muwatta 516· Muwatta 1041· Muwatta 971· Muwatta 1395

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Muhammad· Muwatta, Book of Pilgrimage (hajj)· Hajj (the pilgrimage to Mecca)· al-Anwāʾ (Star Rains)· Tawhid (the oneness of God)· Muwatta, Book of Prayer· Muwatta, Book of Sacrifices (dahaya)· Jabir ibn Abdullah

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  1. GeoNames gazetteer
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islam.museum contributors. “Hudaybiyya”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/hudaybiyya/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.

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