What does Ythrb mean?

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Discover the meaning of the term Ythrb (يثرب) in Islamic vocabulary.

Definition Ythrb

Ythrb according to Mu'jam al-Mustalahat al-Fiqhiyya

The name of Medina the Illumined, to which the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) migrated; it is a derived form of a present-tense verb; it was named after a man of the 'Amaliqa who built it, said al-Suhayli (al-Misbah al-Munir, root tharaba, p. 81; root yathrib, p. 679).

Ythrb according to At-Ta'rifat al-Fiqhiyya (Al-Barkati)

The name of Medina the Illumined before Islam.

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