The Holy City of Medina Sacred Space in Early Islamic Arabia HARRY MUNT. University of Oxford ap CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESSCAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS 32 Avenue ofthe Ameticas, New York, NY 10013-2473, USA. ‘Cambridge University Pres is part ofthe Univesity of Cambridge. I furthers the University’s mission by disseminating knowledge in the pursuit of ‘education, learning, and research at the highest international levels of excellence swurecambridge org Information on this tite: wwwrcambeidge.or/9781107042131 (© Harry Munt 2014 ‘This publication i in copyright, Subject to starurory exception and to the provisions of relevant collective licensing agreements, tno reproduction of any part may take place without the written permission of Cambridge University Press. First published 2014 Printed io the United States of America A catalog record for this publication is available from the British Library Libary of Congrese Cataloging in Publication data Mua, [H.R (Thomas Henry Robert), 1984 The holy city of Medina : sacred space fa early Islamic Arabia / Harey Munt. ‘pages cm ~ (Cambridge studies in Islamic civilization) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-107-04213-1 (hardback) 1. Medina (Saudi Arabia) 2. Islamic shrines ~ Saudi Arabia ~ Medina 1. Tide. DS248.MSME6 2014 953.8-dea3 2014002462 ISBN 978-1.107-04213-1 Hardback Cambridge University Pres has no sesponsbiity forthe persistence or accuracy of URLS for extemal ot third-party Internet Web sits refereed to inthis publication and does not ‘guarantee that any content on such Web sites is, or will emain, accurate or appropriate. To RebekahContents Acknowledgements Notes on the Text Abbreviations Introduction 1. Haram and Hima: Sacced Space in the Pre-Islamic Hijaz 2. Muhammad and the ‘Constitution of Medina’: The Declaration of Medina’s Haram 3. Debating Sanctity: The Validity of Medina’s Haram: The Construction of a Sacred Topography 5. Following in the Propher’s Footsteps, Visiting His Grave: Early Islamic Pilgrimage to Medina 6. The Prophet's Inheritance: Medina’s Emergence as a Holy City in the First~Third/Seventh-Ninth Centuries Conclusion: From Yathrib to the Prophet's City Bibliography Index page xi 16 a2 65 123 148 184 191 27