Fadak
Sign in to saveFadak () was a village with fertile land in an oasis near Medina. The takeover of Fadak by Muslims in 629 CE was peaceful and a share of it thus belonged to the Islamic prophet Muhammad. After Muhammad died in 632, Fadak was confiscated from his daughter Fatima and administered as public property, despite her objections. Fadak later changed hands many times as a fief.
Key facts
- Historic site.name
- Fadak
- Historic site.native_language
- ar
- Historic site.type
- Garden oasis
- Historic site.locmapin
- Saudi Arabia
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- Instance of
- locality
- Country
- Saudi Arabia
- Located in
- Medina Province
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16 sectionsContents
- History
- Jewish Khaybar
- Lifetime of Muhammad (629–632)
- Caliphate of Abu Bakr ({{Reign|632|634}})
- Confiscation of Fadak
- Hadith of Muhammad's inheritance
- Authenticity
- Sermon of Fadak
- Politics
- Caliphates of Umar ({{Reign|634|644}}), Uthman ({{Reign|644|656}}), and Ali ({{Reign|656|661}})
- Umayyad ({{Reign|661|750}}) and Abbasid ({{Reign|750|1258}}) dynasties
- Fadak in literature
- See also
- References
- Sources
- External links
Fadak () was a village with fertile land in an oasis near Medina. The takeover of Fadak by Muslims in 629 CE was peaceful and a share of it thus belonged to the Islamic prophet Muhammad. After Muhammad died in 632, Fadak was confiscated from his daughter Fatima and administered as public property, despite her objections. Fadak later changed hands many times as a fief.
== History ==
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