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...e joy of the union was short-lived. Abdullah departed for a trade journey to Gaza shortly after the marriage — some accounts ...
...— accompanying his uncle and guardian Abu Talib on a summer trade expedition. These seasonal caravans were central to Mecca's...
...g that followed spread across multiple engagements near the trade fair of Ukaz — the great market and poetry competition wher...
...h a business proposition: would he travel to Syria with her trade goods, representing her interests in the northern markets? ...
... a document hung inside the Kaaba. The terms were total: no trade, no marriage, no social interaction, no sale of food. The e...
... delegations that came to Mecca for Hajj and the associated trade fairs at Ukaz, Majanna, and Dhul-Majaz. Representatives of ...
...u'ah, hasten to the remembrance of Allah and leave off your trade.' The day itself carries cosmological significance: the Pro...
...ined: 'Show me where the market is.' He went to the market, traded, made a profit on his first day, and built a new fortune t...
...shi caravan returning from Syria — 1,000 camels loaded with trade goods, led by Abu Sufyan. He set out with approximately 313...
...allies destroyed, their surrounding territory Muslim, their trade cut off. Within months they sent a delegation to Medina. Th...