Al-Abwa'

Al-Abwa'
ٱَلْأَبْوَاء
Village
A grave to the right of that of Muhammad's mother Aminah
Al-Abwa'
Location of Al-Abwa' in Saudi Arabia
Al-Abwa'
Al-Abwa' (Middle East)
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Al-Abwa' (Asia)
Country Saudi Arabia
RegionMakkah
Government
 • Provincial GovernorKhalid bin Faisal Al Saud
Population
 • Total
7,000
Time zoneUTC+3 (AST)

Al-Abwā' (Arabic: ٱَلْأَبْوَاء) is a Hejazi village between Mecca and Medina belonging to the area of Rabigh, on the western coast of Saudi Arabia. The Islamic Prophet Muhammad entered it before the Battle of Badr, in 2 Safar A.H.

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