AD 707

1 record placed in AD 707; regions: Western Asia.

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AD 707Placed in a yearWestern AsiaPolitics and institutions

Work begins on the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina

Al-Tabari transmits Salih ibn Kaysan’s account that demolition of the Prophet’s Mosque began in AH 88 as part of its rebuilding in Medina.

Limits: One account dates the start to Safar; a neighboring report places the arrival of the order in Rabi I of the same year. The reports support the year but leave the precise sequence and month uncertain. No day is assigned.

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Source: Al-Tabari, History of Prophets and Kings, book 6 (Arabic Wikisource division)Read the source