<P> The Arabic word al - Madīnah ( المدينة ) simply means `` the city '' . Before the advent of Islam , the city was known as Yathrib ( pronounced ( ˈjaθrib ) ; يثرب ) . The word Yathrib has been recorded in Surat al - Ahzab of the Quran . </P>
<P> The Arabic word al - Madīnah ( المدينة ) simply means `` the city '' . Before the advent of Islam , the city was known as Yathrib ( pronounced ( ˈjaθrib ) ; يثرب ) . The word Yathrib has been recorded in Surat al - Ahzab of the Quran . </P>
what is the old name of madina tul munawarh
what is the old name of madina tul munawarh
Yathrib
Yathrib