Naming the City: al-Madinah al-Nabawiyyah or al-Munawwarah
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Question:
May Allah reward you. The questioner asks: Is it better to say al-Madinah al-Munawwarah (the Holy City) or al-Madinah al-Nabawiyyah (the Prophet’s City)?
Answer:
Al-Madinah al-Nabawiyyah (the Prophet’s City), because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) resided there, died there, and was buried there, so it is the city of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). It is not called the City of Light; it is called the city of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). So it is al-Madinah al-Nabawiyyah (the Prophet’s City). This is better than saying al-Madinah al-Munawwarah (the Holy City).
May Allah reward you. The questioner asks: Is it better to say al-Madinah al-Munawwarah (the Holy City) or al-Madinah al-Nabawiyyah (the Prophet’s City)?
Answer:
Al-Madinah al-Nabawiyyah (the Prophet’s City), because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) resided there, died there, and was buried there, so it is the city of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). It is not called the City of Light; it is called the city of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). So it is al-Madinah al-Nabawiyyah (the Prophet’s City). This is better than saying al-Madinah al-Munawwarah (the Holy City).
Source
شرح كتاب التوحيد 18-07-1435هـ — af.org.sa (58:19)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.