Christian community of Najran
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christian-community-of-najran-184-2958962
title:
Christian community of Najran
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The existence of a Christian community in the city of Najran in present-day southwestern Saudi Arabia is attested by several historical sources of the Arabian Peninsula, where it recorded as having been created in the 5th century AD or perhaps a century earlier. According to the Arab Muslim historian Ibn Ishaq, Najran was the first place where Christianity took root in South Arabia. In the early 6th century, the Christians were persecuted by the Himyarite king Dhu Nuwas. These events caused wide
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Historical community in southern Arabia
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_community_of_Najran
date created:
2009-08-30T19:11:35Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T07:08:31Z
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