Madina

Overview

In Islamic society this is the social center of a town or city, not always at the center of its physical layout. The “madina” houses the main mosque and the court of the “qadi’; the “madina” may also hold shrines to saints, booksellers’ shops und institutes of learning.

References

VTDA: Veil of Night, p. 18-21

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