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Historical landmark

Fort Kaab Bin Ashraf

8513 Abdul Muhsin Ibn Abdul Aziz, As Sad, Madinah 42382

Ruined stone fortress of a poet assassinated after inciting war with his verse.

This guide to Fort Kaab Bin Ashraf in Medina centers on the wealthy poet who lived behind these walls after the Battle of Badr, and the verses he turned against the young Muslim community in Mecca. You'll hear how word of his mockery reached the Prophet Muhammad, and how a follower named Muhammad ibn Maslamah worked with Ka'b's own foster brother on a plan built around a lie about a loan. It follows Ka'b on the night he was called down from this fort, sword in hand but trusting enough to walk into the dark.

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