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Events relating to mecca
Muhammad begins preaching in Mecca the message of Allah, dictated to him by the archangel Gabriel
Muhammad departs from Mecca and settles in Medina, in the event known as the Hegira
The year of the Hegira (Muhammad's move from Mecca to Medina) becomes Anno Hegirae or AH1, the first year in Muslim chronology
Mecca becomes the holy city of Islam and soon all Arabia accepts the new religion
Mansa Musa, sultan of the gold-rich African state of Mali, is so lavish in Cairo (on his way to Mecca) that the value of Egyptian gold slumps
Ibn Batutah leaves his home in Morocco to go on pilgrimage to Mecca, and continues travelling for 24 years
Frank Hornby patents in Liverpool his Meccano construction system for children
Frank Hornby begins to market in Britain his immensely successful Meccano kits
Sharif Hussein, the emir of Mecca, proclaims himself the leader of the Muslim world, thus launching an Arab revolt against the Ottoman empire
The Meccano company launches the first of its Hornby model trains
A stampede during the Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca kills at least 2,200 people and injures more than 900 others, with more than 650 missing