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30 May
Saturday Hijri 13 Dhu al-Hijjah 1447 AH
By the Gregorian calendar 30 May
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By the Hijri calendar 13 Dhu al-Hijjah 1447 AH
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191631 May
Fahreddin Pasha arrives in Medina
Sent to Medina by Fourth Army commander Cemal Pasha on 28 May 1916, Fahreddin Pasha reached the city on 31 May 1916. He went on to defend Medina until January 1919, a stand remembered as the Defence of Medina.
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19267 June
World Muslim Congress convenes in Mecca
On 7 June 1926 the World Muslim Congress opened in Mecca at the invitation of King Abdulaziz. Held during the pilgrimage season, it gathered 69 delegates from India, Egypt, Java, Palestine, Syria, Afghanistan, Yemen and elsewhere; its sessions ran until 5 July 1926.