1. Meccan - Noun
2. Meccan - Adjective
Meccan (not comparable)
Of, or from, Mecca
Meccan (plural Meccans)
Someone from Mecca.
Abraha found a pretext, presented by different sources alternatively as pollution of the church by a tribe allied to the Meccans or as an attack on Abraha's grandson in Najran by a Meccan party. Source: Internet
According to this view, Nasī’ is related to the pre-Islamic practices of the Meccan Arabs, where they would alter the distribution of the forbidden months within a given year without implying a calendar manipulation. Source: Internet
Although the Meccan forces were swayed by suggestions that Muhammad was sure to be overwhelmed, they desired reassurance in case the confederacy was unable to destroy him. Source: Internet
An Introduction to the Quran (1895), p. 188 A Meccan force was sent to protect the caravan, and went on to confront the Muslims upon receiving word that the caravan was safe. Source: Internet
Fazlur Rahman (1979), p. 21 Armed conflict would later break out between the Meccan pagans and the Muslims. Source: Internet
A Meccan man named Mut'im ibn Adi (and the protection of the tribe of Banu Nawfal ) made it possible for him to safely re-enter his native city. Source: Internet