Najd or Nejd ( Naǧd) is a region in central Saudi Arabia and the location of the nation's capital, Riyadh. Najd is a plateau ranging from 762 to 1,525m in height. The eastern section is marked by oasis settlements, elsewhere the region is sparsely occupied by nomadic Bedouins. An individual from Najd is called a Najdi in Arabic.

History

The region was conquered by the Wahhabi forces of Abdul Aziz ibn Abdul Rahman ibn Saud, from the Ottoman Empire, during the period of 1899–1912. In 1932, Najd became a province of ibn Saud's newly formed Saudi Arabia.

Among the prominent people born in Najd are Ibn Baz, Ibn Uthaimeen and also Muhammad ibn Abd al Wahhab.

Najd was involved in the Ridda wars, Abu Bakr sent Khalid ibn al-Walid into Najd with 4000 men.

Hadith

A well-known Hadith of Muhammad seems to portray the Najdi in a negative light, the Hadith of Najd.

See also

• Arabian tribes that interacted with Muhammad.
• History of Kuwait
• History of Saudi Arabia

External links

• Najd is not in Iraq
• Misunderstanding the Hadeeth of Najd

Mountains of Saudi Arabia | Geography of Saudi Arabia | Plateaus

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