Of course, there was an Iraq. As for Mecca, that is based on traditional sources and I wrote that for comprehensiveness. And as I said, there was a Mecca at the time of Ibn al-Zubayr.
well ...as a place it was there....... whole earth was there... is there .. and it will be there another 5 billion years dear Mahgraye...
BUT THERE WAS NO IRAQ COUNTRY AS IT IS THERE TODAY which came to existence after 2nd world war.. off course there was name "Iraq" in Arabic language to some place like Mecca/Becca.. whatever
Sure. I actually have recently written a short essay that is perfect for the two first groups, as it deals with the “preservation” of the Quran.
well that will be nice to read .. Is it a blog?? or are you sending it to some journal??