Fadak

Fadak
Location of Fadak in Saudi Arabia
Type	Garden oasis
Coordinates	25°59′34″N 40°28′0″E / 25.99278°N 40.46667°E / 25.99278; 40.46667

Fadak (Arabic: فدك) was a village with fertile land in an oasis near Medina. The takeover of Fadak by Muslims in 629 CE was peaceful and a share of it thus belonged to the Islamic prophet Muhammad. After Muhammad died in 632, Fadak was confiscated from his daughter Fatima and administered as public property, despite her objections. Fadak later changed hands many times as a fief.