Medina became the capital of a garden.
Medina ( [ məˈdiːnə ] المدينة المنورة , , `` the radiant city '' ; or المدينة , ( [ almaˈdiːna ] ) , `` the city '' ) , also transliterated as Madīnah , is a city in the Hejaz region of Saudi Arabia that is also the capital of the Al Madinah Region . Medina was Muhammad 's destination after his Hijrah from Mecca , and became the capital of a rapidly increasing Muslim Empire , first under Muhammad 's leadership , and then under Ali .