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Jabal Abū Qubays
Jabal Abī Qubays
A view of Mecca Clock Tower from the side of Jabal Abi Qubays
Highest point
Coordinates21°25′22″N 39°49′44″E / 21.42278°N 39.82889°E / 21.42278; 39.82889
Naming
Native name
  • جَبَل أَبُو قُبَيْس (Arabic)
  • جَبَل أَبِي قُبَيْس (Arabic)
Geography
Jabal Abū Qubays is located in Saudi Arabia
Jabal Abū Qubays
Jabal Abū Qubays
Location within Saudi Arabia
Jabal Abū Qubays is located in Middle East
Jabal Abū Qubays
Jabal Abū Qubays
Location within Middle East
Jabal Abū Qubays is located in Asia
Jabal Abū Qubays
Jabal Abū Qubays
Location within Asia
Map
LocationMecca, Makkah Province, Hejaz, Saudi Arabia
Parent rangeHijaz Mountains

Abu Qubays (Arabic: جَبَل أَبُو قُبَيْس \ جَبَل أَبِي قُبَيْس, romanized: Jabal Abū Qubays / Jabal Abī Qubays) is a sacred mountain which resides on the eastern frontier of Al-Masjid Al-Haram in Mecca,[1] in the Hejaz region of Saudi Arabia.

Description

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Jabal Abu Qubays is located to the east of Al-Masjid Al-Haram, in the right hand side of the photograph. Jabal al-Nour can be seen in the background.

Although the exact origin of its name is unknown, it is believed to be called Al-Amīn (ٱلْأَمِيْن) in pagan times because the sacred Black Stone resided there according to Muslims[who?]. According to another report, this mountain was also called the Maghārat al-Kanz (مَغَارَة ٱلْكَنْز, "Treasure Cave"), and this was believed to be the place where the first of men stayed and were buried after their death. According to tradition, this is the place where the Islamic Prophet Muhammad performed the miracle of splitting the Moon into two pieces and then re-attaching those pieces as demanded by the disbelievers of Makkah.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 The Encyclopædia of Islam: A Dictionary of the Geography, Ethnography and Biography of the Muhammadan Peoples. Holland: EJ Brill. 1913. p. 97.
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