Abu Qubays (mountain)

Coordinates: 21°25′22″N 39°49′44″E / 21.42278°N 39.82889°E / 21.42278; 39.82889
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Jabal Abū Qubays
Jabal Abī Qubays
Arabic)
Geography
Jabal Abū Qubays is located in Saudi Arabia
Jabal Abū Qubays
Jabal Abū Qubays
Location of Abu Qubays in Saudi Arabia
Jabal Abū Qubays is located in Middle East
Jabal Abū Qubays
Jabal Abū Qubays
Jabal Abū Qubays (Middle East)
Location
Makkah Province, Hejaz, Saudi Arabia
Parent rangeHijaz Mountains

Abu Qubays (

sacred mountain which resides on the eastern frontier of Al-Masjid Al-Haram in Mecca,[1] in the Hejaz region of Saudi Arabia
.

Description

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

splitting the moon into two pieces and then re-attaching those pieces as demanded by the disbelievers of Makkah.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b 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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