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==Location== | ==Location== | ||
"Abar" and "Abiyar" are plural forms of "Biʾr" and mean wells.<ref>Farāhīdī, ''Kitāb al-ʿayn'' , vol. 8, p. 290; Ibn Manẓūr, ''Lisān al-ʿArab'', vol. 4, p. 37; Ḥusaynī al-Zabīdī, ''Tāj al-ʿarūs min jawāhir al-qāmūs'', vol. 6, p. 43.</ref> | "Abar" and "Abiyar" are plural forms of "Biʾr" and mean wells.<ref>Farāhīdī, ''Kitāb al-ʿayn'' , vol. 8, p. 290; Ibn Manẓūr, ''Lisān al-ʿArab'', vol. 4, p. 37; Ḥusaynī al-Zabīdī, ''Tāj al-ʿarūs min jawāhir al-qāmūs'', vol. 6, p. 43.</ref> | ||
Abar Ali is the name of an area located 9 kilometers south of the city of [[Medina]], in [[Wadi Aqiq]] and on the western slope of [[Mount Ayr]], which is on the route to [[Mecca]]. This area is the same as the area of [[ | Abar Ali is the name of an area located 9 kilometers south of the city of [[Medina]], in [[Wadi Aqiq]] and on the western slope of [[Mount Ayr]], which is on the route to [[Mecca]]. This area is the same as the area of [[Dhul Hulayfa]], where Masjid al-Shajara, which is the [[Miqat]] (station) for the people of Medina, is located.<ref>Shurrāb, ''Al- maʿālim al-ʾathīra fī al-sunna wa al-sīra'' , p. 103.</ref> | ||
==Today's situation== | ==Today's situation== | ||
Today, in the gardens and farms located to the west of [[Shajara mosque]] on the banks of [[Wadi Aqiq]] (Aqiq River), there remain numerous ancient water wells.<ref>Kaʿakī, '' Ma ʿālim al-madina al-munawwara bayn al-ʿMārat wa al-Tārīkh'', vol. 2, p. 478-483.</ref> | Today, in the gardens and farms located to the west of [[Shajara mosque]] on the banks of [[Wadi Aqiq]] (Aqiq River), there remain numerous ancient water wells.<ref>Kaʿakī, '' Ma ʿālim al-madina al-munawwara bayn al-ʿMārat wa al-Tārīkh'', vol. 2, p. 478-483.</ref> | ||
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These wells are considered by some pilgrims to be attributed to Imam Ali, but according to Abdul Aziz Ka'aki, a contemporary geographer of Medina, the wells attributed to Imam Ali have disappeared today and their location is unknown.<ref>Kaʿakī, '' Ma ʿālim al-madina al-munawwara bayn al-ʿMārat wa al-Tārīkh'', vol. 4, p. 487.</ref> | These wells are considered by some pilgrims to be attributed to Imam Ali, but according to Abdul Aziz Ka'aki, a contemporary geographer of Medina, the wells attributed to Imam Ali have disappeared today and their location is unknown.<ref>Kaʿakī, '' Ma ʿālim al-madina al-munawwara bayn al-ʿMārat wa al-Tārīkh'', vol. 4, p. 487.</ref> | ||
==Naming history== | ==Naming history== | ||
The use of the name Abar Ali or Biʾr Ali has ancient origins, but the reason for its naming is not clearly known. Sources from the eighth century indicate that Biʾr Ali was a common name, and nobody recognized this place by the name [[ | The use of the name Abar Ali or Biʾr Ali has ancient origins, but the reason for its naming is not clearly known. Sources from the eighth century indicate that Biʾr Ali was a common name, and nobody recognized this place by the name [[Dhul Hulayfa]].<ref>Samhūdī, '' Wafāʾ al-wafā bi akhbār dar al-Muṣṭafā'', vol. 3, p. 421; Fīrūz Abādī, '' Al-maghānim al-muṭāba fī ma ʿālim al-ṭāba'', p. 82.</ref> | ||
Evliya Çelebi, who went on pilgrimage in the eleventh century, referred to the Miqat (station) for the people of Medina as Abar Ali and even called the Ihram Mosque as Ali Mosque.<ref>Chilibī, '' Al-Raḥla al-ḥijazīyya'', p. 161.</ref> | Evliya Çelebi, who went on pilgrimage in the eleventh century, referred to the Miqat (station) for the people of Medina as Abar Ali and even called the Ihram Mosque as Ali Mosque.<ref>Chilibī, '' Al-Raḥla al-ḥijazīyya'', p. 161.</ref> | ||
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===The battle of Ali with the jinn=== | ===The battle of Ali with the jinn=== | ||
It is narrated that in this area there was a well where Imam Ali fought with the jinn.<ref>Samhūdī, '' Wafāʾ al-wafā bi akhbār dar al-Muṣṭafā'', vol. 4, p. 246; Ibn Najīm,''Al-Baḥr al-rāʾiq: sharḥ-i kanz al-daqāʾiq'', vol. 2, p. 555; Ḥaṣkafī, ''al-. Al-durr al-mukhtār'', vol. 2, p. 522-523; Ajlūnī, ,'' al-. Kashf al-khif ā'', vol. 2, p. 418.</ref> | It is narrated that in this area there was a well where Imam Ali fought with the jinn.<ref>Samhūdī, '' Wafāʾ al-wafā bi akhbār dar al-Muṣṭafā'', vol. 4, p. 246; Ibn Najīm,''Al-Baḥr al-rāʾiq: sharḥ-i kanz al-daqāʾiq'', vol. 2, p. 555; Ḥaṣkafī, ''al-. Al-durr al-mukhtār'', vol. 2, p. 522-523; Ajlūnī, ,'' al-. Kashf al-khif ā'', vol. 2, p. 418.</ref> | ||
Samhudi, a famous historian of Medina, quotes Ibn Jama'ah <ref>Najafī, '' Madīna shināsī '', p. 181.</ref> states that he refutes the accuracy of this story.<ref>Samhūdī, '' Wafāʾ al-wafā bi akhbār dar al-Muṣṭafā'', vol. 4, p. 247.</ref> However, the fact that in some geographical sources from the ninth century or before and after, terms like «بئر علی بن ابی طالب» are used to refer to this well.<ref>Ibn Mujāwir, '' Tārīkh mustabṣir '', p. 27.</ref> "بئر علی رضی الله عنه" (Biʾr Ali, may Allah be pleased with him),<ref>Fīrūz Abādī, '' Al-maghānim al-muṭāba fī ma ʿālim al-ṭāba'', p. 172.</ref>"البئر المنسوبه الی علی بن ابی طالب" (The well attributed to Ali ibn Abi Talib)<ref>Ḥusaynī Madanī, ''Jawāhir al-thamīna fī maḥāsin al-madina'', p. 123.</ref> indicates that the attribution of this name to Ali b. Abi Talib was a common belief. | Samhudi, a famous historian of Medina, quotes Ibn Jama'ah<ref>Najafī, '' Madīna shināsī '', p. 181.</ref> states that he refutes the accuracy of this story.<ref>Samhūdī, '' Wafāʾ al-wafā bi akhbār dar al-Muṣṭafā'', vol. 4, p. 247.</ref> However, the fact that in some geographical sources from the ninth century or before and after, terms like «بئر علی بن ابی طالب» are used to refer to this well.<ref>Ibn Mujāwir, '' Tārīkh mustabṣir '', p. 27.</ref> "بئر علی رضی الله عنه" (Biʾr Ali, may Allah be pleased with him),<ref>Fīrūz Abādī, '' Al-maghānim al-muṭāba fī ma ʿālim al-ṭāba'', p. 172.</ref>"البئر المنسوبه الی علی بن ابی طالب" (The well attributed to Ali ibn Abi Talib)<ref>Ḥusaynī Madanī, ''Jawāhir al-thamīna fī maḥāsin al-madina'', p. 123.</ref> indicates that the attribution of this name to Ali b. Abi Talib was a common belief. | ||
===The Prophet's dedication to Ali=== | ===The Prophet's dedication to Ali=== | ||
It is sometimes said that Imam Ali had dug wells in this area, and for this reason, the place was named after him.<ref>Damyāṭī, Al-sayyid al-bakrī, '' al-Iʿāna al-ṭālibīn'', vol. 2, p. 341; [https://miqat.hajj.ir/article_70564.html Investigating the natural geography of Medina], Miqat Hajj magazine, Num, 103, p. 91.</ref> | It is sometimes said that [[Imam Ali]] had dug wells in this area, and for this reason, the place was named after him.<ref>Damyāṭī, Al-sayyid al-bakrī, '' al-Iʿāna al-ṭālibīn'', vol. 2, p. 341; [https://miqat.hajj.ir/article_70564.html Investigating the natural geography of Medina], Miqat Hajj magazine, Num, 103, p. 91.</ref> | ||
Some researchers have also suggested that this area might have been part of the lands that the Prophet granted to Ali ibn Abi Talib as a gift, and the name of the area originates from this. This interpretation is based on a narrative according to which the Prophet granted lands including [[Faqirayn]], [[Qays]], and [[Shajara]] to Ali.<ref>Najafī, '' Madīna shināsī '', vol. 1, p. 181.</ref> | Some researchers have also suggested that this area might have been part of the lands that the Prophet granted to Ali ibn Abi Talib as a gift, and the name of the area originates from this. This interpretation is based on a narrative according to which the Prophet granted lands including [[Faqirayn]], [[Qays]], and [[Shajara]] to Ali.<ref>Najafī, '' Madīna shināsī '', vol. 1, p. 181.</ref> | ||
On the other hand, some reports indicate that this area ([[Wadi Aqiq]]) was granted by the Prophet to Bilal ibn Harith al-Muzani as a fief, and it was called Bilad Muzaynah.<ref>Ḥamawī,''Muʿjam al-buldān'', vol. 4, p. 139; Samhūdī, '' Wafāʾ al-wafā bi akhbār dar al-Muṣṭafā'', vol. 4, p. 14.</ref> | On the other hand, some reports indicate that this area ([[Wadi Aqiq]]) was granted by the Prophet to Bilal ibn Harith al-Muzani as a fief, and it was called Bilad Muzaynah.<ref>Ḥamawī,''Muʿjam al-buldān'', vol. 4, p. 139; Samhūdī, '' Wafāʾ al-wafā bi akhbār dar al-Muṣṭafā'', vol. 4, p. 14.</ref> | ||