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  | title = Al-Tawba pillar

  | image =ستون توبه۲.jpeg

  | image description = A view of the Al-Tawba pillar where the [[Sarir pillar]] can be seen on the left side of that.

  | other names = pillar of Abū lubāba

  | place = [[Medina]], [[Al-Masjid al-Nabawi|Masjid al-Nabi]]

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  | events = Abū lubāba tied himself to this pillar for repentance until his repentance was accepted.

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  | status = The fourth pillar from the [[Prophet's pulpit]], the second pillar from the [[Prophet's grave]], and the third pillar from the direction of the [[Qiblah]]

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'''Sarīr pillar''' is one of the [[pillars of Masjid al-Nabi]], which was the place of Prophet's [[Iʿtikāf]] . This pillar was used as the pillars of the Prophet's shrine during the reconstruction of [[Masjid al-Nabi]] by [[Baybars Mamluki]], and since then it has been removed from the reach of pilgrims to seek blessings. According to traditions, it is recommended to seek blessing this pillar.

The Sarir pillar is located in Masjid al-Nabi, in the area of [[Rawdat al-Nabi]], on the east side of the [[pillar of repentance]]<ref>Samhūdī, ''Wafāʾ al-wafā'', vol. 2, p. 184; Shurrāb, ''Al-Ma ʿālim al-athīra'', p. 40.</ref> and the first pillar from the Qibla direction and connected to the western wall of the Prophet's shrine.<ref>Qāʾidān, ''Tārīkh wa āthār-i Islāmī-i Makka wa Madīna'', p. 193. </ref>

The Sarir pillar is called by this name because during the days of I'tikaf, the Prophet used to place his bed which was made of palm leaves and wood or mat,<ref>Ibn Zabāla, ''Akhbār al-madīna'', p. 103; Maṭarī, ''Al-Taʿrīf  bimā ʾanasat'', p. 91; Najjār, ''Al-Durra al-thamīna'', p. 298.</ref> and would perform I'tikaf and calm down on it when the time of resting.<ref>Sayyid al-Wakīl, ''Al-masjid al-nabawīī ʿabar  tārīkh'',  p. 53; Yamānī, ''Mawsūʿa makka al-mukarrama wa al-madina al-munawwara'', vol. 2, p. 430.</ref>

[[The local historians of Madina]], such as Ibn Zabala, Ibn Najjar and Matari, did not introduce the Sarir pillar. They have only mentioned that during the I'tikaf days of the month of Ramadan, the bed of the prophet was placed between the [[pillar of repentance]] and the lamp near the [[prophet's grave]]<ref>Ibn Zabāla, ''Akhbār al-madīna'', p. 103</ref> or near the pillar of repentance<ref>Najjār, ''Al-Durra al-thamīna'', p. 298.</ref> or behind it from the east.<ref>Maṭarī, ''Al-Taʿrīf bimā ʾanasat'', p. 91.</ref> Therefore, Some have considered the pillar of Sarir as the pillar of repentance.<ref>Ansārī, ''ʿImārah wa tawsiah al-masjid al-nabawīī'', p. 71.</ref>

But it is true that the bed of the prophet was sometimes next to the pillar of repentance and sometimes next to the pillar of sarir.<ref>Ansārī, ''ʿImārah wa tawsiah al-masjid al-nabawīī'', p. 72; Yamānī, ''Mawsūʿa makka al-mukarrama wa al-madina al-munawwara'', vol. 2, p. 430.</ref> Ayub Sabri Pasha and Ahmad bin Abdul Hamid believe that before [[the development of Masjid al-Nabi]], which was carried out after the [[Battle of Khaybar]], the Prophet's I'tikaf was next to The [[pillar of repentance]] and then it was moved to the side of the pillar of Sarir.<ref>Ṣabrī Pāshā, ''Mawsūʿa mirʾāt al-ḥaramayn'', vol. 3, p. 235-236; ʿAbd al- Ḥamīd, ''ʿUmda al-akhbār'', p. 99-100.</ref>

==Status==

After half of the Sarir pillar was placed inside the [[prophet's shrine]]<ref>Samhūdī, ''Wafāʾ al-wafā'', vol. 2, p. 184.</ref> during the reconstruction of Masjid al-Nabi during the reign of [[Malik Zahir Baibaras]] (R: 825-842 AH/ 1422- 1438-9) of the Mamluks of Egypt,<ref>Samhūdī, ''Wafāʾ al-wafā'', vol. 1, p. 268.</ref> it is not possible for pilgrims to bless it.

On the sarir pillar, the phrase " «هذه اسطوانة السریر» This is the pillar of sarir" is written<ref>Ṣabrī Pāshā, ''Mawsūʿa mirʾāt al-ḥaramayn'', vol. 3, p. 235-236</ref> and based on some hadiths, it is recommended to bless it.<ref>Amīnī, ''Al-Ghadīr'', vol. 5, p. 124.</ref>

==Gallary==

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file:نقشه مسجدالنبی و ستون‌های آن.webp|The map of [[Masjid al-Nabi]] where number 2 shows the location of the Sarir pillar.

file:ستون حرس و ستون سریر.png|Sarir pillarnext to [[Haras pillar]].

ستون سریر و ستون توبه.png|The image taken from the direction of the Qiblah shows the Serir Pillar and the [[Al-Tawba pillar]].  

file:ستون سریر۲.jpg|The inscription engraved on the top of the Sarir pillar: «هذه استوانة سریر» "This is the pillar of Sarir".

== Notes ==

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