Mosque of Ghar Bani Haram: Difference between revisions

Several historical reports mention regarding [[Muhammad|Prophet Muhammad's (PBUH)]] entry into the Cave of Banu Haram on some nights during the [[Battle of the Trench]](Ghazwat al-Khandaq).<ref>''Al-Durrah al-Thaminah fi Akhbar al-Madinah'', Ibn Najjar, p. 64.</ref> It is reported that during the Battle of the Trench, the Prophet's companions would take them to the Cave of Banu Haram at night to protect them for fear of a surprise attack , and they would descend from the cave in the morning.<ref>''Al-Ma'alim al-Athirah fi al-Sunnah wa al-Sirah'', p. 285.</ref> These narrations even include references to divine revelation descending upon the Prophet in this cave, which may pertain to periods other than the Battle of the Trench.<ref>[https://wikihaj.com/index.php?title=%D9%BE%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D9%81%D9%87:%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AB%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%87.pdf&page=50 ''Masajid al-Athariyyah'', Ilyas Abd al-Ghani, p. 50.]</ref>[[file:نمایی_از_مسجد_بنوحرام.jpeg|thumbnail|A view of the Great Cave of Banu Haram Mosque on the heights of [[Mount Sala']]]]

In contemporary research, there are references to the existence of two caves on Mount Sala'. The "Small Cave of Banu Haram" is the one discussed in this article, and it shows no signs of human structures. However, it is said that the [[Greater Cave of Banu Haram]] has two small domes and is located on the eastern side of [[Mount Sala']].<ref>''Ma'alim al-Madinah al-Munawwarah bayn al-'Imarah wa al-Tarikh'', Abd al-Aziz Ka'ki, Vol. 1, p. 316.</ref> The Great Cave of Banu Haram is among the places about which historians have significant disagreements, and numerous accounts have been reported. Today, the Great Cave of Banu Haram is also known as "Masjid Bani Ghaffar" or "Dakkah al-Shaykh Jalal."<ref>''Ma'alim al-Madinah al-Munawwarah bayn al-'Imarah wa al-Tarikh'', Abd al-Aziz Ka'ki, Vol. 1, p. 317.</ref>