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When the people of Yathrib ([[Medina]]) became acquainted with Islam, during the days of Hajj, at the [[Jamaras|Jamarat al-Aqabah]], they pledged allegiance to [[Prophet Muhammad (s)|the prophet(s)]] for the first time. After that, Islam spread in Medina. At the site of this event, which is known as [[the First Pledge of Aqabah]], a mosque was built that became famous as "Masjid al-Bay'ah" (Mosque of the Pledge).<ref>Jaʿfariyān, ''Āthār-i islāmi-yi Makka wa Madīna'', p. 169.</ref> | When the people of Yathrib ([[Medina]]) became acquainted with Islam, during the days of Hajj, at the [[Jamaras|Jamarat al-Aqabah]], they pledged allegiance to [[Prophet Muhammad (s)|the prophet(s)]] for the first time. After that, Islam spread in Medina. At the site of this event, which is known as [[the First Pledge of Aqabah]], a mosque was built that became famous as "Masjid al-Bay'ah" (Mosque of the Pledge).<ref>Jaʿfariyān, ''Āthār-i islāmi-yi Makka wa Madīna'', p. 169.</ref> | ||
In sources, other mosques are also referred to by the name Masjid al-Bay'ah: | In sources, other mosques are also referred to by the name Masjid al-Bay'ah: | ||
*[[Masjid al-Ghanam]], a mosque in Mecca, which was the place where the people of Mecca pledged allegiance to the Prophet (s).<ref> Azraqī,''Akhbār Makka wa mā jāʾa fīhā min al-āthār'', vol. 2, p. 201-271; Qāʾidān, '' Tārīkh wa āthār-i Islāmī-yi Makka wa Madīna'', p. 106.</ref> | *[[Masjid al-Ghanam]], a mosque in [[Mecca]], which was the place where the people of Mecca pledged allegiance to the Prophet (s).<ref> Azraqī,''Akhbār Makka wa mā jāʾa fīhā min al-āthār'', vol. 2, p. 201-271; Qāʾidān, '' Tārīkh wa āthār-i Islāmī-yi Makka wa Madīna'', p. 106.</ref> | ||
*[[Masjid al-Jinn]], a mosque in Mecca, which is the place where the jinn pledged allegiance to the Prophet (s).<ref> Azraqī,''Akhbār Makka wa mā jāʾa fīhā min al-āthār'', vol. 2, p. 201; Ibn Ḍiyāʾ Ḥanafī , ''Tārīkh Makkah al-Mukarrama wa al-Masjid al-Ḥarām wa al-Madīna al-Sharīfa wa al-Qabr al-Sharīf'', p. 181.</ref> | *[[Masjid al-Jinn]], a mosque in Mecca, which is the place where the jinn pledged allegiance to the Prophet (s).<ref> Azraqī,''Akhbār Makka wa mā jāʾa fīhā min al-āthār'', vol. 2, p. 201; Ibn Ḍiyāʾ Ḥanafī , ''Tārīkh Makkah al-Mukarrama wa al-Masjid al-Ḥarām wa al-Madīna al-Sharīfa wa al-Qabr al-Sharīf'', p. 181.</ref> | ||
==Location== | ==Location== | ||
Masjid al-Bay'ah is in [[Mecca]], near the Jamarat al-Aqabah [outside the legal boundary of Mina from the Mecca side], on the southern slope of [[Mount Thubayr]]. This area is known as [[Sha'b al-Ansar]] and [[Sha'b al-Bay'ah]].<ref>Azraqī,''Akhbār Makka wa mā jāʾa fīhā min al-āthār'', vol. 1, p. 303; Ḥārithī , ''Al-Muʿjam al-Āthārī li-Manṭiqat Makkah al-Mukarrama'', p. 177; Bakr, ''Ashhar al-Masājid fī al-Islām'', p. 168.</ref> and it is on the left side of someone who is traveling from Mecca towards [[Mina]]. The distance from Masjid al-Bay'ah to [[Jamaras|Jamarat al-Aqabah]] is more than three hundred meters.<ref>Ibn Ḍiyāʾ Ḥanafī , ''Tārīkh Makkah al-Mukarrama wa al-Masjid al-Ḥarām wa al-Madīna al-Sharīfa wa al-Qabr al-Sharīf'', p. 181; Ibn Fahd, '' Ithāf al-Warā bi-ʾAkhbār Umm al-Qurā'', vol. 2, p. 180.</ref> | Masjid al-Bay'ah is in [[Mecca]], near the Jamarat al-Aqabah [outside the legal boundary of Mina from the Mecca side], on the southern slope of [[Mount Thubayr]]. This area is known as [[Sha'b al-Ansar]] and [[Sha'b al-Bay'ah]].<ref>Azraqī,''Akhbār Makka wa mā jāʾa fīhā min al-āthār'', vol. 1, p. 303; Ḥārithī , ''Al-Muʿjam al-Āthārī li-Manṭiqat Makkah al-Mukarrama'', p. 177; Bakr, ''Ashhar al-Masājid fī al-Islām'', p. 168.</ref> and it is on the left side of someone who is traveling from Mecca towards [[Mina]]. The distance from Masjid al-Bay'ah to [[Jamaras|Jamarat al-Aqabah]] is more than three hundred meters.<ref>Ibn Ḍiyāʾ Ḥanafī , ''Tārīkh Makkah al-Mukarrama wa al-Masjid al-Ḥarām wa al-Madīna al-Sharīfa wa al-Qabr al-Sharīf'', p. 181; Ibn Fahd, '' Ithāf al-Warā bi-ʾAkhbār Umm al-Qurā'', vol. 2, p. 180.</ref> | ||
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There is also a report of repairs to parts of the mosque during the reign of King Fahd of Saudi Arabia.<ref>Barakātī, '' Dirāsah Tārīkhiyya li-Masājid al-Mashāʿir al-Muqaddasah: Masjid al-Khayf - Masjid al-Bayʿah bi-Minā'', p. 232.</ref> | There is also a report of repairs to parts of the mosque during the reign of King Fahd of Saudi Arabia.<ref>Barakātī, '' Dirāsah Tārīkhiyya li-Masājid al-Mashāʿir al-Muqaddasah: Masjid al-Khayf - Masjid al-Bayʿah bi-Minā'', p. 232.</ref> | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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file:پلان مسجد بیعه.jpg|The map of the Bay'ah Mosque | file:پلان مسجد بیعه.jpg|The map of the Bay'ah Mosque | ||
file:مسجد بیعت2.webp| | file:مسجد بیعت2.webp| | ||