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==Location==
==Location==


This pillar is located near the entrance to Lady Fatima's house, aligned with the [[al-Wufud Pillar]] and the [[al-Mahras Pillar]].<ref>Samhūdī,  ''Wafāʾ al-wafāʾ'', vol. 2, p. 186.</ref> It is now enclosed within the shrine, at the northern end of the noble chamber, and is thus out of sight for pilgrims.<ref>Qāʾidān, ''Tārīkh wa āthār-i Islāmi-yi Makka wa Madīna'', p.194.</ref>
This pillar is located near the entrance to Lady [[Fatima's house]], aligned with the [[al-Wufud Pillar]] and the [[al-Mahras Pillar]].<ref>Samhūdī,  ''Wafāʾ al-wafāʾ'', vol. 2, p. 186.</ref> It is now enclosed within the shrine, at the northern end of the noble chamber, and is thus out of sight for pilgrims.<ref>Qāʾidān, ''Tārīkh wa āthār-i Islāmi-yi Makka wa Madīna'', p.194.</ref>


According to historical accounts, this pillar remained outside the shrine and accessible to pilgrims until [[the mosque's expansion under Qaitbay]] (d. 887/1482-3). However, despite the objections of scholars, it was placed inside the shrine during this period.<ref>Sabrī Pāshā, ''Mawsūʿat mirʾāt al-ḥaramayn'', vol. 3, p. 239; Yamānī, ''Mawsūʿa Makka al-mukarrama'', vol. 2, p. 447.</ref>
According to historical accounts, this pillar remained outside the shrine and accessible to pilgrims until [[the mosque's expansion under Qaitbay]] (d. 887/1482-3). However, despite the objections of scholars, it was placed inside the shrine during this period.<ref>Sabrī Pāshā, ''Mawsūʿat mirʾāt al-ḥaramayn'', vol. 3, p. 239; Yamānī, ''Mawsūʿa Makka al-mukarrama'', vol. 2, p. 447.</ref>