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'''Al-Ḥaram Al-Madanī''' is an area of the city of Medina in the Hijaz that, in Islam, holds sanctity and has special etiquettes and rulings.
'''Al-Ḥaram Al-Madanī''' is an area of the city of Medina in the Hijaz that, in Islam, holds sanctity and has special etiquettes and rulings.
This area extends from the east and west between the eastern lava field (al-Ḥarra al-Sharqiyya) and the western lava field (al-Ḥarra al-Gharbiyya), and from the north and south, from Mount Thawr to Mount ʿAyr.
This area extends from the east and west between the eastern lava field (al-Ḥarra al-Sharqiyya) and the western lava field (al-Ḥarra al-Gharbiyya), and from the north and south, from [[Mount Thawr]] to [[Mount ʿAyr]].
The Madinan Sanctuary has rulings and etiquettes, such as the recommended act of performing ghusl and purification when entering it, and these are similar to the rulings and etiquettes of the Meccan Sanctuary.
Al- Haram Al-Madani has rulings and etiquettes, such as the recommended act of performing [[ghusl]] and purification when entering it, and these are similar to the rulings and Manners of the [[Al-Haram Al-Makki]].
Some have considered the reason for Medina being made a sanctuary to be the granting of protection to Medina and its inhabitants, while others have attributed it to the presence of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).
Some have considered the reason for [[Medina]] being made a sanctuary to be the granting of protection to Medina and its inhabitants, while others have attributed it to the presence of [[Prophet Muhammad (s)|Prophet Muhammad(s)]].
==Boundaries==
==Boundaries==
The Madinan Sanctuary is an area within Medina in the Hijaz.
The Al-Haram Al- Madani is an area within Medina in the [[Hijaz]].
This sanctuary lies, from the east and west, between the eastern lava field (al-Ḥarra al-Sharqiyya) and the western lava field (al-Ḥarra al-Gharbiyya).<ref> al-Kulaynī ,"al-Kāfī,",vol. 4,p. 564-565; ibn Ḥanbal ," Musnad al-Imām Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal ",vol. 3,p. 23; al-Ḥajjāj al-Nīshābūrī Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim",vol. 4,p. 113.</ref>
This sanctuary lies, from the east and west, between [[al-Ḥarra al-Sharqiyya]] (the eastern lava field) and [[al-Ḥarra al-Gharbiyya]] (the western lava field).<ref> al-Kulaynī ,"al-Kāfī,",vol. 4,p. 564-565; ibn Ḥanbal ," Musnad al-Imām Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal ",vol. 3,p. 23; al-Ḥajjāj al-Nīshābūrī Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim",vol. 4,p. 113.</ref> And according to one narration, it extends from the north and south, from [[Mount Thawr]] to [[Mount ‘Ayr]].<ref>al-Ḥajjāj al-Nīshābūrī Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim",vol. 4,p. 115. ,,, al-Bukhārī , "Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī ",vol. 8,p. 10.</ref>  
And according to one narration, it extends from the north and south, from Mount Thawr to Mount ‘Ayr.<ref>al-Ḥajjāj al-Nīshābūrī Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim",vol. 4,p. 115. ,,, al-Bukhārī , "Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī ",vol. 8,p. 10.</ref>  


In the narrations, other various expressions have also been mentioned for determining its northern and southern boundaries.<ref>al-Kulaynī ,"al-Kāfī,",vol. 4,p. 564; al-Majlisī ,"Marāʾat al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl ", vol. 18, p. 279; Najafī," Jawāhir al-Kalām fī Sharḥ Sharāʾiʿ al-Islām " ,vol. 20, p. 75; ibn Bābawayh ," Maʿānī al-Akhbār ",p. 337.</ref>
In the narrations, other various expressions have also been mentioned for determining its northern and southern boundaries.<ref>al-Kulaynī ,"al-Kāfī,",vol. 4,p. 564; al-Majlisī ,"Marāʾat al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl ", vol. 18, p. 279; Najafī," Jawāhir al-Kalām fī Sharḥ Sharāʾiʿ al-Islām " ,vol. 20, p. 75; ibn Bābawayh ," Maʿānī al-Akhbār ",p. 337.</ref>


==Why it became a Haram==
==Why it became a Haram==
Various reasons have been mentioned for why the city of [[Medina]] was made a sanctuary (ḥaram).
Various reasons have been mentioned for why the city of [[Medina]] was made a Haram (sanctuary).
Some of them are as follows:
Some of them are as follows:
*Providing protection to Medina and its inhabitants;<ref>al-Ḥajjāj al-Nīshābūrī Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim",vol. 4,p. .117-118; al-Bayhaqī ," al-Sunan al-Kubrā " ,vol. 5, p. 198; al-Ṭabarānī ,   " al-Muʿjam al-Kabīr " ,vol. 6, p. 92; ibn Ḥanbal ," Musnad al-Imām Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal ",vol. 4, p. 55-56; al-Haythamī , “Majmaʿ al-Zawāʾid wa Manbaʿ al-Fawāʾid " ,vol. 3, p. 306; al-Ṭūsī , "Tahdhīb al-Aḥkām fī Sharḥ al-Muqnaʿah li al-Shaykh al-Mufīd ",vol. 10, p. 216.</ref>
*Providing protection to Medina and its inhabitants;<ref>al-Ḥajjāj al-Nīshābūrī Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim",vol. 4,p. .117-118; al-Bayhaqī ," al-Sunan al-Kubrā " ,vol. 5, p. 198; al-Ṭabarānī , " al-Muʿjam al-Kabīr " ,vol. 6, p. 92; ibn Ḥanbal ," Musnad al-Imām Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal ",vol. 4, p. 55-56; al-Haythamī , “Majmaʿ al-Zawāʾid wa Manbaʿ al-Fawāʾid " ,vol. 3, p. 306; al-Ṭūsī , "Tahdhīb al-Aḥkām fī Sharḥ al-Muqnaʿah li al-Shaykh al-Mufīd ",vol. 10, p. 216.</ref>
*Showing reverence to [[Prophet Muhammad (s)|Prophet Muhammad(s)]];
*Showing reverence to [[Prophet Muhammad (s)|Prophet Muhammad(s)]];
*The witnessing of divine lights by the Prophet (s) within this area;
*The witnessing of divine lights by the Prophet (s) within this area;
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==Etiquettes and Rules==
==Etiquettes and Rules==
Main Article: Etiquettes of the Two Sanctuaries
[[Main Article| The Manners of the Haramayn]]
According to Shia hadith sources, the Medina sanctuary has etiquettes and rulings similar to the Mecca sanctuary; such as the virtue of performing ghusl (ritual purification) and maintaining cleanliness upon entering Medina and when visiting the Prophet’s sanctuary (peace be upon him).
According to Shia hadith sources, the Al-Haram Al-Madani has etiquettes and rulings similar to the Al-Haram Al-Makki; such as the virtue of performing ghusl (ritual purification) and maintaining cleanliness upon entering Medina and when visiting the [[Prophet’s Haram]].
Some Sunni jurists have also issued rulings recommending ghusl upon entering the Medina sanctuary.<ref>al-Ḥaskafī , "al-Durr al-Mukhtār " ,vol. 1, p. 184; al-Majmūʿ Sharḥ al-Muḥadhdhab ",vol. 8, p. 273; Fatḥ al-Wahhāb, vol. 1, p. 257.</ref>
Some Sunni jurists have also issued rulings recommending ghusl upon entering the Al-Haram Al-Madani.<ref>al-Ḥaskafī , "al-Durr al-Mukhtār " ,vol. 1, p. 184; al-Majmūʿ Sharḥ al-Muḥadhdhab ",vol. 8, p. 273; Fatḥ al-Wahhāb, vol. 1, p. 257.</ref>
In Shia narrations, regarding hunting and cutting trees, there are narrations permitting.<ref>al-Ḥumayrī ," Qurb al-Isnād ", p. 301.</ref> And narrations indicating non-permissibility.<ref>ibn Bābawayh ," Maʿānī al-Akhbār ",p. 337.</ref>
In Shia narrations, regarding hunting and cutting trees, there are narrations permitting.<ref>al-Ḥumayrī ," Qurb al-Isnād ", p. 301.</ref> And narrations indicating non-permissibility.<ref>ibn Bābawayh ," Maʿānī al-Akhbār ",p. 337.</ref>
They indicate this. In narrations from the Sunni tradition, cutting the trees of the Haram Madani (the Sanctuary of Medina) has been deemed forbidden.<ref>ibn Bābawayh ," Maʿānī al-Akhbār ",p. 337.</ref>
They indicate this. In narrations from the Sunni tradition, cutting the trees of the Medina Haram has been deemed forbidden.<ref>ibn Bābawayh ," Maʿānī al-Akhbār ",p. 337.</ref>
 
==Related topics==
==Related topics==
*[[Haramayn]](The Two Sanctuaries)
*[[Haramayn]]
*[[Al-Haram Al-Makki]](The Meccan Sanctuary)
*[[Al-Haram Al-Makki]]


==Notes==
==Notes==