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The light of the tent’s pillar illuminated the mountains of [[Mecca]] and its surroundings, and God named the area reached by the pillar’s light as Haram (the Sacred Sanctuary). Then Gabriel (a), by God’s command, dismantled the tent and built the [[Ka'ba]] in its place.<ref>al-Kulaynī , "Al-Kāfī", vol. 4, p. 195–197; al-ʿAyāshī , "Tafsīr al-ʿAyyāshī ", vol. 1,  p. 35–38.</ref> On the eighth day of Dhu al-Hijjah, Adam (a) was commanded to perform Ghusl (ritual purification) and enter [[Ihram]], and then the rituals of Hajj, such as [[Talbiyah]], [[Wuguf in Mina]] and [[Arafat]], [[Taqsir or Halq|Halq]] (shaving the head), [[stoning the Jamrah]], and [[Tawaf]], were taught to him.<ref>al-Qummī , "Tafsīr al-Qummī" , vol. 1, p. 44–45; al-Kulaynī , " al-Kāfī", vol. 4, p. 191–194.</ref>
The light of the tent’s pillar illuminated the mountains of [[Mecca]] and its surroundings, and God named the area reached by the pillar’s light as Haram (the Sacred Sanctuary). Then Gabriel (a), by God’s command, dismantled the tent and built the [[Ka'ba]] in its place.<ref>al-Kulaynī , "Al-Kāfī", vol. 4, p. 195–197; al-ʿAyāshī , "Tafsīr al-ʿAyyāshī ", vol. 1,  p. 35–38.</ref> On the eighth day of Dhu al-Hijjah, Adam (a) was commanded to perform Ghusl (ritual purification) and enter [[Ihram]], and then the rituals of Hajj, such as [[Talbiyah]], [[Wuguf in Mina]] and [[Arafat]], [[Taqsir or Halq|Halq]] (shaving the head), [[stoning the Jamrah]], and [[Tawaf]], were taught to him.<ref>al-Qummī , "Tafsīr al-Qummī" , vol. 1, p. 44–45; al-Kulaynī , " al-Kāfī", vol. 4, p. 191–194.</ref>


According to Sunni narrations, Gabriel (a) also accompanied Adam (a) in the plains of Arafat and [[Mina]]. In Arafat, he reminded Adam that the angels had performed [[Tawaf]] around the [[Ka'ba]] fifty thousand years before his creation.<ref>al-Ḥalabī , "Al-Sīrah al-Ḥalabiyyah", vol. 1, p. 219; al-Ṣāliḥī , "Subul al-Hudā" ,vol. 1, p. 209; al-Suyūṭī , "al-Durr al-Manthūr", vol. 1, p. 315.</ref> When parting from Adam(a) in the land of Mina, he said: “Tamann” means: “Ask God for whatever you wish.<ref>al-ʿAynī ,"ʿUmdat al-Qārī", vol. 7, p. 118. </ref>
According to Sunni narrations, Gabriel (a) also accompanied Adam (a) in the plains of Arafat and [[Mina]]. In Arafat, he reminded Adam that the angels had performed [[Tawaf]] around the [[Ka'ba]] fifty thousand years before his creation.<ref>al-Ḥalabī , "Al-Sīrah al-Ḥalabiyyah", vol. 1, p. 219; al-Ṣāliḥī , "Subul al-Hudā" ,vol. 1, p. 209; al-Suyūṭī , "al-Durr al-Manthūr", vol. 1, p. 315.</ref> When parting from Adam(a) in the land of Mina, he said: “Tamann” means: “Ask God for whatever you wish.<ref>al-ʿAynī ,"ʿUmdat al-Qārī", vol. 7, p. 118. </ref> According to a Shia narration, Gabriel(a) said these words to [[Abraham (a)|Abraham]].<ref>al-Ṣadūq," ʿUyūn Akhbār al-Riḍā, vol. 1, p. 98.</ref> For this reason, this land was named [[Mina]].<ref>al-Ṣadūq," ʿUyūn Akhbār al-Riḍā, vol. 1, p. 98.</ref>


According to a Shia narration, Gabriel(a) said these words to [[Abraham (a)|Abraham]].<ref>al-Ṣadūq," ʿUyūn Akhbār al-Riḍā, vol. 1, p. 98.</ref> For this reason, this land was named [[Mina]].<ref>al-Ṣadūq," ʿUyūn Akhbār al-Riḍā, vol. 1, p. 98.</ref>
==Teaching Abraham and Ishmael==
==Teaching Abraham and Ishmael==
After Hagar and Ishmael settled in Mecca, causing the [[Zamzam]] water to flow beneath Ishmael’s feet was one of Gabriel’s (a) missions.<ref>al-Ṣadūq," Al-Khiṣāl, vol. 1, p. 455; Ibn Isḥāq , "Sīrat Ibn Isḥāq", p. 26; al-Kulaynī, " al-Kāfī", vol. 4, p. 202.</ref> For this reason, one of the names of Zamzam is Raqdat Jibril (the place where Gabriel stepped).<ref>al-Ṣadūq," Al-Khiṣāl", p. 455; al-ʿAynī ,"ʿUmdat al-Qārī", vol. 9, p. 277.</ref>
After Hagar and Ishmael settled in Mecca, causing the [[Zamzam]] water to flow beneath Ishmael’s feet was one of Gabriel’s (a) missions.<ref>al-Ṣadūq," Al-Khiṣāl, vol. 1, p. 455; Ibn Isḥāq , "Sīrat Ibn Isḥāq", p. 26; al-Kulaynī, " al-Kāfī", vol. 4, p. 202.</ref> For this reason, one of the names of Zamzam is Raqdat Jibril (the place where Gabriel stepped).<ref>al-Ṣadūq," Al-Khiṣāl", p. 455; al-ʿAynī ,"ʿUmdat al-Qārī", vol. 9, p. 277.</ref>
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==Gabriel’s Accompaniment During the Farewell Pilgrimage==
==Gabriel’s Accompaniment During the Farewell Pilgrimage==


Gabriel accompanied the Prophet during the Farewell Pilgrimage and taught him the [[Rites of Hajj al-Tamattu'|rituals of Hajj]].<ref>al-Ḥākim al-Nīshābūrī, "Al-Mustadrak", vol. 1, p. 477; al-Bayhaqī , "al-Sunan al-Kubrā ", vol. 5, p. 153.</ref>
Gabriel accompanied the Prophet during the Farewell Pilgrimage and taught him the [[Rites of Hajj al-Tamattu'|rituals of Hajj]].<ref>al-Ḥākim al-Nīshābūrī, "Al-Mustadrak", vol. 1, p. 477; al-Bayhaqī , "al-Sunan al-Kubrā ", vol. 5, p. 153.</ref> Some of Gabriel’s instructions regarding the Hajj rituals were conveyed to the people through the Prophet (s).<ref>al-Kulaynī , "Al-Kāfī", vol. 4, p. 246; al-Ṣadūq, " Man lā Yaḥḍuruhu al-Faqīh ", vol. 2, p. 236; al-Fārisī, " Ṣaḥīḥ Ibn Ḥibbān", vol. 9, p. 112; al-Ṭabarānī, " al-Muʿjam al-Kabīr ",vol. 5, p. 229;  al-Nūrī , "Mustadrak al-Wasāʾil ",vol. 9, p. 177. </ref>
 
Some of Gabriel’s instructions regarding the Hajj rituals were conveyed to the people through the Prophet (s).<ref>al-Kulaynī , "Al-Kāfī", vol. 4, p. 246; al-Ṣadūq, " Man lā Yaḥḍuruhu al-Faqīh ", vol. 2, p. 236; al-Fārisī, " Ṣaḥīḥ Ibn Ḥibbān", vol. 9, p. 112; al-Ṭabarānī, " al-Muʿjam al-Kabīr ",vol. 5, p. 229;  al-Nūrī , "Mustadrak al-Wasāʾil ",vol. 9, p. 177. </ref>


==Notes==
==Notes==
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*al-Yaqīn: Sayyid Ibn Ṭāwus (d. 664 AH). Edited by Anṣārī. Dār al-Kitāb, 1413 AH.
*al-Yaqīn: Sayyid Ibn Ṭāwus (d. 664 AH). Edited by Anṣārī. Dār al-Kitāb, 1413 AH.
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