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== Ishmael's Role in the Origin and Development of Mecca ==

Historians<ref>Al-Kamil, vol. 1, pp. 103-105; Tarikh Ibn Khaldun, vol. 1, p. 350; Qisas al-Anbiya, Jazairi, p. 142.</ref> and most exegetes<ref>Jami' al-Bayan, vol. 13, pp. 300-302; Majma' al-Bayan, vol. 1, p. 389; Al-Mizan, vol. 1, p. 388.</ref> link the emergence of [[Zamzam]], the gathering of tribes around it, and the prosperity and development of Mecca to Hagar and Ishmael's settlement near the Kaaba, under verse 37 of Surah Ibrahim. According to Tabari, Hagar and Ishmael lived in [[Hijr Isma'il]].<ref>Jami' al-Bayan, vol. 1, p. 762.</ref> In a narration attributed to [[Imam Sadiq (A.S.)]], Hijr Isma'il is identified as their home.<ref>Al-Kafi, vol. 4, p. 210; Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 12, p. 117.</ref>

Historians<ref>Al-Kamil, vol. 1, pp. 103-105; Tarikh Ibn Khaldun, vol. 1, p. 350; Qisas al-Anbiya, Jazairi, p. 142.</ref> and most exegetes<ref>Jami' al-Bayan, vol. 13, pp. 300-302; Majma' al-Bayan, vol. 1, p. 389; Al-Mizan, vol. 1, p. 388.</ref> link the emergence of [[Zamzam]], the gathering of tribes around it, and the prosperity and development of [[Mecca]] to Hagar and Ishmael's settlement near the Kaaba, under verse 37 of Surah Ibrahim. According to Tabari, Hagar and Ishmael lived in [[Hijr Isma'il]].<ref>Jami' al-Bayan, vol. 1, p. 762.</ref> In a narration attributed to [[Imam Sadiq (A.S.)]], Hijr Isma'il is identified as their home.<ref>Al-Kafi, vol. 4, p. 210; Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 12, p. 117.</ref>

According to Muslim scholars, the water of Zamzam flowed from the ground when Ishmael rubbed his foot, which is one of Ishmael's irhasat.<ref>Al-Kafi, vol. 4, p. 202; Al-Tafsir al-Kabir, vol. 19, p. 136; Al-Khara'ij wa al-Jara'ih, vol. 2, p. 930.</ref> Irhas is a supernatural event that occurs before a prophet's prophethood and is connected to him.<ref>Ja'fari, Tafsir Kawthar, 1377 SH, vol. 3, p. 300.</ref> Based on this, Zamzam has also been called "Ishmael's Well."<ref>Tarikh Tabari, vol. 2, p. 255; Al-Sirah al-Nabawiyyah, Ibn Hisham, vol. 1, p. 97.</ref> With the emergence of the Zamzam spring, caravans stopped there, and several tribes gathered around it.<ref>Al-Kafi, vol. 4, p. 202.</ref> A number of scholars, referring to the geographical location and lack of water in that area,<ref>Jami' al-Bayan, vol. 13, p. 301; Majma' al-Bayan, vol. 6, p. 84.</ref> have attributed the pleasantness and abundance of Zamzam water to the gathering of the [[Jurhum tribe]] and the emergence of the city of Mecca.<ref>Mu'jam al-Buldan, vol. 3, p. 148.</ref>

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 == Ishmael's Role in the Origin and Development of Mecca ==
-Historians<ref>Al-Kamil, vol. 1, pp. 103-105; Tarikh Ibn Khaldun, vol. 1, p. 350; Qisas al-Anbiya, Jazairi, p. 142.</ref> and most exegetes<ref>Jami' al-Bayan, vol. 13, pp. 300-302; Majma' al-Bayan, vol. 1, p. 389; Al-Mizan, vol. 1, p. 388.</ref> link the emergence of [[Zamzam]], the gathering of tribes around it, and the prosperity and development of Mecca to Hagar and Ishmael's settlement near the Kaaba, under verse 37 of Surah Ibrahim. According to Tabari, Hagar and Ishmael lived in [[Hijr Isma'il]].<ref>Jami' al-Bayan, vol. 1, p. 762.</ref> In a narration attributed to [[Imam Sadiq (A.S.)]], Hijr Isma'il is identified as their home.<ref>Al-Kafi, vol. 4, p. 210; Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 12, p. 117.</ref>
+Historians<ref>Al-Kamil, vol. 1, pp. 103-105; Tarikh Ibn Khaldun, vol. 1, p. 350; Qisas al-Anbiya, Jazairi, p. 142.</ref> and most exegetes<ref>Jami' al-Bayan, vol. 13, pp. 300-302; Majma' al-Bayan, vol. 1, p. 389; Al-Mizan, vol. 1, p. 388.</ref> link the emergence of [[Zamzam]], the gathering of tribes around it, and the prosperity and development of [[Mecca]] to Hagar and Ishmael's settlement near the Kaaba, under verse 37 of Surah Ibrahim. According to Tabari, Hagar and Ishmael lived in [[Hijr Isma'il]].<ref>Jami' al-Bayan, vol. 1, p. 762.</ref> In a narration attributed to [[Imam Sadiq (A.S.)]], Hijr Isma'il is identified as their home.<ref>Al-Kafi, vol. 4, p. 210; Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 12, p. 117.</ref>
 According to Muslim scholars, the water of Zamzam flowed from the ground when Ishmael rubbed his foot, which is one of Ishmael's irhasat.<ref>Al-Kafi, vol. 4, p. 202; Al-Tafsir al-Kabir, vol. 19, p. 136; Al-Khara'ij wa al-Jara'ih, vol. 2, p. 930.</ref> Irhas is a supernatural event that occurs before a prophet's prophethood and is connected to him.<ref>Ja'fari, Tafsir Kawthar, 1377 SH, vol. 3, p. 300.</ref> Based on this, Zamzam has also been called "Ishmael's Well."<ref>Tarikh Tabari, vol. 2, p. 255; Al-Sirah al-Nabawiyyah, Ibn Hisham, vol. 1, p. 97.</ref> With the emergence of the Zamzam spring, caravans stopped there, and several tribes gathered around it.<ref>Al-Kafi, vol. 4, p. 202.</ref> A number of scholars, referring to the geographical location and lack of water in that area,<ref>Jami' al-Bayan, vol. 13, p. 301; Majma' al-Bayan, vol. 6, p. 84.</ref> have attributed the pleasantness and abundance of Zamzam water to the gathering of the [[Jurhum tribe]] and the emergence of the city of Mecca.<ref>Mu'jam al-Buldan, vol. 3, p. 148.</ref>