Al-Qur'a Pillar
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| General Information | |
|---|---|
| Other Names | Aisha's Pillar, pillar of immigrants |
| Place | Medina, al-Masjid al-Nabawi, in Rawdat al-Nabi |
| Religious Aspect | |
| Religious Affiliation | Muslims |
| Rituals | Praying next to this pillar |
Al-Qurʿa Pillar (Arabic: أُسطُوانَة القُرعَة) is one of the pillars of the Prophet's Mosque. According to a narration, if Muslims knew the value of this place, they would draw lots to pray there. Because Aisha was the narrator of this hadith, this pillar is also called Aisha's Pillar the phrase "Aisha's Pillar" is written on top of it. It is also called the Pillar of the Emigrants because the Meccan emigrants gathered around this pillar.
According to a narration, prayers are answered near this pillar. It is also narrated that the Companions used to pray near this pillar.
Location
The pillar is one of the pillars of the Rawdat al-Nabi, and it is the third pillar from the Prophet's pulpit and the Prophet's shrine.[1] It is located next to the current mihrab. In other words, this pillar is in the middle of the main pillars, with two pillars between it and the Prophet's pulpit, two pillars between it and the noble tomb, and two pillars between it and the current qibla. It is the third pillar from each side and is located next to the Pillar of Repentance and the al-Sarir Pillar.[2]
Name
The reason for naming it the "al-Qur'a Pillar" is a narration from Aisha, who reported that the Prophet (s) said: "In my mosque, near this pillar, there is a place where, if people knew the reward and virtue of praying there, they would draw lots to pray there."[3]
Aisha's Pillar
It is well-known that Aisha narrated a hadith about the virtue of praying near this pillar, and thus it was named after her.[4] Perhaps it is also because Aisha reported it and specified its location.[5] Some believe that the pillar was later named after Aisha.[6] Now, the phrase "This is Aisha's pillar" is written on top of it.[7]
Pillar of the Emmigrants
This pillar is also known as the "Pillar of the Emigrants" because the Meccan emigrants used to gather and converse near it. Therefore, it was also called the "Gathering Place of the Emigrants".[8]
Al-Mukhallaqa Pillar
Some have also referred to it as the "Perfumed Pillar" because, like the al-Mukhallaqah Pillar, this pillar was also perfumed with fragrant materials.[9]
Virtue
Based on narrations, prayers offered near this pillar are answered.[10] It is said that some companions of the Prophet prayed near it.[11] Some of the caliphs, as well as Ibn al-Zubair and his son 'Amir, also prayed beside it.[12]
Notes
- ↑ Ibn Zabāla, Akhbār al-Madīna, p. 101; Maṭarī, al-Taʿrīf bi-mā ansat al-hijra, p. 91; Najjār, Al-Durra al-thamīna, p. 296.
- ↑ Qāʾidān, Tārīkh wa āthār-i Islāmī-yi Makka wa Madīna, p. 191.
- ↑ Samhūdī, Wafāʾ al-wafā, vol. 2, p. 176; Yamānī, Mawsūʿa Makka al-mukarrama, vol. 2, p. 443.
- ↑ Haythamī, Majmaʿ al-zawāʾid, vol. 4, p. 9; Ṭabarānī, Al-Muʿjam al-awsaṭ, vol. 1, p. 264.
- ↑ Ibn Zabāla, Akhbār al-Madīna, p. 101; Maṭarī, al-Taʿrīf bi-mā ansat al-hijra, p. 91; Najjār, Al-Durra al-thamīna, p. 296.
- ↑ Yamānī, Mawsūʿa Makka al-mukarrama, vol. 2, p. 443.
- ↑ Yamānī, Mawsūʿa Makka al-mukarrama, vol. 2, p. 443.
- ↑ Samhūdī, Wafāʾ al-wafā, vol. 2, p. 176; Yamānī, Mawsūʿa Makka al-mukarrama, vol. 2, p. 443.
- ↑ Ibn Zabāla, Akhbār al-Madīna, p. 100; Shurrāb, Al-Ma ʿālim al-athīra, p. 44; Samhūdī, Wafāʾ al-wafā, vol. 2, p. 177.
- ↑ Maṭarī, al-Taʿrīf bi-mā ansat al-hijra, p. 91; Najjār, Al-Durra al-thamīna, p. 296.
- ↑ Amīnī, Al-Ghadīr, vol. 5, p. 124; Subḥānī, Al-Zīyāra fī l-kitāb wa al-sunna, p. 40.
- ↑ Ibn Zabāla, Akhbār al-Madīna, p. 101; Samhūdī, Wafāʾ al-wafā, vol. 2, p. 176.
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- Maṭarī, Muḥammad b. Aḥmad al-. Al-Taʿrīf bi-mā ansat al-hijra min maʿālim dār al-hijra. Riyadh: Dār al-Malik ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz, 2005.
- Najjār, Muḥammad b. Maḥmūd al-.Al-Durra al-thamīna fī akhbār al-Madīna. Medina: Markaz Buḥūth wa Dirāsāt al-Madīna al-Munawwara, 1427 AH.
- Qāʾidān, Aṣghar. Tārīkh wa āthār-i Islāmī-yi Makka wa Madīna. 4th edition. Qom: Nashr-i Mashʿar, 1381 Sh.
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- Shurrāb, Muḥammad b. Muḥammad Ḥasan. Al-Maʿālim al-athīra. Tehran: Mashʿar, 1383 Sh.
- Subḥānī, Jaʿfar. Al-Zīyāra fī l-kitāb wa al-sunna. Qom: Muʾassisat Imām al-Ṣādiq, 1439 AH.
- Ṭabarānī, Sulaymān b. Aḥmad. Al-Muʿjam al-awsaṭ. Edited by Abū Maʿādh Ṭāriq b. ʿIwaḍ Allāh. Cairo: 1415-1416 AH.
- Yamānī, Aḥmad Zakī al-. Mawsūʿa Makka al-mukarrama wa al-Madīna al-munawwara. London: Muʾssisa al-Furqān, 1429 AH.