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==Location==
==Location==
The house of [[Fatima (a)]], which is also known as the house of Imam 'Ali (a), was located behind the house of the Prophet (a) (the house of 'A'isha).<ref>Qāʾidān, ''Tārīkh wa āthār-i Islāmi-yi Makka wa Madīna'', p. 203; Ibn Diyāʾ al-Makkī, ''Tārīkh Makka al-musharrafa wa l-Masjid al-Ḥarām'', p. 270. </ref>
The house of [[Fatima (a)]], which is also known as the house of Imam 'Ali (a), was located behind the house of the Prophet (a) (the house of 'A'isha).<ref>Qāʾidān, ''Tārīkh wa āthār-i Islāmi-yi Makka wa Madīna'', p. 203; Ibn Diyāʾ al-Makkī, ''Tārīkh Makka al-musharrafa wa l-Masjid al-Ḥarām'', p. 270. </ref>
Behind this house from the north direction, there was the [[pillar of Tahajjud]]<ref> Samhūdī, ''Wafāʾ al-wafāʾ'', vol. 2, p. 47,58; Ansārī, ''Taʿmīr wa tawsiʿa-yi masjid-i sharīf-i Nabawī'', p. 81; Ibn Diyāʾ al-Makkī, ''Tārīkh Makka al-musharrafa wa l-Masjid al-Ḥarām'', p. 270.</ref> and next to that pillar there was the [[Mihrab of Tahajjud]],<ref>Samhūdī, ''Wafāʾ al-wafāʾ'', vol. 2, p. 47.</ref> where [[Prophet Muhammad (a)]] used to spend the night in that place and pray at night, <ref>Samhūdī, ''Wafāʾ al-wafāʾ'', vol. 2, p. 47.</ref> and now it is the north side of the Prophet's (s).<ref>Jaʿfariyān, ''Āthār-i Islāmī-yi Makka wa Madīna'', p. 219.</ref> If someone stands in the [[pillar Tahajjud |Mihrab of Tahjjaud]], [[‌‌Bab Jibra'il]] is on his left.<ref>Samhūdī, ''Wafāʾ al-wafāʾ'', vol. 2, p. 47; Ansārī, ''Taʿmīr wa tawsiʿa-yi masjid-i sharīf-i Nabawī'', p. 81; Ibn Diyāʾ al-Makkī, ''Tārīkh Makka al-musharrafa wa l-Masjid al-Ḥarām'', p. 270.</ref> and the of [[Maqam Jibra'il]] is on his right.<ref>Jaʿfariyān, ''Āthār-i Islāmī-yi Makka wa Madīna'', p. 228-229.</ref>
Behind this house from the north direction, there was the [[pillar of Tahajjud]]<ref> Samhūdī, ''Wafāʾ al-wafāʾ'', vol. 2, p. 47,58; Ansārī, ''Taʿmīr wa tawsiʿa-yi masjid-i sharīf-i Nabawī'', p. 81; Ibn Diyāʾ al-Makkī, ''Tārīkh Makka al-musharrafa wa l-Masjid al-Ḥarām'', p. 270.</ref> and next to that pillar there was the [[Mihrab of Tahajjud]],<ref>Samhūdī, ''Wafāʾ al-wafāʾ'', vol. 2, p. 47.</ref> where [[Prophet Muhammad (a)]] used to spend the night in that place and pray at night, <ref>Samhūdī, ''Wafāʾ al-wafāʾ'', vol. 2, p. 47.</ref> and now it is the north side of the Prophet's (s).<ref>Jaʿfariyān, ''Āthār-i Islāmī-yi Makka wa Madīna'', p. 219.</ref> If someone stands in the [[Mihrab of Tahjjaud]], [[‌‌Bab Jibra'il]] is on his left.<ref>Samhūdī, ''Wafāʾ al-wafāʾ'', vol. 2, p. 47; Ansārī, ''Taʿmīr wa tawsiʿa-yi masjid-i sharīf-i Nabawī'', p. 81; Ibn Diyāʾ al-Makkī, ''Tārīkh Makka al-musharrafa wa l-Masjid al-Ḥarām'', p. 270.</ref> and the of [[Maqam Jibra'il]] is on his right.<ref>Jaʿfariyān, ''Āthār-i Islāmī-yi Makka wa Madīna'', p. 228-229.</ref>


This house was destroyed and now there is no trace of it. Its current location is inside the [[Prophet's (a) room]] and [[Prophet's shrine|shrine]]<ref>Jaʿfariyān, ''Āthār-i Islāmī-yi Makka wa Madīna'', p. 203,210; Baṣīrī, ''Gulwāzhihā-yi  ḥajj wa ʿumra'', p. 412.</ref> the sum of these two is called the al-Hujra al-Tahira and its area is about 240 square meters.<ref>Jaʿfariyān, ''Āthār-i Islāmī-yi Makka wa Madīna'', p. 219; Baṣīrī, ''Gulwāzhihā-yi  ḥajj wa ʿumra'', p. 412.</ref>
This house was destroyed and now there is no trace of it. Its current location is inside the [[Prophet's (a) room]] and [[Prophet's shrine|shrine]]<ref>Jaʿfariyān, ''Āthār-i Islāmī-yi Makka wa Madīna'', p. 203,210; Baṣīrī, ''Gulwāzhihā-yi  ḥajj wa ʿumra'', p. 412.</ref> the sum of these two is called the al-Hujra al-Tahira and its area is about 240 square meters.<ref>Jaʿfariyān, ''Āthār-i Islāmī-yi Makka wa Madīna'', p. 219; Baṣīrī, ''Gulwāzhihā-yi  ḥajj wa ʿumra'', p. 412.</ref>