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==The place of Mukhallaqa pillar== | ==The place of Mukhallaqa pillar== | ||
Mukhallaqah is the closest pillar to [[Prophet's Mihrab|prophet's mihrab]], which is connected to the back of the mihrab from the west<ref>Yamānī, ''Mawsūʿa makka al-mukarrama'', vol. 2, p. 435.</ref> and now it is a little ahead of its original place<ref>Qāʾidān, ''Tārīkh wa āthār-i Islāmi Makka wa Madīna'', p. 191.</ref> and above it is written in a green circle with golden lines the words "اسطوانه المخلّقه Al- Mukhallaqa pillar".<ref>Qāʾidān, ''Tārīkh wa āthār-i Islāmi Makka wa Madīna'', p. 191; Yamānī, ''Mawsūʿa makka al-mukarrama'', vol. 2, p. 435.</ref> | |||
==Concept== | |||
The arabic word, Mukhallkha(مُخَلَّقه), is from Khaluūq(خَلوق) or Khalāq(خَلاق) means good smell, it is a type of perfume whose major part is saffron.<ref></ref> This pillar was named Mukhallkha(Perfumed) because of that, to perfume the mosque, it was smeared with perfume or incense was burned on it.<ref>Qāʾidān, ''Tārīkh wa āthār-i Islāmi Makka wa Madīna'', p. 191.</ref> | |||