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'''Al-Tawba pillar'''(Means: pillar of repentance) or the '''pillar of Abū lubāba''' is one of the [[pillars of Masjid al-Nabi]] and the place of repentance of Abul Baba Ansari, a companion of the Prophet (PBUH), in the Battle of Bani Qurayzah. Feeling guilty for collaborating with the Jews of Bani Qurayzah, Abul Baba went to Masjid al-Nabi and tied himself to this pillar until his repentance was accepted. It is recommended to pray next to this pillar.
'''Al-Tawba pillar''' (Means: pillar of repentance) or the '''pillar of Abū lubāba''' is one of the [[pillars of Masjid al-Nabi]] and the place of repentance of Abul Baba Ansari, a companion of the Prophet (PBUH), in the Battle of Bani Qurayzah. Feeling guilty for collaborating with the Jews of Bani Qurayzah, Abul Baba went to Masjid al-Nabi and tied himself to this pillar until his repentance was accepted. It is recommended to pray next to this pillar.
==Location==
==Location==
The Pillar of Tawba is located in [[Masjid al-Nabi]] and in the area of [[Rawza al-Nabi]],<ref>Yamānī,''Mawsūʿa makka al-mukarrama'', vol. 2, p. 423.</ref> and the distance from it to the [[Prophet's grave]] is two pillars.<ref>Ibn Zabāla, ''Akhbār al-madīna'', p. 102.</ref> This pillar is the fourth pillar from the side of the Prophet's pulpit and the third pillar from the Qiblah side.<ref>Ansārī, ''ʿImārah wa tawsiah al-masjid al-nabawīī'', p. 70.</ref> The [[Al-Qurʿa Pillar]] is located on its west side, and the door of the [[Prophet's house]], which opens into the mosque, is on the level of this pillar. For this reason, it is called Bab al-Tawbah.<ref>Qāʾidān, ''Tārīkh wa āthār-i Islāmi Makka wa Madīna'', p. 203-206.</ref>
The Pillar of Tawba is located in [[Masjid al-Nabi]] and in the area of [[Rawza al-Nabi]],<ref>Yamānī,''Mawsūʿa makka al-mukarrama'', vol. 2, p. 423.</ref> and the distance from it to the [[Prophet's grave]] is two pillars.<ref>Ibn Zabāla, ''Akhbār al-madīna'', p. 102.</ref> This pillar is the fourth pillar from the side of the Prophet's pulpit and the third pillar from the Qiblah side.<ref>Ansārī, ''ʿImārah wa tawsiah al-masjid al-nabawīī'', p. 70.</ref> The [[Al-Qurʿa Pillar]] is located on its west side, and the door of the [[Prophet's house]], which opens into the mosque, is on the level of this pillar. For this reason, it is called Bab al-Tawbah.<ref>Qāʾidān, ''Tārīkh wa āthār-i Islāmi Makka wa Madīna'', p. 203-206.</ref>