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Mount Abu Qubays | '''Mount Abu Qubays''' is a sacred mountain for Muslims located in the northeast of the [[al-Masjid al-Haram|Masjid al-Haram]] in the city of [[Mecca]]. Today, it has been carved, and its original dome-shaped form has been altered. It is said that when the Black Stone descended from paradise, it was placed in this mountain for a period of time as a trust. Additionally, [[Prophet Ibrahim(s)]] used to call people to perform the rituals of Hajj from atop this mountain. The [[Mosque of Ibrahim]], the [[Mosque of Shaqq al-Qamar]], and the caravansary of Mulla Muhammad Yazidi are among the structures built on the slopes of this mountain. | ||
==Location== | |||
Mount Abu Qubays is situated in the northeast of the Masjid al-Haram and overlooks it. | Mount Abu Qubays is situated in the northeast of the Masjid al-Haram and overlooks it.<ref>Yāqūt al-Ḥamawī. ''Muʿjam al-buldān'', Vol. 1, p. 80; Ibn ʿAbd al-Ḥaqq Baghdādī, ''Marāṣid al-ʾiṭṭlāʿ ʿlā ʾasmāʾi al-amkina wa al-buqāʿ'', vol. 3, p. 1066.</ref> | ||
And the Shi'ab Abi Talib begins from there. Its elevation from sea level is reported to be 420 meters, and from the base, it is 120 meters.(2)( • Qāʾidān, Aṣghar. Tārīkh wa āthār-i Islāmī-yi Makka wa Madīna.p95) | And the Shi'ab Abi Talib begins from there. Its elevation from sea level is reported to be 420 meters, and from the base, it is 120 meters.(2)( • Qāʾidān, Aṣghar. Tārīkh wa āthār-i Islāmī-yi Makka wa Madīna.p95) | ||
According to Naser Khosrow, this mountain was dome-shaped.(3)( Nāṣir Khusraw. ''Safarnāma.p119) | According to Naser Khosrow, this mountain was dome-shaped.(3)( Nāṣir Khusraw. ''Safarnāma.p119) | ||