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[[File:آبار علی.jpg|thumbnail|A photo of the area Abar 'Ali in [[Medina]]]] | [[File:آبار علی.jpg|thumbnail|A photo of the area Abar 'Ali in [[Medina]]]] | ||
'''Ābār ʿAlī''' ({{ia|آبار علي}}), "Ali's wells" is an area in the south of [[Medina]], which is also called (Dhul-Hulayfa), where the (Masjid al- | '''Ābār ʿAlī''' ({{ia|آبار علي}}), "Ali's wells" is an area in the south of [[Medina]], which is also called (Dhul-Hulayfa), where the (Masjid al-Shajara), which is the [[miqat]] for the people of Medina, is located. This region, through which (Wadi 'Atiq) passes, has had and still has palm groves and wells. | ||
This area has been called "Abar Ali" or " | This area has been called "Abar Ali" or "Biʾr Ali" since past centuries, so much so that [[Masjid al- Shajara]] was also referred to as Masjid Biʾr Ali. According to some narratives, the name Be’r Ali (Well of Ali) is derived from the name of [[Ali b. Abi Talib]]. Some have said that there was a well at this location where Ali fought with the jinn, and others consider it to be the land that the Prophet gave to Ali as a fief. However, some sources do not accept such an attribution. | ||
==Location== | ==Location== | ||
"Abar" and "Abiyar" are plural forms of " | "Abar" and "Abiyar" are plural forms of "Biʾr" and mean wells.<ref>Farāhīdī, ''Kitāb al-ʿayn'' , vol. 8, p. 290; Ibn Manẓūr, ''Lisān al-ʿArab'', vol. 4, p. 37; Ḥusaynī al-Zabīdī, ''Tāj al-ʿarūs min jawāhir al-qāmūs'', vol. 6, p. 43.</ref> | ||
Abar Ali is the name of an area located 9 kilometers south of the city of [[Medina]], in [[Wadi Aqiq]] and on the western slope of [[Mount Ayr]], which is on the route to Mecca. This area is the same as the area of [[Dhu al-Halayfa]], where Masjid al-Shajara, which is the [[Miqat]] (station) for the people of Medina, is located.<ref>Shurrāb, ''Al- maʿālim al-ʾathīra fī al-sunna wa al-sīra'' , p. 103.</ref> | Abar Ali is the name of an area located 9 kilometers south of the city of [[Medina]], in [[Wadi Aqiq]] and on the western slope of [[Mount Ayr]], which is on the route to [[Mecca]]. This area is the same as the area of [[Dhu al-Halayfa]], where Masjid al-Shajara, which is the [[Miqat]] (station) for the people of Medina, is located.<ref>Shurrāb, ''Al- maʿālim al-ʾathīra fī al-sunna wa al-sīra'' , p. 103.</ref> | ||
Today's situation | Today's situation | ||
Today, in the gardens and farms located to the west of Masjid | Today, in the gardens and farms located to the west of Masjid Shajara on the banks of [[Wadi Aqiq]] (Aqiq River), there remain numerous ancient water wells.<ref>Kaʿakī, '' Ma ʿālim al-madina al-munawwara bayn al-ʿMārat wa al-Tārīkh'', vol. 2, p. 478-483.</ref> | ||
Some of the pilgrims visit a number of these wells (which are located on the farm of Mansour Osman Al-Faridi.<ref>Kaʿakī, '' Ma ʿālim al-madina al-munawwara bayn al-ʿMārat wa al-Tārīkh'', vol. 2, p. 478-483.</ref> | Some of the pilgrims visit a number of these wells (which are located on the farm of Mansour Osman Al-Faridi.<ref>Kaʿakī, '' Ma ʿālim al-madina al-munawwara bayn al-ʿMārat wa al-Tārīkh'', vol. 2, p. 478-483.</ref> | ||
These wells are considered by some pilgrims to be attributed to Imam Ali, but according to Abdul Aziz | These wells are considered by some pilgrims to be attributed to Imam Ali, but according to Abdul Aziz Ka'aki, a contemporary geographer of Medina, the wells attributed to Imam Ali have disappeared today and their location is unknown.<ref>Kaʿakī, '' Ma ʿālim al-madina al-munawwara bayn al-ʿMārat wa al-Tārīkh'', vol. 4, p. 487.</ref> | ||
==Naming history== | ==Naming history== | ||
The use of the name Abar Ali or | The use of the name Abar Ali or Biʾr Ali has ancient origins, but the reason for its naming is not clearly known. Sources from the eighth century indicate that Biʾr Ali was a common name, and nobody recognized this place by the name [[Dhu al-Halayfa]].<ref>Samhūdī, '' Wafāʾ al-wafā bi akhbār dar al-Muṣṭafā'', vol. 3, p. 421; Fīrūz Abādī, '' Al-maghānim al-muṭāba fī ma ʿālim al-ṭāba'', p. 82.</ref> | ||
Evliya Çelebi, who went on pilgrimage in the eleventh century, referred to the Miqat (station) for the people of Medina as Abar Ali and even called the Ihram Mosque as Masjid Ali.<ref>Chilibī, '' Al-Raḥla al-ḥijazīyya'', p. 161.</ref> | Evliya Çelebi, who went on pilgrimage in the eleventh century, referred to the Miqat (station) for the people of Medina as Abar Ali and even called the Ihram Mosque as Masjid Ali.<ref>Chilibī, '' Al-Raḥla al-ḥijazīyya'', p. 161.</ref> | ||
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===The connection between the name Abar Ali to Ali Dinar=== | ===The connection between the name Abar Ali to Ali Dinar=== | ||
In an undocumented report found on the internet, the name "Ali Dinar" has been attributed to Ali Abars. It is said that in the year 1315 AH/ 1898 AD, he reconstructed the wells of Dhul-Hulayfa and thereafter this area came to be known as Ali Abars. However, such a claim is not accurate because the name Ali Abars (as mentioned earlier) has been prevalent for centuries.<ref>http://alwalaa.com/detail.cfm?inttopicid=329</ref> | In an undocumented report found on the internet, the name "Ali Dinar" has been attributed to Ali Abars. It is said that in the year 1315 AH/ 1898 AD, he reconstructed the wells of Dhul-Hulayfa and thereafter this area came to be known as Ali Abars. However, such a claim is not accurate because the name Ali Abars (as mentioned earlier) has been prevalent for centuries.<ref>http://alwalaa.com/detail.cfm?inttopicid=329</ref> | ||
==Gallery== | |||
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file:آبار علی ۴.webp | |||
file:آبار علی۳.webp | |||
file:آبار علی۱.webp| The wells that some people call Ali's wells today are located in Mansour Al Faridi's farm | |||
file:آبار علی۲.webp| The minaret of the [[Shajra Mosque]] and its distance from these wells are known in this picture | |||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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