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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 Ali Mosque.<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 Ali Mosque.<ref>Chilibī, '' Al-Raḥla al-ḥijazīyya'', p. 161.</ref> | ||
Farhad Mirza also notes in his travelogue from the year 1292 AH that the local people only know Masjid | Farhad Mirza also notes in his travelogue from the year 1292 AH/1875-6 that the local people only know [[Masjid al-Shajara]] by the name of Be’r Ali or Abar Ali.<ref>Farhā Mīrzā, Safarnāma-yi Farhā Mīrzā, p. 202.</ref> | ||
===The battle of Ali with the jinn=== | ===The battle of Ali with the jinn=== | ||
It is narrated that in this area there was a well where Imam Ali fought with the jinn.<ref>Samhūdī, '' Wafāʾ al-wafā bi akhbār dar al-Muṣṭafā'', vol. 4, p. 246; Ibn Najīm,''Al-Baḥr al-rāʾiq: sharḥ-i kanz al-daqāʾiq'', vol. 2, p. 555; Ḥaṣkafī, ''al-. Al-durr al-mukhtār'', vol. 2, p. 522-523; Ajlūnī, ,'' al-. Kashf al-khif ā'', vol. 2, p. 418.</ref> | It is narrated that in this area there was a well where Imam Ali fought with the jinn.<ref>Samhūdī, '' Wafāʾ al-wafā bi akhbār dar al-Muṣṭafā'', vol. 4, p. 246; Ibn Najīm,''Al-Baḥr al-rāʾiq: sharḥ-i kanz al-daqāʾiq'', vol. 2, p. 555; Ḥaṣkafī, ''al-. Al-durr al-mukhtār'', vol. 2, p. 522-523; Ajlūnī, ,'' al-. Kashf al-khif ā'', vol. 2, p. 418.</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> | ||
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