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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-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.
'''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 "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.
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 gift. However, some sources do not accept such an attribution.
==Location==
==Location==
"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" 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 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>
Today, in the gardens and farms located to the west of [[Shajara mosque]] 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 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>
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>
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Samhudi, a famous historian of Medina, quotes Ibn Jama'ah <ref>Najafī, '' Madīna shināsī '', p. 181.</ref> states that he refutes the accuracy of this story.<ref>Samhūdī, '' Wafāʾ al-wafā bi akhbār dar al-Muṣṭafā'', vol. 4, p. 247.</ref> However, the fact that in some geographical sources from the ninth century or before and after, terms like «بئر علی بن ابی طالب» are used to refer to this well.<ref>Ibn Mujāwir, '' Tārīkh mustabṣir '', p. 27.</ref> "بئر علی رضی الله عنه" (Biʾr Ali, may Allah be pleased with him),<ref>Fīrūz Abādī, '' Al-maghānim al-muṭāba fī ma ʿālim al-ṭāba'',  p. 172.</ref>"البئر المنسوبه الی علی بن ابی طالب" (The well attributed to Ali ibn Abi Talib)<ref>Ḥusaynī Madanī, ''Jawāhir al-thamīna fī maḥāsin al-madina'', p. 123.</ref> indicates that the attribution of this name to Ali b. Abi Talib was a common belief.
Samhudi, a famous historian of Medina, quotes Ibn Jama'ah <ref>Najafī, '' Madīna shināsī '', p. 181.</ref> states that he refutes the accuracy of this story.<ref>Samhūdī, '' Wafāʾ al-wafā bi akhbār dar al-Muṣṭafā'', vol. 4, p. 247.</ref> However, the fact that in some geographical sources from the ninth century or before and after, terms like «بئر علی بن ابی طالب» are used to refer to this well.<ref>Ibn Mujāwir, '' Tārīkh mustabṣir '', p. 27.</ref> "بئر علی رضی الله عنه" (Biʾr Ali, may Allah be pleased with him),<ref>Fīrūz Abādī, '' Al-maghānim al-muṭāba fī ma ʿālim al-ṭāba'',  p. 172.</ref>"البئر المنسوبه الی علی بن ابی طالب" (The well attributed to Ali ibn Abi Talib)<ref>Ḥusaynī Madanī, ''Jawāhir al-thamīna fī maḥāsin al-madina'', p. 123.</ref> indicates that the attribution of this name to Ali b. Abi Talib was a common belief.
===The Prophet's dedication to Ali===
===The Prophet's dedication to Ali===
It is sometimes said that Imam Ali had dug wells in this area, and for this reason, the place was named after him.<ref>Damyāṭī, Al-sayyid al-bakrī, '' al-Iʿāna al-ṭālibīn'', vol. 2, p. 341;     Abṭaḥī, '' Manāsik-i ḥajj wa ʿumra '', *103, p. 91.    ** Ṣāfī Gulpāyigānī, '' Manāsik-i ḥajj '', p. 91.</ref>(16)
It is sometimes said that Imam Ali had dug wells in this area, and for this reason, the place was named after him.<ref>Damyāṭī, Al-sayyid al-bakrī, '' al-Iʿāna al-ṭālibīn'', vol. 2, p. 341; [https://miqat.hajj.ir/article_70564.html Investigating the natural geography of Medina], Miqat Hajj magazine, Num, 103, p. 91.</ref>
Some researchers have also suggested that this area might have been part of the lands that the Prophet granted to Ali ibn Abi Talib as a fief, and the name of the area originates from this. This interpretation is based on a narrative according to which the Prophet granted lands including [[Faqirayn]], [[Qays]], and [[Shajara]] to Ali.<ref>Najafī, '' Madīna shināsī '', vol. 1, p. 181.</ref>
Some researchers have also suggested that this area might have been part of the lands that the Prophet granted to Ali ibn Abi Talib as a gift, and the name of the area originates from this. This interpretation is based on a narrative according to which the Prophet granted lands including [[Faqirayn]], [[Qays]], and [[Shajara]] to Ali.<ref>Najafī, '' Madīna shināsī '', vol. 1, p. 181.</ref>
On the other hand, some reports indicate that this area ([[Wadi Aqiq]]) was granted by the Prophet to Bilal ibn Harith al-Muzani as a fief, and it was called Bilad Muzaynah.<ref>Ḥamawī,''Muʿjam al-buldān'', vol. 4, p. 139; Samhūdī, '' Wafāʾ al-wafā bi akhbār dar al-Muṣṭafā'', vol. 4, p. 14.</ref>
On the other hand, some reports indicate that this area ([[Wadi Aqiq]]) was granted by the Prophet to Bilal ibn Harith al-Muzani as a fief, and it was called Bilad Muzaynah.<ref>Ḥamawī,''Muʿjam al-buldān'', vol. 4, p. 139; Samhūdī, '' Wafāʾ al-wafā bi akhbār dar al-Muṣṭafā'', vol. 4, p. 14.</ref>
Based on this, some consider the attribution of the wells in this area to Ali ibn Abi Talib to be incorrect.<ref>Ṣabrī Pāshā,''Mawsūʿa mirʾāt al-ḥaramayn'', vol. 4, p. 876.</ref>
Based on this, some consider the attribution of the wells in this area to Ali ibn Abi Talib to be incorrect.<ref>Ṣabrī Pāshā,''Mawsūʿa mirʾāt al-ḥaramayn'', vol. 4, p. 876.</ref>