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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 | 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 | 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; | 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 | 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> | ||