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==The history of the pillars==
==The history of the pillars==
Initially, six pillars made from the trunks of date palms supported the roof of [[Al-Masjid al-Nabawi|the Masjid al-Nabi]], which was constructed from palm branches and leaves.<ref>Qarachānlū, ''Ḥaramayn-I sharīfayn'', p. 129; Samhūdī, '' Wafāʾ al-wafā bi akhbār dar al-Muṣṭafā'', vol. 1, p. 267; Yamānī, ''Mawsūʿa makka al-mukarrama wa al-madina al-munawwara'' , vol. 1, p. 246.</ref>
Initially, six pillars made from the trunks of date palms supported the roof of [[Al-Masjid al-Nabawi|the Masjid al-Nabi]], which was constructed from palm branches and leaves.<ref>Qarachānlū, ''Ḥaramayn-I sharīfayn'', p. 129; Samhūdī, '' Wafāʾ al-wafā bi akhbār dar al-Muṣṭafā'', vol. 1, p. 267; Yamānī, ''Mawsūʿa makka al-mukarrama wa al-madina al-munawwara'' , vol. 1, p. 246.</ref>
In the second reconstruction, the number of pillars increased, forming two or three rows, with six columns in each row.<ref>Yamānī, ''Mawsūʿa makka al-mukarrama wa al-madina al-munawwara'' , vol. 2, p. 346.</ref>
In the second reconstruction, the number of pillars increased, forming two or three rows, with six pillars in each row.<ref>Yamānī, ''Mawsūʿa makka al-mukarrama wa al-madina al-munawwara'' , vol. 2, p. 346.</ref>
In the seventh reconstruction, the mosque expanded, and the number of pillars increased. The pillars in each row increased from six to nine.<ref>Anṣārī, '' al-. ʿImārah wa tawsiah al-masjid al-nabawīī al-sharīf  ʿabar  tārīkh'', p. 54.</ref>
In the seventh reconstruction, the mosque expanded, and the number of pillars increased. The pillars in each row increased from six to nine.<ref>Anṣārī, '' al-. ʿImārah wa tawsiah al-masjid al-nabawīī al-sharīf  ʿabar  tārīkh'', p. 54.</ref>
In subsequent expansions, the pillars of the mosque continued to increase. In recent developments, the pillars of this mosque have reached 2104 pillars.<ref>Yamānī, ''Mawsūʿa makka al-mukarrama wa al-madina al-munawwara'' , vol. 2, p. 353.</ref>
In subsequent expansions, the pillars of the mosque continued to increase. In recent developments, the pillars of this mosque have reached 2104 pillars.<ref>Yamānī, ''Mawsūʿa makka al-mukarrama wa al-madina al-munawwara'' , vol. 2, p. 353.</ref>
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According to some accounts, prayers are answered near this pillar<ref>Najjār, ''Al-Durra al-thamīna fī akhbār al-madina'', p. 29. , Maṭarī, '' Al-Taʿrīf bimā ʾānasat al-hijra min maʿālim dār al-hijra'', p. 91.</ref>
According to some accounts, prayers are answered near this pillar<ref>Najjār, ''Al-Durra al-thamīna fī akhbār al-madina'', p. 29. , Maṭarī, '' Al-Taʿrīf bimā ʾānasat al-hijra min maʿālim dār al-hijra'', p. 91.</ref>
It is said that some companions used to perform prayers beside it<ref>Amīnī, '' Al-Ghadīr fī al-kitāb wa al-sunna wa al-ʾadab'', vol. 5, p. 124.</ref>
It is said that some companions used to perform prayers beside it<ref>Amīnī, '' Al-Ghadīr fī al-kitāb wa al-sunna wa al-ʾadab'', vol. 5, p. 124.</ref>
Some caliphs, as well as Ibn Zubayr and his son Amir, also prayed beside it<ref>Ibn Zabāla. ''Akhbār al-madina'', p. 101; Samhūdī, '' Wafāʾ al-wafā bi akhbār dar al-Muṣṭafā'', vol. 2, p. 176.</ref>
Some caliphs, as well as [[Ibn Zubayr]] and his son Amir, also prayed beside it<ref>Ibn Zabāla. ''Akhbār al-madina'', p. 101; Samhūdī, '' Wafāʾ al-wafā bi akhbār dar al-Muṣṭafā'', vol. 2, p. 176.</ref>
===The square column of the grave (the Station of Gabriel)===
===Murabba'at al-Qabr Pillar===
This column is in a place where the west wall turns north, in the row of columns of delegations.<ref>Anṣārī, '' ʿImārah wa tawsiah al-masjid al-nabawīī al-sharīf  ʿabar  tārīkh'', p. 72.</ref>
{{Main|Murabba'at al-Qabr Pillar}}
And a guard is stationed there.<ref>Samhūdī, '' Wafāʾ al-wafā bi akhbār dar al-Muṣṭafā'', vol. 2, p. 186.</ref>
This pillar is in a place where the west wall turns north, in the row of pillars of Haras and Wufud.<ref>Anṣārī, '' ʿImārah wa tawsiah al-masjid al-nabawīī al-sharīf  ʿabar  tārīkh'', p. 72; Samhūdī, '' Wafāʾ al-wafā bi akhbār dar al-Muṣṭafā'', vol. 2, p. 186.</ref>
It is called the square of the grave for this reason, which is located inside the wall surrounding the Prophet's tomb, and for this reason, it is not possible to visit it.<ref>Anṣārī, '' ʿImārah wa tawsiah al-masjid al-nabawīī al-sharīf  ʿabar  tārīkh'', p. 72.</ref>
It is called the Murabba'at al-Qabr for this reason, which is located inside the wall surrounding [[Prophet's tomb|the Prophet's tomb]], and for this reason, it is not possible to visit it.<ref>Anṣārī, '' ʿImārah wa tawsiah al-masjid al-nabawīī al-sharīf  ʿabar  tārīkh'', p. 72.</ref>
They have considered this place as the descent of Gabriel to the Prophet and call it the column of Gabriel's station.<ref>Samhūdī, '' Wafāʾ al-wafā bi akhbār dar al-Muṣṭafā'', vol. 2, p. 186.</ref>
They have considered this place as the descent of Gabriel to the Prophet and call it the pillar of Gabriel's position.<ref>Samhūdī, '' Wafāʾ al-wafā bi akhbār dar al-Muṣṭafā'', vol. 2, p. 186.</ref>
Praying in this place is recommended.<ref>Samhūdī, '' Wafāʾ al-wafā bi akhbār dar al-Muṣṭafā'', vol. 2, p. 187; Amīnī, '' Al-Ghadīr fī al-kitāb wa al-sunna wa al-ʾadab'', vol. 5, p. 124.</ref>
Praying in this place is recommended.<ref>Samhūdī, '' Wafāʾ al-wafā bi akhbār dar al-Muṣṭafā'', vol. 2, p. 187; Amīnī, '' Al-Ghadīr fī al-kitāb wa al-sunna wa al-ʾadab'', vol. 5, p. 124.</ref>


===The column of Tahajjud===
===Tahajjud pillar===
The column of Tahajjud is located behind the house of Fatimah Zahra (peace be upon her).<ref>ʿAṭṭār, ''Al-Taʿrīf  bi tārīkh wa maʿālim al-masjid al-nabawīī al-sharīf'' , p. 198.</ref>
{{Main|Tahajjud pillar}}
Tahajjud pillar is located behind [[Fatima's house|the house of Fatimah (s)]].<ref>ʿAṭṭār, ''Al-Taʿrīf  bi tārīkh wa maʿālim al-masjid al-nabawīī al-sharīf'' , p. 198.</ref>
It was a place where the Prophet used to stay awake at night and perform night prayers.<ref>Samhūdī, '' Wafāʾ al-wafā bi akhbār dar al-Muṣṭafā'', vol. 2, p. 188.</ref>
It was a place where the Prophet used to stay awake at night and perform night prayers.<ref>Samhūdī, '' Wafāʾ al-wafā bi akhbār dar al-Muṣṭafā'', vol. 2, p. 188.</ref>
There are narrations and hadiths, including one from Muhammad ibn Hanafiyyah, about the virtue of praying beside this column.<ref>Najjār, ''Al-Durra al-thamīna fī akhbār al-madina'', p. 257;  Anṣārī, '' ʿImārah wa tawsiah al-masjid al-nabawīī al-sharīf  ʿabar  tārīkh'', p. 73.</ref>  
There are some narrations, including one from Muhammad b. Hanafiyyah, about the virtue of praying beside this pillar.<ref>Najjār, ''Al-Durra al-thamīna fī akhbār al-madina'', p. 257;  Anṣārī, '' ʿImārah wa tawsiah al-masjid al-nabawīī al-sharīf  ʿabar  tārīkh'', p. 73.</ref>  
===The column of Hananah===
===Hannana pillar===
The column which was the place of the Prophet's speeches in the Prophet's Mosque.<ref>Bayhaqī, Aḥmad b. al-Ḥusayn al-. ''Dalāʾil al-nubuwwa wa maʿrifat aḥwāl ṣāḥib al-sharīʿa'', vol. 2, p. 564-563. , Ibn Sayyid al-Nās, ''Uyūn al-athar fī funūn al-magghāzī wa al-shamāʾil wa al-sīyar'', vol. 1, p. 278. Ḥalabī, Nūr al-Dīn. ''Al-Sīra al-ḥalabiyya'', vol. 2, p. 366.</ref>
{{Main|Hannana pillar}}
This column is one of the columns of the holy shrine, and after the column of repentance, the second column is towards the shrine and between the pulpit and the prayer niche.<ref>Shurrāb,'' Al-Ma ʿālim al-athīra '', p. 44.</ref>
The pillar which was the place of the Prophet's speeches in the [[Masjid al-Nabī|Prophet's Mosque]].<ref>Bayhaqī, Aḥmad b. al-Ḥusayn al-. ''Dalāʾil al-nubuwwa wa maʿrifat aḥwāl ṣāḥib al-sharīʿa'', vol. 2, p. 564-563. , Ibn Sayyid al-Nās, ''Uyūn al-athar fī funūn al-magghāzī wa al-shamāʾil wa al-sīyar'', vol. 1, p. 278. Ḥalabī, Nūr al-Dīn. ''Al-Sīra al-ḥalabiyya'', vol. 2, p. 366.</ref>
Praying beside it<ref> Nūrī. Mustadrak al-wasāʾil '', vol. 3, p. 426. , Muʿizī Malāyirī,  Ismāʿīl. 'Jāmiʿ aḥādīth al-Shīʿa '', vol. 4, p. 515.</ref>
This pillar is one of the pillars of the Rawda al-nabi, and after the pillar of repentance, the second pillar is towards the shrine and between the pulpit and the [[The Prophet's Mihrab|mihrab]].<ref>Shurrāb,'' Al-Ma ʿālim al-athīra '', p. 44.</ref> Praying beside it<ref> Nūrī. Mustadrak al-wasāʾil '', vol. 3, p. 426. , Muʿizī Malāyirī,  Ismāʿīl. 'Jāmiʿ aḥādīth al-Shīʿa '', vol. 4, p. 515.</ref>
And blessing has been recommended with it<ref>Amīnī, '' Al-Ghadīr fī al-kitāb wa al-sunna wa al-ʾadab'', vol. 5, p. 124.</ref>
And blessing has been recommended with it<ref>Amīnī, '' Al-Ghadīr fī al-kitāb wa al-sunna wa al-ʾadab'', vol. 5, p. 124.</ref>
===The created column===
===Mukhallaqa pillar===
"Kholoq" means perfume, and "mokhalleqeh" means scented. This column was a place where they used to place oud (a type of incense) on it to scent the atmosphere of the mosque.<ref>Jaʿfariyān, ''Āthār-i islāmi-yi Makka wa Madīna'', p. 229.</ref>
{{Main|Mukhallaqa pillar}}
This column is also called the Column of the Messenger of Allah.<ref>Samhūdī, '' Wafāʾ al-wafā bi akhbār dar al-Muṣṭafā'', vol. 2, p. 174.</ref>
"Khuluq" means perfume, and "mukhalleqe" means scented. This pillar was a place where they used to place oud (a type of incense) on it to scent the atmosphere of the mosque.<ref>Jaʿfariyān, ''Āthār-i islāmi-yi Makka wa Madīna'', p. 229.</ref>
One of the places where prayers are answered is known to be beside the created column.<ref> Ṣāliḥī, '' Subul al-huda wa al-rishād'', vol. 3, p. 322.</ref>
This pillar is also called the Alam(flagpole) of the Prophet (s).<ref>Samhūdī, '' Wafāʾ al-wafā bi akhbār dar al-Muṣṭafā'', vol. 2, p. 174.</ref>
Based on a report, some of the companions endeavored to perform their prayers beside this column in an effort to follow the Prophet's (peace be upon him) example.<ref>Samhūdī, '' Wafāʾ al-wafā bi akhbār dar al-Muṣṭafā'', vol. 2, p. 174.</ref>
One of the places where prayers are answered is known to be beside the Mukhallaqa pillar.<ref> Ṣāliḥī, '' Subul al-huda wa al-rishād'', vol. 3, p. 322.</ref>
According to Shia narrations, Imam Reza (peace be upon him) came to the Prophet's grave during his pilgrimage and performed six or eight units of prayer beside the created column.<ref>Ḥurr al-ʿĀmilī, ''Wasāʾil al-Shīʿa'', vol. 5, p. 161. , vol. 14, p. 359.</ref>
Based on a report, some companions tried to follow the Prophet (s) and perform their prayers next to this pillar.<ref>Samhūdī, '' Wafāʾ al-wafā bi akhbār dar al-Muṣṭafā'', vol. 2, p. 174.</ref>
Seeking blessings from this column is considered recommended.<ref>Amīnī, '' Al-Ghadīr fī al-kitāb wa al-sunna wa al-ʾadab'', vol. 5, p. 124.
According to Shia narrations, [[Imam Reza (a)]] came to [[the Prophet's grave]] during his [[Umrah]] and performed six or eight units of prayer beside the Mukhallaqa pillar.<ref>Ḥurr al-ʿĀmilī, ''Wasāʾil al-Shīʿa'', vol. 5, p. 161. , vol. 14, p. 359.</ref>
Seeking blessings from this pillar is considered recommended.<ref>Amīnī, '' Al-Ghadīr fī al-kitāb wa al-sunna wa al-ʾadab'', vol. 5, p. 124.
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==Notes==
==Notes==