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==The Prophet's Prayer and the Splitting of the Moon== | ==The Prophet's Prayer and the Splitting of the Moon== | ||
According to certain reports, it is said that the Prophet prayed on top of Mount Abu Qubays.<ref>Fākihī,''Akhbār Makka fī qadīm al-dahr wa ḥaīthih'', vol. 4, p. 16.</ref> | According to certain reports, it is said that the Prophet prayed on top of Mount Abu Qubays.<ref>Fākihī,''Akhbār Makka fī qadīm al-dahr wa ḥaīthih'', vol. 4, p. 16.</ref> | ||
In their travelogues, Ibn Jubayr and Ibn Battuta mentioned this mosque as the location where the | In their travelogues, Ibn Jubayr and Ibn Battuta mentioned this mosque as the location where the Prophet Muhammad (S) performed the miraculous act of splitting the moon. <ref>Ibn Jubayr,''Riḥla Ibn Jubayr'', p. 76. , Ibn Baṭṭūṭah ''Riḥlat Ibn Baṭṭūṭah'', vol. 1, p. 383.</ref> | ||
==Ibn Battuta's report on the lighting of Bilal Mosque== | ==Ibn Battuta's report on the lighting of Bilal Mosque== | ||
In his travelogue dated 725 AH, [[Ibn Battuta]] provides a detailed depiction of the practices followed by the people of Mecca on the 27th night of [[Ramadhan]] and the first night of [[Shawwal]]. He highlights that during these significant nights, the Meccans adorn the Masjid al-Haram and its surroundings with torches and lamps, along with the mosque located on Mount Abu Qubays. <ref>Ibn Baṭṭūṭah ''Riḥlat Ibn Baṭṭūṭah'', vol. 1, p. 404.</ref> | In his travelogue dated 725 AH, [[Ibn Battuta]] provides a detailed depiction of the practices followed by the people of Mecca on the 27th night of [[Ramadhan]] and the first night of [[Shawwal]]. He highlights that during these significant nights, the Meccans adorn the Masjid al-Haram and its surroundings with torches and lamps, along with the mosque located on Mount Abu Qubays. <ref>Ibn Baṭṭūṭah ''Riḥlat Ibn Baṭṭūṭah'', vol. 1, p. 404.</ref> | ||