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'''Bilal bin Rabāh Mosque''', known for its association with [[Bilal]],and previously known as the Ibrahim Mosque, was situated atop [[Mount Abu Qubays]] in [[Mecca]]. However, due to new development plans and the construction of government palaces by Arabian government, the mosque has been demolished and razed. | '''Bilal bin Rabāh Mosque''', known for its association with [[Bilal]],and previously known as the Ibrahim Mosque, was situated atop [[Mount Abu Qubays]] in [[Mecca]]. However, due to new development plans and the construction of government palaces by Arabian government, the mosque has been demolished and razed. | ||
Historical sources mention two theories regarding the name Ibrahim, one linked to the [[prophet Ibrahim]], and the other to | Historical sources mention two theories regarding the name Ibrahim, one linked to the [[prophet Ibrahim]], and the other to Ibrahim Abu Qubaysi. The mosque was later known as the Bilal Mosque, possibly due to Bilal's call to prayer over there. Some sources also claim it was where the Prophet performed the miraculous act of splitting the moon. | ||
==Location== | ==Location== | ||
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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 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> | In their travelogues, Ibn Jubayr and Ibn Battuta mentioned this mosque as the location where the [[Prophet Muhammad (S) | Prophet]] 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> | ||