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According to a narration, prayers are answered near this pillar. It is also narrated that the Companions used to pray near this pillar. | According to a narration, prayers are answered near this pillar. It is also narrated that the Companions used to pray near this pillar. | ||
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The pillar is one of the pillars of the [[Rawdat al-Nabi]], and it is the third pillar from the Prophet's pulpit and the Prophet's shrine.<ref>Ibn Zabāla, ''Akhbār al-madīna'', p. 101; Maṭarī, ''Al-Taʿrīf bimā ʾansat al-hijra'', p. 91; Najjār, ''Al-Durra al-thamīna'', p. 296.</ref> It is located next to the current [[Prophet's Mihrab|mihrab]]. In other words, this pillar is in the middle of the main pillars, with two pillars between it and the [[Prophet's pulpit]], two pillars between it and the noble tomb, and two pillars between it and the current qibla. It is the third pillar from each side and is located next to the [[Pillar of Repentance]] and the [[al-Sarir Pillar]].<ref>Qāʾidān, ''Tārīkh wa āthār-i Islāmi Makka wa Madīna'', p. 191.</ref> | |||
==Name== | |||
The reason for naming it the "al-Qur'a Pillar" is a narration from [[Aisha]], who reported that the Prophet (s) said: "In my mosque, near this pillar, there is a place where, if people knew the reward and virtue of praying there, they would draw lots to pray there."<ref>Samhūdī, ''Wafāʾ al-wafā'', vol. 2, p. 176; Yamānī, ''Mawsūʿa makka al-mukarrama'', vol. 2, p. 443.</ref> | |||
===Aisha's Pillar=== | ===Aisha's Pillar=== | ||
It is known that | It is well-known that Aisha narrated a hadith about the virtue of praying near this pillar, and thus it was named after her.<ref>Haythamī, ''Majmaʿ al-zawāʾid'', vol. 4, p. 9; Ṭabarānī, ''Al-Muʿjam al-awsaṭ'', vol. 1, p. 264.</ref> Perhaps it is also because Aisha reported it and specified its location.<ref>Ibn Zabāla, ''Akhbār al-madīna'', p. 101; Maṭarī, ''Al-Taʿrīf bimā ʾansat al-hijra'', p. 91; Najjār, ''Al-Durra al-thamīna'', p. 296.</ref> Some believe that the pillar was later named after Aisha.<ref>Yamānī, ''Mawsūʿa makka al-mukarrama'', vol. 2, p. 443.</ref> Now, the phrase "This is Aisha's pillar" is written on top of it.<ref>Yamānī, ''Mawsūʿa makka al-mukarrama'', vol. 2, p. 443.</ref> | ||
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This pillar is also known as | ===Pillar of the Emmigrants=== | ||
This pillar is also known as the "Pillar of the Emigrants" because the Meccan emigrants used to gather and converse near it. Therefore, it was also called the "Gathering Place of the Emigrants".<ref>Samhūdī, ''Wafāʾ al-wafā'', vol. 2, p. 176; Yamānī, ''Mawsūʿa makka al-mukarrama'', vol. 2, p. 443.</ref> | |||
===pillar of Mukhalliqa=== | ===pillar of Mukhalliqa=== | ||
Some have mentioned it as “Mukhalliqa pillar”; Because this pillar is also perfumed with aromatic substances like the Mukhalliqa pillar.<ref>Ibn Zabāla, ''Akhbār al-madīna'', p. 100; Shurrāb, ''Al-Ma ʿālim al-athīra'', p. 44; Samhūdī, ''Wafāʾ al-wafā'', vol. 2, p. 177.</ref> | Some have mentioned it as “Mukhalliqa pillar”; Because this pillar is also perfumed with aromatic substances like the Mukhalliqa pillar.<ref>Ibn Zabāla, ''Akhbār al-madīna'', p. 100; Shurrāb, ''Al-Ma ʿālim al-athīra'', p. 44; Samhūdī, ''Wafāʾ al-wafā'', vol. 2, p. 177.</ref> | ||
==Virtue== | ==Virtue== | ||
According to narrations, supplication is fulfilled near this pillar.<ref> Maṭarī, ''Al-Taʿrīf bimā ʾansat al-hijra'', p. 91; Najjār, ''Al-Durra al-thamīna'', p. 296.</ref> It is said that some companions prayed near it.<ref>Amīnī, ''Al-Ghadīr'', vol. 5, p. 124; Subḥānī, ''Al-Zīyāra fī al-kitā wa al-sunna'', p. 40.</ref> Some caliphs, as well as [[Ibn Zubayr]] and his son ʿāmir, also prayed next to it.<ref>Ibn Zabāla, ''Akhbār al-madīna'', p. 101; Samhūdī, ''Wafāʾ al-wafā'', vol. 2, p. 176.</ref> | According to narrations, supplication is fulfilled near this pillar.<ref> Maṭarī, ''Al-Taʿrīf bimā ʾansat al-hijra'', p. 91; Najjār, ''Al-Durra al-thamīna'', p. 296.</ref> It is said that some companions prayed near it.<ref>Amīnī, ''Al-Ghadīr'', vol. 5, p. 124; Subḥānī, ''Al-Zīyāra fī al-kitā wa al-sunna'', p. 40.</ref> Some caliphs, as well as [[Ibn Zubayr]] and his son ʿāmir, also prayed next to it.<ref>Ibn Zabāla, ''Akhbār al-madīna'', p. 101; Samhūdī, ''Wafāʾ al-wafā'', vol. 2, p. 176.</ref> | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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*Yamānī, Aḥmad Zakkī. ''Mawsūʿa makka al-mukarrama wa al-madina al-munawwara''. London: Muʾssisa al-furqān, 1429 AH. | *Yamānī, Aḥmad Zakkī. ''Mawsūʿa makka al-mukarrama wa al-madina al-munawwara''. London: Muʾssisa al-furqān, 1429 AH. | ||
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