| Mosque of the Jinn | |
|---|---|
مسجد الجن | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
| Location | |
| Location | Makkah, Saudi Arabia |
  Shown within Saudi Arabia | |
| Geographic coordinates | 21°26′00.2″N 39°49′44.2″E / 21.433389°N 39.828944°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque |
The Mosque of the Jinn ( Arabic: مسجد الجنّ, romanized: Masjid al-Jinn) [1] [2] [3] is a mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, [4] located near Jannat al-Mu'alla. [5] It is also known as the Mosque of Allegiance [6] [3] ( Arabic: مسجد بِيعات, romanized: Masjid Biy‘āt) [7] and the Mosque of Guards [3] ( Arabic: مسجد الحرس, romanized: Masjid al-Ḥaras) [1] because the city's guards would patrol up to that point. [1]
The mosque is built at the place where a group of jinn are said to have gathered one night to hear the recitation of a portion of the Quran by Muhammad. [5] [4] [8] [3] Muhammad later met there with these jinn's leaders and accepted their embrace of Islam and their bay'ah (oath of allegiance) to him. [8] [1] [6] [9] [3] The incident is mentioned in chapter al-Jinn of the Quran. [4] [3]
The mosque is considered one of the oldest in Mecca and is one of the most important mosques visited in the city. [3] [10]
References
- ^ a b c d Ghālib ibn ʻAwaḍ Quʻayṭī (al-Sulṭān.) (2007). The Holy Cities, the Pilgrimage and the World of Islam: A History from the Earliest Traditions Until 1925 (1344H) (illustrated ed.). Fons Vitae. pp. 298, 585. ISBN 9781887752893.
- ^ Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri (2002). History of Makkah. Darussalam. p. 128. ISBN 9789960892023.
- ^ a b c d e f g Khamis Al-Zahrani (17 July 2014). "Ramadan Series: The story behind the Jinn Mosque in Makkah" (video). Al Arabiya. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- ^ a b c Saniyasnain Khan (2000). Tell Me about Hajj (2, illustrated, reprint ed.). Goodword Books. p. 20. ISBN 9788187570004.
- ^ a b Saniyasnain Khan (2014). Awesome Quran Q and A. Goodword Books. p. 50.
- ^ a b Amira El-Zein (2009). Islam, Arabs, and Intelligent World of the Jinn. Syracuse University Press. p. 65. ISBN 9780815650706.
- ^ "Masjid Al-Jinn". Ministry of Hajj. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- ^ a b James R. Lewis; Evelyn Dorothy Oliver (2008). Angels A to Z (revised ed.). Visible Ink Press. p. 208. ISBN 9781578592579.
- ^ Huston Smith; Cyril Glassé (2003). The New Encyclopedia of Islam (illustrated, reprint, revised ed.). Rowman Altamira. p. 304. ISBN 9780759101906.
- ^ Michael Muhammad Knight (2009). Journey to the End of Islam. Soft Skull Press. p. 276. ISBN 9781593765521.
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