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In the Book of Numbers, Chapter 23, Mount Pisgah is listed as one of several locations from which the Moabite King, Balak, tries unsuccessfully to persuade the prophet Balaam to curse Israel: "So he took him to the field of Zophim on the top of Pisgah, and there he built seven altars and offered a bull and a ram on each altar."
A purported grave of Moses is located at Maqam El-Nabi Musa, in the West Bank, 11 km (6.8 mi) south of Jericho and 20 km (12 mi) east of Jerusalem. [ 2 ] Mount Nebo is then mentioned again in 2 Maccabees ( 2:4–7 ), when the prophet Jeremiah hid the tabernacle and the Ark of the Covenant in a cave there.
Hejaz is the region in the Arabian Peninsula where Mecca and Medina are located. It is where the Islamic prophet Muhammad was born and raised. [13]The two holy cities of Islam, Mecca and Medina, are traditionally known as the Ḥaramayn, which is the dual form of ḥaram, thus meaning "The Two Sanctuaries". [14]
Al-Masjid al-Aqṣá, [2] the former Qiblah, [15] site of the significant event of Night Journey (Isra and Mi'raj) [16], considered the third holiest site in Islam. The Qur'an does not specify the precise location of "the furthest place of prayer", and its meaning was debated by early Islamic scholars.
At-Tur [1] (Arabic: الطور, aṭ-ṭūr; meaning: The Mount) is the 52nd chapter of the Quran with 49 verses . The surah opens with the oath of Allah swearing by the Mount, [2] which some believe is Mount Sinai, where the Tawrat was revealed to Musa. The chapter takes its name from "the mount" (ṭūr) mentioned in verse 1.
Locations mentioned in the Quran. Subcategories. ... Beit Al Quran; I. Iram of the Pillars; M. Malacca Al-Quran Museum; Q.
Masjid Al-Aqsa ("the Farthest Mosque"), also known as the "Al Aqsa compound", is a holy site in Shia and Sunni Islam and is located in the Old City of Jerusalem, and is widely regarded by Jews as the Temple Mount, the site of the Holy Temple. It includes the Qibli mosque and the Dome of the Rock. It is the third holiest site in Islam. The term ...
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Al-Aqsa Mosque جامع الأقصى (Jāmiʿ al-Aqṣā) المصلى القبلي (al-Muṣallā al-Qiblī) المسجد الاقصى (al-Masjid al-'Aqṣā, disputed) Religion Affiliation Islam Leadership Muhammad Ahmad Hussein (Grand Mufti of Jerusalem) Location Location Temple ...