Mosque of the Jinn

The Mosque of the Jinn (Arabic transliteration: 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 transliteration: Masjid Bai'et)[7] and the Mosque of Guards[3] (Arabic transliteration: Masjid al-Haras)[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
  1. 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.
  2. Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri (2002). History of Makkah. Darussalam. p. 128. ISBN 9789960892023.
  3. Khamis Al-Zahrani (17 July 2014). "Ramadan Series: The story behind the Jinn Mosque in Makkah" (video). Al Arabiya. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  4. Saniyasnain Khan (2000). Tell Me about Hajj (2, illustrated, reprint ed.). Goodword Books. p. 20. ISBN 9788187570004.
  5. Saniyasnain Khan (2014). Awesome Quran Q and A. Goodword Books. p. 50.
  6. Amira El-Zein (2009). Islam, Arabs, and Intelligent World of the Jinn. Syracuse University Press. p. 65. ISBN 9780815650706.
  7. "Masjid Al-Jinn". Ministry of Hajj. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  8. James R. Lewis; Evelyn Dorothy Oliver (2008). Angels A to Z (revised ed.). Visible Ink Press. p. 208. ISBN 9781578592579.
  9. Huston Smith; Cyril Glassé (2003). The New Encyclopedia of Islam (illustrated, reprint, revised ed.). Rowman Altamira. p. 304. ISBN 9780759101906.
  10. Michael Muhammad Knight (2009). Journey to the End of Islam. Soft Skull Press. p. 276. ISBN 9781593765521.


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