Makkah
The Holy City of Mecca is considered one of the holiest places on earth, as it is where the Messenger, peace and blessings be upon him, was born. Due to its holiness, Muslims go to it five times every day when they perform the five daily prayers. Muslims also want to make Hajj to it if only once in their lives. Mecca is located in the west of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia is surrounded by the inland Sirat Mountains, which are part of the Red Sea coast. The Sirat Mountains include many mountain peaks, such as Mount Ajyad, which is located at an altitude of 1332 feet.
And Mount Abu Qubais, which rises about 1220 feet. There is also Mount Hira, which rises about 2080 feet, and contains the Cave of Hira, in which the Messenger, peace and blessings be upon him, used to sit to contemplate the universe before he was sent as a prophet. There is also the summit of Mount Thawr, which rises 2490 feet, which contains... The cave in which the Messenger, peace and blessings be upon him, took refuge from the infidels during his migration to Medina. In this article, we will talk about the Cave of Thawr, its specific location, and its role in the migration of the Messenger, peace and blessings be upon him.
Mount Thawr
It is a mountain located in Mecca and contains the cave in which the Messenger, peace and blessings be upon him, took refuge from the plots of enemies. It was mentioned in the Holy Qur’an, as it is called Athal, and it was reported from Al-Zamakhshari that Thawr Athal is one of the mountains of Mecca, located in Al-Mafjar behind the city of Mecca. The right path, and it has been said that it was known as Mount Athal at first, until a man was born who was named Thawr ibn Abd Manaf, and then the mountain was attributed to him. However, it has not been reported from scholars that there was a man called that, but what is meant is the name of a mountain in Mecca, and the name Ghar was mentioned. A bull in poetry, including the poetry of Abu Talib, the uncle of the Messenger, peace and blessings be upon him, where he said:
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- We are human beings, or a false creature
And whoever is shameful seeks us with a defect
- He is a slanderer in religion unless he tries
And a bull, and whoever installed a bull in his place
- Ayar and Raqq in Hira and Nazil
Jabal Thawr site
Mount Thawr is one of the places that pilgrims go to during the Hajj season. It is located south of Mecca, that is, south of the Grand Mosque, 4 km away, between the plain of Wadi al-Mafjar to the east and Batha Quraysh to the west. The mountain overlooks the Hijra neighborhood, and pilgrims climb to it to see the Cave of the Bull in which it hid. The Messenger, peace and blessings be upon him, with Abu Bakr al-Siddiq during the migration to Medina. Mount Thawr is a mountain with a circular base and ten pointed mountain peaks rising from its circular base.
Mount Thawr rises about 754 meters above sea level.] According to data provided by American military intelligence about Mount Thawr, it is located at longitude 39° 51′ 04″ east, i.e. 39 degrees, 51 minutes and 4 seconds east, and it is located at latitude 21° 22′ 36″ north, i.e. 21 degrees. 22 minutes and 36 seconds north, and its location in decimal degrees in longitude is 39.851111 degrees, and in latitude it is 21.376667 degrees.
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Cave of Thawr is a hollow rock at the top of Mount Thawr. It resembles a small ship with its back facing upward and it has two openings, one of which is located in the front and the other opening is located in the back. Cave of Thawr is larger than the Cave of Hira and it is farther than the Cave of Hira from Mecca. He took refuge in it. The Messenger, peace and blessings be upon him, when he migrated with his companion Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq, and they took refuge there from the oppression of the infidels of Quraish, as they followed the path of the Messenger, peace and blessings be upon him, and allocated a precious reward to whoever finds him. The cave was mentioned in the Holy Qur’an in the Almighty’s saying: (If you will not help him, then God helped him when those who disbelieved expelled him, the second of two, when they were in the cave, when he said to his companion, “Do not be sad. Indeed, God is with us.”)
On the night of the migration, the Quraysh were not aware that God Almighty had given permission to the Messenger, peace and blessings be upon him, to migrate, and they began plotting against the Messenger, peace and blessings be upon him, and the Muslims. On the night of the twenty-seventh of the month of Safar, in the fourteenth year of the Messenger’s mission, peace and blessings be upon him, the Messenger went to the house of Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq, and informed him of the departure, and then Abu Bakr asked the Messenger to accompany him, and they actually left Mecca before dawn, and took a road opposite the main road, which is the road located south of Mecca, until they reached Mount Thawr.
When the polytheists discovered the departure of the Messenger, peace and blessings be upon him, they began searching for him and they searched the entire mountains of Mecca, and when they arrived at Thawr Cave on the top of Mount Thawr, the Messenger, peace and blessings be upon him, heard the sounds of their feet. Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq said to the Messenger(O Messenger of God! If one of them looked at his feet, he would see us under his feet, and said, O Abu Bakr! What do you think of two people, of whom God is the third?) They stayed in the cave for three nights, until the infidels of Quraysh were cut off from them, and on the night of Rabi’ al-Awwal of the fourteenth year of the Messenger’s mission, they left the cave and continued their journey with Abdullah bin Ariqat and Amer bin Fuhaira. Thus, the Cave of Thawr played a major role in the success of the Prophet’s migration, peace and blessings be upon him, to Medina.
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