Mosque of the Jinn

Mosque of the Jinn
Arabic: مسجد الجن
The mosque in 2020
Religion
AffiliationSunni Islam
Ecclesiastical or organisational statusMosque
StatusActive
Location
LocationMakkah
CountrySaudi Arabia
Mosque of the Jinn is located in Saudi Arabia
Mosque of the Jinn
Shown within Saudi Arabia
Geographic coordinates21°26′00.2″N 39°49′44.2″E / 21.433389°N 39.828944°E / 21.433389; 39.828944
Architecture
TypeMosque architecture
Minaret(s)One

The Mosque of the Jinn (Arabic: مسجد الجنّ, romanized: Masjid al-Jinn)[1][2][3] is a Sunni Islam mosque, located in Mecca, Saudi Arabia,[4] 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]

See also

References

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


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