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[[File:Abar Ali.jpg|350px|thumbnail|right|Abar 'Ali, 8 kilometers south of [[Medina]].]] | [[File:Abar Ali.jpg|350px|thumbnail|right|Abar 'Ali, 8 kilometers south of [[Medina]].]] | ||
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==Lexicology== | ==Lexicology== | ||
The word "Abar" (Arabic: {{ia|آبار}}) is the plural form of "bi'r" (Arabic: {{ia|بِئر}} | The word "Abar" (Arabic: {{ia|آبار}}) is the plural form of "bi'r" (Arabic: {{ia|بِئر}}, meaning water well). "Abar Ali" refers to water wells attributed to [[Imam Ali (a)]]. In Arabic, the word "al-Bu'ra", from the same root, means pit. | ||
In [[shi'a|Shiite]] and [[Sunni]] sources of [[fiqh]], Abar Ali is also referred to as "Bi'r Ali" and "Abyar Ali." | In [[shi'a|Shiite]] and [[Sunni]] sources of [[fiqh]], Abar Ali is also referred to as "Bi'r Ali" and "Abyar Ali." | ||
==Geographical Features== | ==Geographical Features== | ||
Abar Ali is located about 8 | Abar Ali is located about 8 kilometers south of [[Medina]] in the area of 'Aqiq and the western hillside of [[Mount Ayr]] on the way to [[Mecca]]. The area is rife with water wells and date palm groves. | ||
Today it is mostly known as Abar Ali. The area with water wells was originally called "Shajara" and "Dhu l-Hulayfa", but it came to be called Bi'r Ali or Abar Ali at a point in history. Some researchers have written on this. All three names appear on the board indicating the place | Today it is mostly known as Abar Ali. The area with water wells was originally called "Shajara" and "Dhu l-Hulayfa", but it came to be called Bi'r Ali or Abar Ali at a point in history. Some researchers have written on this. All three names appear on the board indicating the place of Abar Ali, Dhu l-Hulayfa, and Masjid al-Shajara. | ||
==Miqat of Hajj== | ==Miqat of Hajj== | ||