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== Meaning of the Name == | == Meaning of the Name == | ||
"Khayf",refers to the feet of the mountain, the land between two mountains or the land higher than its neighboring lands. Therefore, the mosque built at the feet of Safa'ih (Sabih) mountain in [[Mina]] is called al-Khayf. | "Khayf",refers to the feet of the mountain, the land between two mountains or the land higher than its neighboring lands.<ref>Kulaynī, ''al-Kāfī'', vol. 4, p. 519.</ref>.<ref>Yāqūt al-Ḥamawī, ''Muʿjam al-buldān'', vol. 2, p. 412; Qāʾidān, ''Tārīkh wa āthār-i Islāmi Makka wa Madīna'', p. 187.</ref> Therefore, the mosque built at the feet of Safa'ih (Sabih) mountain in [[Mina]] is called al-Khayf. | ||
== Importance == | == Importance == | ||
In a [[hadith]] from [[Imam al-Baqir (a)]], seven hundred [[prophets | In a [[hadith]] from [[Imam al-Baqir (a)]], seven hundred [[prophets]]<ref>Kulaynī, ''al-Kāfī'', vol. 4, p. 214.</ref> and in another hadith, a thousand prophets<ref>Kulaynī, ''al-Kāfī'', vol. 4, p. 519.</ref> have been mentioned to have made prayer in this mosque. In some hadiths from [[Sunni]]s, this number has been reported as seventy.<ref>Ibn Ḥajar, ''al-Maṭālib al-āliya'', vol. 1, p. 374; Qāʾidān, ''Tārīkh wa āthār-i Islāmi Makka wa Madīna'', p. 187.</ref> The Prophet of Islam (s) also performed prayer in this mosque<ref>Kulaynī, ''al-Kāfī'', vol. 4, p. 519.</ref> and made one of his speeches in [[Hajjat al-Wada']] in this mosque. | ||
In [[al-Simat Supplication]], it is mentioned that God made a manifestation for the Prophet [[Ibrahim (a)]] in this place. Also, the second time [[Gabriel]] delivered the mission of the Prophet (s) to announce the [[Caliphate|succession]] of [[Imam Ali (a)]] and taking [[allegiance]] of the people for him was in this mosque. | In [[al-Simat Supplication]], it is mentioned that God made a manifestation for the Prophet [[Ibrahim (a)]] in this place. Also, the second time [[Gabriel]] delivered the mission of the Prophet (s) to announce the [[Caliphate|succession]] of [[Imam Ali (a)]] and taking [[allegiance]] of the people for him was in this mosque.<ref>Ṭabrisī, ''al-Iḥtijāj'', vol. 1, p. 57.</ref> | ||
The place of the noble Prophet's (s) prayer is in front of the current [[minaret]] where there was a big dome over it in the past. [[Imam al-Sadiq (a)]] has advised to make prayer in this mosque and hundred times of [[Tasbih]], [[Tahlil]], and [[Tahmid]] has been mentioned to have great rewards. Collecting stones from this mosque for [[Ramy al-Jamarat]] has been prohibited. | The place of the noble Prophet's (s) prayer is in front of the current [[minaret]] where there was a big dome over it in the past. [[Imam al-Sadiq (a)]] has advised to make prayer in this mosque<ref>Kulaynī, ''al-Kāfī'', vol. 4, p. 519.</ref> and hundred times of [[Tasbih]], [[Tahlil]], and [[Tahmid]] has been mentioned to have great rewards. Collecting stones from this mosque for [[Ramy al-Jamarat]] has been prohibited.<ref>Kulaynī, ''al-Kāfī'', vol. 4, p. 478.</ref> | ||
In a Sunni narration, this place has been mentioned as the graves of [[Prophet Adam (a)]] together with seventy other prophets | In a Sunni narration, this place has been mentioned as the graves of [[Prophet Adam (a)]] together with seventy other prophets.<ref>Fākihī, ''Akhbār Makka fī qadīm al-dahr wa ḥaīthih'', vol. 4, p. 268; Jaʿfariyān, ''Āthār-i islāmi-yi Makka wa Madīna'', p. 139.</ref> | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
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In [[240]]/854-5, it was destroyed by flood and then a mosque was built in its place and an embankment was built to protect the mosque. The length of this mosque until then was 120 meters and its width was fifty five meters and its whole area was more than 6380 square meters which made it among the biggest mosques of the peninsula and was even bigger than [[al-Masjid al-Haram]] at that time. | In [[240]]/854-5, it was destroyed by flood and then a mosque was built in its place and an embankment was built to protect the mosque. The length of this mosque until then was 120 meters and its width was fifty five meters and its whole area was more than 6380 square meters which made it among the biggest mosques of the peninsula and was even bigger than [[al-Masjid al-Haram]] at that time. | ||
After great damages were made to it by Sultan Qaytabay, one of the Mamluk kings of [[Egypt]], this mosque was reconstructed in [[874]]/1469-70 and its walls were made of stone and plaster. Also, a big and high dome was built over its [[Mihrab]], as well as another dome which was made in the middle of the mosque. The old great building of the mosque was still standing until recent decades, but out of it, only four colorless walls and a dome in the middle had remained which also had a minaret called Maqam of Ibrahim. During its reconstruction in 1392/1972, many Rawaqs were made for it and its total area reached 23660 square meters. | After great damages were made to it by Sultan Qaytabay, one of the Mamluk kings of [[Egypt]], this mosque was reconstructed in [[874]]/1469-70 and its walls were made of stone and plaster. Also, a big and high dome was built over its [[Mihrab]], as well as another dome which was made in the middle of the mosque. The old great building of the mosque was still standing until recent decades, but out of it, only four colorless walls and a dome in the middle had remained which also had a minaret called Maqam of Ibrahim. During its reconstruction in 1392/1972, many Rawaqs were made for it and its total area reached 23660 square meters.<ref>Jaʿfariyān, ''Āthār-i islāmi-yi Makka wa Madīna'', p. 139-140.</ref> | ||
In [[1407]]/1986-7, the plan for expansion of the mosque began and its area reached about twenty five thousand square meters. Today, four minarets which are very distant from each other have given a beautiful look to this mosque on the way to the three [[Jamara]]s. The door of this mosque is only open during the time of [[Staying in Mina]] and is closed almost the rest of the year. | In [[1407]]/1986-7, the plan for expansion of the mosque began and its area reached about twenty five thousand square meters. Today, four minarets which are very distant from each other have given a beautiful look to this mosque on the way to the three [[Jamara]]s. The door of this mosque is only open during the time of [[Staying in Mina]] and is closed almost the rest of the year.<ref>[https://hajj.ir/fa/content/id/id=26368/token=ca40e0e8773f14748e011712cc8dcc5bd616a676 Website of Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization].</ref> | ||
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