Al-Juhfah: Difference between revisions

After the 5th/11th century, al-Juhfah gradually lost its position and began to decline, so that [[Yaqut al-Hamawi]] (d. 626/1229) mentioned its development in the past and its decline in his time. Also toward the end of 8th/14th century, Abu l-Fada' reported about al-Juhfah's destruction and isolation. According to the report of some travel loggers, toward the end of 9th/15th century, this region even lost its religious function so that some reported that [[hajj]] pilgrims wore [[Ihram]] in Rabigh near al-Juhfah.

In later centuries, especially in contemporary period, al-Juhfah regained its position once again; even with, its development and thrive did not return and only some ruins were remained from its past.

During the time of [[the Prophet (s)]], al-Juhfah had important events, one of its most important ones were some [[Sariyya]]s of the Prophet (s) such as Sariyya of 'Ubayda b. al-Harith ([[Sha'ban]], [[1]]/623) in Rabigh near al-Juhfah and also Sariyya of Kharrar led by Sa'd b. Abi Waqqas ([[Ramadan]], [[1]]/623).

Also some sources have considered al-Juhfah a miqat in cases of emergencies for the people of [[Medina]] and those who go by there to hajj; i.e. those who do not wear ihram in [[Dhu l-Hulayfa]], need to wear ihram in al-Juhfah the same as [[Imam al-Sadiq (a)]] who moved from [[Medina]] without wearing ihram and then wore ihram in al-Juhfah and referred to the narration from the Prophet (s) who gave permission to the weak and the ill to wear ihram in al-Juhfah. Some [[Sunni]] sources such as [[Maliki]] faqihs did not consider this comprehensively permissible and believe that only people from Syria who go to Mecca from Medina can wear ihram either in Dhu l-Hulayfa or al-Juhfah and can postpone wearing ihram to al-Juhfah. Also, some scholars considered it permissible to wear ihram from somewhere adjacent to al-Juhfah; i.e. those who have not passed miqat or have passed it without ihram with some reason, can wear ihram from somewhere adjacent to al-Juhfah. Some have considered this adjacency especial to al-Shajara mosque and do not consider it permissible to wear ihram from somewhere adjacent to al-Juhfah.

Today, a big mosque is in al-Juhfah and lavatories have also been built beside it. Tribes of Zubayd are now living in this region. Also in this region, about 4 km away from the mentioned mosque, there are ruins of 'Ulya palace from Abbasid era can be seen and near it there is an old market and a stone-laid path. Pilgrims of hajj who enter Jeddah by airplane or ship, first go to al-Juhfah which is the nearest miqat and wear ihram there for performing 'umrat al-tamattu' or al-'umra al-mufrada.

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