Masjid-u-Shajarah
place in Medina, Saudi Arabia
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Overview
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Masjid-u-Shajarah, also known as Masjid Dhu al-Hulayfah, is both a mosque and a miqat in Abyar 'Ali, Medina, Saudi Arabia. It stands about 7 km southwest of Al-Masjid an-Nabawi, on the west side of Wadi al-'Aqiq. Pilgrims setting out from Medina for Hajj or Umrah, as well as travellers passing through the site, enter the state of ihram here. Dhu al-Hulayfah is regarded as the miqat farthest from Mecca. English sources also gloss the name of the miqat as 'Mosque of the Tree'.
History
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According to the sources, the Prophet Muhammad designated this site as the miqat for those travelling from Medina to perform Hajj or Umrah. It is also named as the place, west of Wadi al-'Aqiq, where he entered ihram before performing Umrah after the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah.
From Wikipedia
The Mīqāt Dhu al-Ḥulayfah (Arabic: مِيْقَات ذُو ٱلْحُلَيْفَة, lit. 'Mosque of the Tree'), also known as Masjid Dhu al-Hulayfah (Arabic: مَسْجِد ذُو ٱلْحُلَيْفَة), is a miqat and mosque in Abyār ʿAlī, Medina, Saudi Arabia. The miqat mosque is located west of Wadi al-'Aqiq, where the final Islamic prophet, Muhammad, entered the state of ihram before performing 'Umrah, after the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah. The mosque is located 7 km (4.3 miles) SW of the Al-Masjid an-Nabawi and was defined by Muhammad as the miqat for those willing to perform the Hajj or Umrah pilgrimages from Medina.It is the second-largest miqat mosque after the Miqat Qarn al-Manazil in As-Sayl al-Kabir.
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Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%B0%D9%8A_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%81%D8%A9
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miqat_Dhu_al-Hulayfah
Wikipedia (fa): https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%B4%D8%AC%D8%B1%D9%87
Wikipedia (id): https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masjid_Dzulhulaifah
Wikipedia (ur): https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%B0%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%81%DB%81