Jabal al-Nour
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 Jabal al-Nour in Mecca. |
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| Elevation | 642 m (2,106 ft) |
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 Jabal al-Nour
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| Location | Mecca, Saudi Arabia |
| Coordinates | 21°27′29″N 39°51′41″E / 21.45806°N 39.86139°ECoordinates: 21°27′29″N 39°51′41″E / 21.45806°N 39.86139°E |
Jabal an-Nour (also Jabal an-Nur or Jabal Nur), (Arabic: جبل النور), meaning "The Mountain of Light", is a mountain near the city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia. It houses the Hira cave where Muhammad is said to have received his first revelation from God (Arabic Allah) through the angel Gabriel[1].
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Jabal an-Nour or the Mountain of Light has seen so called because the first "light" of Muhammad's message, Islam, was here. The Islamic prophet received his first revelation in the Hira cave in this mountain. Prophet Muhammad used to climb it a lot before getting his first revelation and loved to stay in the cave for long.
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