Hira

The entrance to the cave.

21°27′27.20″N 39°51′33.90″E / 21.457556°N 39.859417°E / 21.457556; 39.859417

Hira (Arabic: حراء‎ Ḥirāʾ) or the Cave of Hira (غار حراء Ġār Ḥirāʾ) is a cave near Mecca, on the mountain named Jabal Al-Nūr in the Hejaz region of present day Saudi Arabia. The cave itself is about 4 m (13 ft) in length and 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) in width^[1].

It is notable for being the location where Muslims believe Muhammad received his first revelations from God (Allah) through the angel Gabriel, also known as Jibreel to Muslims^[2].

Many Muslims will climb up to the cave Hira to see the place where Prophet Muhammed received the first revelation of the Qu'ran on the Night of Power.

External links

• In pictures: Hajj preparations Pictures #4 and #5 are of Jabal an-Nūr and the Hira cave.
• In the Cave of Hira’

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