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Region: Levant & Iraq
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The Monastery of al-Naqi lies south of Busra. The monk Bahira was there. Al-Umari reports that the meeting between Bahira and the Prophet took place there, according to the well-known account. ¹

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Located in: Busra
Related to: Bahira the monk

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The monk Bahira at Busra· Bahira the monk· Busra· The Conquest of Busra· Damascus

Sources

Masalik al-absar fi mamalik al-amsar — al-Umari (1924 printing), p. 217

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islam.museum contributors. “Dayr al-Naqi”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/building/dayr-al-naqi/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.

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The monk Bahira at Busra

When Abu Talib's trade caravan stopped at Busra in Syria, the monk Bahira (whose name the book gives as Jirjis) recognized the twelve-year-old Muhammad by 'the seal of prophethood' between his shoulders, and advised his uncle to take him home for fear of the Jews.