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al-Hijr

الحِجر

A place where the Prophet and the Muslims stopped on their way to Tabuk; they drew from its well and were then forbidden to drink from it.

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Arabia
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The army camps at al-Hijr and the Prophet bans its waterRain falls after the Prophet's prayer at al-Hijr

People and things also explored

The expedition to TabukMuhammadThe army camps at al-Hijr and the Prophet bans its waterRain falls after the Prophet's prayer at al-Hijr

Sources

  • al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936)
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islam.museum contributors. “al-Hijr”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/al-hijr/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-12.

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The expedition to Tabuk

The Prophet led a large expedition north toward the Byzantine frontier as far as Tabuk; no battle took place.