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al-Ji'rana

الجعرانة

Mecca

A settlement between Mecca and Ta'if where the Prophet halted the spoils and captives of Hunayn, received Hawazin's delegation and granted them general amnesty, distributed the shares to al-Mu'allafa Qulubuhum, addressed the Ansar, and entered ihram for Umrah.

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Arabia
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Mecca

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Summary

A spot between Mecca and Ta'if where the Prophet held the captives and spoils of Hunayn; where he received Hawazin's delegation and returned to them six thousand captives; where he divided the fay' among Quraysh's nobles and Najd's chiefs to reconcile their hearts; and from which he entered ihram for his umra in Dhu al-Qa'da 8 AH 1.

In Ibn Hisham's Sira

The Prophet camped at al-Ji'rana after returning from the siege of Ta'if, where more than a hundred thousand head of livestock and captives had gathered 2. There he gave the Ansar his famous sermon in the enclosure, and entered ihram for umra at night — so it became the miqat for Meccans' umra 3.

For young visitors

A historical place between Mecca and Ta'if where the Prophet gathered the spoils and captives after the battle, pardoned thousands of captives there, and entered ihram from it to perform umra.

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Site of
The Prophet's address to the Ansar at al-Ji'rana· The distribution of Hunayn spoils at al-Ji'rana· The Hawazin delegation and the amnesty of captives· The Prophet's speech to the Ansar at al-Ji'rana· The Prophet's Umrah from al-Ji'rana
Located in
Mecca
Has practice
Reconciliation of hearts (al-mu'allafa qulubuhum)· Prohibition of misappropriating spoils (ghulul)

People and things also explored

Muhammad· The Battle of Hunayn· The distribution of Hunayn spoils at al-Ji'rana· Abu Sufyan ibn Harb· al-Aqra' ibn Habis al-Tamimi· Uyayna ibn Hisn al-Fazari· The Prophet's Umrah from al-Ji'rana· Attab ibn Usayd

Sources

  1. al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/131-143
  2. al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/131, 135
  3. al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/142-143
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islam.museum contributors. “al-Ji'rana”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/al-jirana/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-12.

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The Prophet of Islam (c. 570–632 CE), through whom Muslims believe the Qur'an was revealed, and the founder of the first Muslim community in Medina.