Mount Abu Qubays
جبل أبي قبيس
A mountain at Mecca overlooking the sanctuary; al-Raheeq al-Makhtum names it in the origin of the Fudul pact, where the wronged Zabidi merchant climbed it and cried out his grievance in verse.
At a glance
- Era
- Pre-Islamic Arabia · The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
In space
Map: Natural Earth, public domain · places and route from the graph
Overview
Mount Abi Qubays is a mountain in Mecca overlooking the Sacred Precinct. "The Sealed Nectar" mentions it in the account of the cause of the Alliance of the Virtuous: a man from Zubayd climbed it after his right had been withheld from him, and he called out in verses describing his wrong, raising his voice, until al-Zubayr ibn Abd al-Muttalib was stirred on his behalf. 1 2.
What is not covered here
The book does not describe the mountain, its place in the Sacred Mosque, or what is told about the reason for its name; those belong in geographical books.
For young visitors
Abu Qubays is a mountain in Mecca that overlooks the Ka'ba. A wronged merchant climbed it and called out loudly for his right, and the people of Mecca heard him and moved to support him.
Connections
- Located in
- Mecca
People and things also explored
Dar al-Nadwa· The Kaaba· Al-Masjid Al-Haram· Idol worship in the Jahiliyya and its rites· The offices of Quraysh at Mecca· Abu Jahl's plan to crush the Prophet's head with a stone· Abu Talib gathers Banu Hashim and Banu al-Muttalib· The three years of the secret call
Sources
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri, p.60
- Mukhtasar Sirat al-Rasul — al-Najdi, p.30-31
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islam.museum contributors. “Mount Abu Qubays”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/jabal-abi-qubays/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.