Jabal al-Nur
جبل النور
A mountain about two miles from Mecca holding the cave of Hira where the Prophet ﷺ retreated before his mission and received the first revelation, as al-Raheeq al-Makhtum describes it.
At a glance
- Era
- 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
Jabal al-Nur is a mountain about two miles from Mecca, on which is the Cave of Hira, where the Prophet used to spend the month of Ramadan in seclusion before his mission. The first revelation came down to him there (the beginning of the revelation). 1 2.
What is not covered here
The book does not describe the mountain, its height or the reason for its name. What the books of places say, that its old name was Hira, needs a source that can be read and quoted.
For young visitors
Jabal al-Nur is a mountain near Mecca, with the Cave of Hira at its top, where the Prophet used to worship.
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.65
- Rahma lil-Alamin — al-Mansur Furi, 1/47
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Jabal al-Nur”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/jabal-al-nur/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.