Dhat Irq
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| Location | Mecca, Hejaz, Saudi Arabia |
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Dhat Irq (Arabic: ذَات عِرْق, romanized: Ḏāt ʿIrq) is a miqat and archaeological site in Mecca Province, Saudi Arabia.
Etymology
[edit | edit source]According to the traveller Yaqut al-Hamawi, the name Dhāt 'Irq is derived from a similarly-named mountain located in the Hijaz.
Function
[edit | edit source]Dhat Irq is a miqat, a place where the pilgrims going on the Hajj enter the state of ihram and subsequently wear the prescribed clothing for the event.[1][2] The miqat of Dhat Irq, however, is usually visited by the pilgrims who come from Iraq and Khorasan.[3] The place is also where caravans and tour groups on the destination for pilgrimage stop to rest and meet.[4] There is a large mosque at Dhat Irq for pilgrims to pray at, as well as additional facilities like hostels, toilets and a shopping centre. The site has also been classified as an archaeological site.[5]
History
[edit | edit source]Classical antiquity
[edit | edit source]In 599 BCE, the Neo-Babylonian ruler, Nebuchadnezzar II, invaded the Arabian Peninsula and fought against the Arab tribes in the region.[6][7] The forces of Nebuchadnezzar II and Adnan, the ruler of Mecca at the time, clashed at Dhat Irq where a battle ensued. The subsequent victory was indecisive. According to the Islamic traditions, the Biblical prophet Jeremiah was involved in keeping the young Ma'ad ibn Adnan safe from harm.[8]
Late Antiquitiy
[edit | edit source]In November 624 CE, the Sahabi and military commander Zayd ibn Harithah was sent on an expedition to Dhat Irq by the Islamic prophet Muhammad.[5][9][10] However, the prophet himself did not participate in the expedition, as was the custom for a sariyya.
Early Middle Ages
[edit | edit source]Dhat Irq held importance to the Shi'ites after their Imam (Leader) Husayn ibn Ali had stayed there for a while to rest on his journey to the city of Kufa from his hometown. Husayn had a conversation with a local from Banu Asad about the situation in Kufa and discussed the exegesis of the seventeenth chapter of the Quran, which is Al-Isra'.[11] The scholar Tahir al-Samawi reports that Husayn had a meeting with the sons of Abdullah ibn Ja'far and some Umayyad government officials in Dhat Irq.[12]
Modern history
[edit | edit source]A foundation stone for a project to modernize Dhat Irq was laid in 2010 under the orders of Khalid bin Faisal Al Saud, the governor of Mecca.[3] As of 2019, a mosque has been constructed at the site as well as pilgrim hostels and commercial centres, including shops and retail stores.[5]
See also
[edit | edit source]References
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