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| Edqus Mountain | |
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| Highest point | |
| Coordinates | 23°33′10″N 39°29′36″E / 23.55278°N 39.49333°E |
Edqus Mountain or Quds Mountain which is the old historical name, also known as the Green Mountain of Ouf, is one of the Hejaz Mountains. Its height above sea level is 2161 m (7089 feet). It is located southwest of Medina, about 100 kilometers away from it. It is administratively subordinate of the village of Al-Yatima and about 25 kilometers west of it.[1]
It has a variety of trees, such as: Juniper trees, mountain mint and others, as well as a water spring that runs throughout the year. The mountain can be reached via the Mecca-Medina highway from the Al-Yatmeh exit towards the west, and this road serves several villages, including Khalas, Al-Sudaira, and Farshat Al-Shami.[2]
History
editThe mountain was mentioned by historians such as:
Al-Bakri Al-andalusi
editAl-Bakri said: It is a mountain that connects Al-arg to Wareqan Mountain. Quds leads to Al-Mu'tasha, between Al-Arj and Al-Saqiya. According to the hadith of Ikrimah from Ibn 'Abbas, that Muhammad gave Bilal bin al-Harith al-Muznani the minerals of Qibliya, Jalsabha and Ghurayya, up to where the crops are cultivated from Quds.[3]
Al-Sakuni said: "There are springs on the sides of Ara, and on each spring there is a village".
One of them is a village called Al-Faraa, which belongs to Quraysh, Ansar, and Muzaynah.[4]
Al-Hamiri
editAl-Hamiri said: "It is one of the mountains of Tihama, which is the Alaraj Mountain, it's the name for the mountain and its surroundings"[5]
Alhazmi al-Hamdani
editAlhazmi al-Hamdani said: "Two mountains in the Hijaz, called Quds al-Abayd and Quds al-Aswad which are by Wareqan. As for the al-Abyad between it and Wareqan there is a stub called Rukuba, as for Quds al-Aswad, between it and Wareqan there is a stub called Jumt. The two Quds are for Mizinah, and their money is for the cattle of the sheep and the camels as Alkindi said".[6]
Al-Zamakhshari
editAl-Zamakhshari said: "Quds Awarah, a well-known mountain".[7]
Yaqut al-Hamawi
editYaqut al-Hamawi said: "In the land of Najd, Ibn Dred said Quds Awara is a well-known mountain".[8]
Abdul Momin al-Baghdadi
editAbdul Momin al-Baghdadi said: "Two mountains in the Hijaz, called Quds al-Abayd and Quds al-Aswad which are by Wareqan. As for the al-Abyad between it and Wareqan there is a stub called Rukuba, as for Quds al-Aswad, between it and Wareqan there is a stub called Jumt. The two Quds are for Mizinah".[9]
Al-Samhudi
editAl-Samhudi said: "Al-Hijri said: The mountains of Quds, west of Dhaf from Baqi'a, and Quds are continuous mountains that grow juniper and bamboo. It has an orchard and houses from Mazinah. Al-Asadi mentioned that the left mountain overlooking Ain al-Qashiri is called Quds. It's beginning is at Arj.[10]
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Ministry of Interior, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Provinces - Emirate of Madinah Region". Saudi Ministry of Interior. Ministry of Interior. 1438 AH - 2017 AD. Archived from the original on April 10, 2021. Accessed on 17-08-2021.
- ^ Mentioned by Nasr citing Yaqoot, Lexicon of Countries 3/329
- ^ Al-Bakri Al-Andalusi, Lexicon of the Names of Countries and Places, Vol. 3, pp. 1051, 1052.
- ^ Al-Bakri Al-Andalusi, Lexicon of the Names of Countries and Places, Vol. 3, pp. 1051, 1052.
- ^ Abu Abdullah Abdul Moneim al-Humairi, Al-Rawd al-Maatar fi Khabar al-Aqtar, p. 454.
- ^ Al-Hazmi al-Hamdani, Places or What is Spoken and Named Differently from Places, p. 761.
- ^ al-Zamakhshari, Mountains, Places and Water, p. 271.
- ^ Yaqut al-Hamawi, Majmujam al-Baladan, vol. 4, p. 311
- ^ Abdul Moumen al-Baghdadi, Marasad al-Ittaa' al-'Iqraa on the names of places and spots, vol. 3, p. 1068.
- ^ Imam al-Samhudi, Wafa al-Wafa, Akhbar Dar al-Mustafa, c. 4, p. 131.