Jabal al-Nour

Jabal al-Nour
Jabal al-Nour in Mecca.
Elevation	642 m (2,106 ft)
Location
Jabal al-Nour Location of Jabal al-Nour
Location	Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Coordinates	21°27′29″N 39°51′41″E / 21.45806°N 39.86139°E / 21.45806; 39.86139Coordinates: 21°27′29″N 39°51′41″E / 21.45806°N 39.86139°E / 21.45806; 39.86139

Jabal an-Nour (also Jabal an-Nur or Jabal Nur), (Arabic: جبل النور‎), meaning "The Mountain of Light", is a mountain near the city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia. It houses the Hira cave where Muhammad is said to have received his first revelation from God (Arabic Allah) through the angel Gabriel^[1].

Naming

The entrance to the Hira cave in the mountain.

Jabal an-Nour or the Mountain of Light has seen so called because the first "light" of Muhammad's message, Islam, was here. The Islamic prophet received his first revelation in the Hira cave in this mountain. Prophet Muhammad used to climb it a lot before getting his first revelation and loved to stay in the cave for long.

References

	Saudi Arabia portal
	Geography portal

1. ^ http://www.witness-pioneer.org/vil/Books/SM_tsn/ch1s7.html