Mountain of Light

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Mountain of Light is the English meaning of the Arabic name "Jabal al-Nour," a mountain near Mecca revered in Islam as the site of the Prophet Muhammad’s first revelation.

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Mountain of Light canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic holy site
mountain
religious site
associatedWithAngel Angel Jibril NERFINISHED
associatedWithCentury 7th century
associatedWithCity Mecca NERFINISHED
associatedWithEvent first revelation of the Quran
associatedWithPerson Prophet Muhammad NERFINISHED
associatedWithText Quran NERFINISHED
climbedBy local visitors
pilgrims
contains Cave of Hira NERFINISHED
country Saudi Arabia
distanceFrom about 4 km from the Kaaba
elevationApprox 2106 feet
642 meters
governorate Makkah Region NERFINISHED
hasAccess footpath with many steps
hasAlternativeSpelling Jabal an-Nur NERFINISHED
hasArabicName Jabal al-Nour NERFINISHED
hasArabicTransliteration Jabal al-Nur NERFINISHED
hasCulturalSignificanceFor global Muslim community
hasEnglishMeaning Mountain of Light NERFINISHED
hasFeature steep rocky paths
stone steps leading to Cave of Hira
hasReligiousEvent revelation of first verses of Surah Al-Alaq
hasReligiousPractice supplication and reflection by visitors
hasTypeOfReverence venerated as site of first revelation
hasViewOf city of Mecca NERFINISHED
isSymbolOf beginning of Quranic revelation
knownAs Jabal al-Nour NERFINISHED
knownFor Cave where first Quranic verses were revealed
languageOfName Arabic
locatedIn Saudi Arabia
locatedInRegion Hejaz NERFINISHED
locatedNear Mecca NERFINISHED
near Cave of Hira entrance NERFINISHED
overlooks Mecca NERFINISHED
partOf mountainous area around Mecca
pilgrimageSiteFor Muslims
religion Islam
reveredIn Islam NERFINISHED
significanceInIslam site of the Prophet Muhammad’s first revelation
touristAttractionFor religious tourists
visitedDuring Hajj season
Umrah trips

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Jabal al-Nour nameMeaningInArabic Mountain of Light
Ghar Hira locatedOn Mountain of Light
Koh-i-Noor diamond meaningOfName Mountain of Light