Abu Qubays () is a

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which resides on the eastern frontier of ''

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'' in

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, in the

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region of

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Although the exact origin of its name is unknown, it is believed to be called ''Al-Amīn'' () in

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times because the sacred

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resided there according to

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. According to another report, this mountain was also called the ''Maghārat al-Kanz'' (, "Treasure Cave"), and this was believed to be the place where the first of men stayed and were buried after their death. According to tradition, this is the place where the

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performed the miracle of splitting the Moon into two pieces and then re-attaching those pieces as demanded by the disbelievers of

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