Rukuba is a mountain road in
Saudi Arabia
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.
Mentions of historians and geographers
Al-Bakri Andalusian
Al-Bakri
Abū ʿUbayd ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn Muḥammad ibn Ayyūb ibn ʿAmr al-Bakrī (), or simply al-Bakrī (c. 1040–1094) was an Arab Andalusian historian and a geographer of the Muslim West.
Life
Al-Bakri was born in Huelva, the ...
stated that: "Rukuba is a mountain road that presents a number of challenges to navigation due to its uneven terrain."
This route was traversed by the
Muhammad
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during the Expedition of
Tabuk
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and his to
Medina
Medina, officially al-Madinah al-Munawwarah (, ), also known as Taybah () and known in pre-Islamic times as Yathrib (), is the capital of Medina Province (Saudi Arabia), Medina Province in the Hejaz region of western Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, ...
.
Al-Zamakhshari
Al-Zamakhshari
Abu al-Qasim Mahmud ibn Umar al-Zamakhshari (; 1074 –1143) was a medieval Muslim scholar of Iranian descent. He travelled to Mecca and settled there for five years and has been known since then as 'Jar Allah' (God's Neighbor). He was a Mu'tazi ...
stated that: "It is a mountain road presents a challenging and uneven surface that requires careful navigation."
Al-Iskandari
Al-Iskandari stated that: "Rakuba it is a mountain road presents a challenging and uneven surface between
Mecca
Mecca, officially Makkah al-Mukarramah, is the capital of Mecca Province in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia; it is the Holiest sites in Islam, holiest city in Islam. It is inland from Jeddah on the Red Sea, in a narrow valley above ...
and
Medina
Medina, officially al-Madinah al-Munawwarah (, ), also known as Taybah () and known in pre-Islamic times as Yathrib (), is the capital of Medina Province (Saudi Arabia), Medina Province in the Hejaz region of western Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, ...
".
Yaqut Al-Hamawi
Yaqut al-Hamawi
Yāqūt Shihāb al-Dīn ibn-ʿAbdullāh al-Rūmī al-Ḥamawī (1179–1229) () was a Muslim scholar of Byzantine ancestry active during the late Abbasid period (12th–13th centuries). He is known for his , an influential work on geography con ...
stated that: "Muhammad traversed the route while undertaking the
hijrah
The Hijrah, () also Hegira (from Medieval Latin), was the journey the prophets and messengers in Islam, Islamic prophet Muhammad and his followers took from Mecca to Medina. The year in which the Hijrah took place is also identified as the e ...
to
Medina
Medina, officially al-Madinah al-Munawwarah (, ), also known as Taybah () and known in pre-Islamic times as Yathrib (), is the capital of Medina Province (Saudi Arabia), Medina Province in the Hejaz region of western Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, ...
, situated in proximity to
Wareqan Mountain
Wareqan Mountain is one of the Medina region mountains, it is located southwest of Medina, seventy kilometers away on the Al-Hijra highway, and is 2400 meters above sea level and is also known as the Ouf Mountains after the tribe of Bani Ouf from ...
and Edqes Mountain."
Bin Abd Alhaqq Albaghdadi
Bin Abd Alhaqq Albaghdadi stated that: "It is a mountain road that presents a number of challenges to navigation due to its uneven terrain between
Mecca
Mecca, officially Makkah al-Mukarramah, is the capital of Mecca Province in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia; it is the Holiest sites in Islam, holiest city in Islam. It is inland from Jeddah on the Red Sea, in a narrow valley above ...
and
Medina
Medina, officially al-Madinah al-Munawwarah (, ), also known as Taybah () and known in pre-Islamic times as Yathrib (), is the capital of Medina Province (Saudi Arabia), Medina Province in the Hejaz region of western Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, ...
, at Al-Araj, near Wareqan Mountain, on which Muhammad have traveled during the
Hijrah
The Hijrah, () also Hegira (from Medieval Latin), was the journey the prophets and messengers in Islam, Islamic prophet Muhammad and his followers took from Mecca to Medina. The year in which the Hijrah took place is also identified as the e ...
."
Al-Samhudi
Al-Samhudi
Nur al-Din Ali ibn Abd Allah ibn Ahmad al-Hasani al-Samhudi (), better known as Nur al-Din al-Samhudi () was an Arab Sunni Islamic scholar from the 15th century. He was a well-known Shafi'i jurist, hadith scholar, mufti and historian of Medina. H ...
stated that: "A mountain road between
Mecca
Mecca, officially Makkah al-Mukarramah, is the capital of Mecca Province in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia; it is the Holiest sites in Islam, holiest city in Islam. It is inland from Jeddah on the Red Sea, in a narrow valley above ...
and
Medina
Medina, officially al-Madinah al-Munawwarah (, ), also known as Taybah () and known in pre-Islamic times as Yathrib (), is the capital of Medina Province (Saudi Arabia), Medina Province in the Hejaz region of western Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, ...
at Al-Araj, three miles from it to the direction of Medina, as will be mentioned in Al-Mudarj. Ibn Ishaq states in his account of
Hijrah
The Hijrah, () also Hegira (from Medieval Latin), was the journey the prophets and messengers in Islam, Islamic prophet Muhammad and his followers took from Mecca to Medina. The year in which the Hijrah took place is also identified as the e ...
that the group's guide proceeded to lead them from al-Arj to Thaniyat al-Ghayr, situated to the right of Rukuba."
Al-Majd said: "Muhammad rode a proverbially difficult fold when he migrated to
Medina
Medina, officially al-Madinah al-Munawwarah (, ), also known as Taybah () and known in pre-Islamic times as Yathrib (), is the capital of Medina Province (Saudi Arabia), Medina Province in the Hejaz region of western Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, ...
, near
Wareqan Mountain
Wareqan Mountain is one of the Medina region mountains, it is located southwest of Medina, seventy kilometers away on the Al-Hijra highway, and is 2400 meters above sea level and is also known as the Ouf Mountains after the tribe of Bani Ouf from ...
and Edqes Mountain, and was accompanied by Abdullah bin Abdu-nahm."
Al-Blady Al-Harby
Al-Blady Al-Harby stated that: "The term "Rakuba" is a transliteration of the word "riding", which was mentioned during the
Hijrah
The Hijrah, () also Hegira (from Medieval Latin), was the journey the prophets and messengers in Islam, Islamic prophet Muhammad and his followers took from Mecca to Medina. The year in which the Hijrah took place is also identified as the e ...
."
He Said: "Subsequently, the group's guide proceeded to lead them out of Al-Araj and took them to Thunyat al-Ghayr, situated to the right of Rakuba. Ibn Hisham states that Rakuba is situated to the right of Thunyat al-Ghayr for those embarking on the journey to
Medina
Medina, officially al-Madinah al-Munawwarah (, ), also known as Taybah () and known in pre-Islamic times as Yathrib (), is the capital of Medina Province (Saudi Arabia), Medina Province in the Hejaz region of western Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, ...
."
A Lexicon of Geographical Landmarks in the Biography of Muhammad - A'taq Al-Baladi. P.142
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See also
* List of mountains in Saudi Arabia
This is an (incomplete) list of mountains in Saudi Arabia.
Peaks over 3,000 m
Peaks over 2,500 m
Highest peaks in the Hijaz Mountains
Highest peaks in the Midian Mountains
Highest peaks in the Tihamah
Highest peaks in the Najd
...
.
* Ubla mountains
References
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Roads in Saudi Arabia