Sahabi Tree, or the Tree of al-Buqayawiyya (The Blessed Tree) (

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: شجرة البقيعاوية), is a 1500-year-old tree located in Safawi, Jordan, from

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, the capital of Jordan. The tree is an Atlantic Pistachio tree. It is located on the old trade route between

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and

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. Caravans used to travel by this route.

Religious importance

It is believed that one such caravan was going to

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from Mecca, when

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sat down under its shadow at the age of 12. He was accompanying his uncle Abu Talib. It is said that under this tree, the monk

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foretold about the prophethood of Muhammad. It is a tourist attraction in Jordan, with many Muslims visiting the tree every year.

Compound

King Abdullah of Jordan ordered to construct a fence around the tree to safeguard the tree.

References

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Religious importance

Compound

See also

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