Hill of Illumination

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Hill of Illumination is an English rendering of the name of the mountain Jabal al-Nour near Mecca, renowned in Islamic tradition as the site of the Cave of Hira where the Prophet Muhammad is believed to have first received revelation.

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Hill of Illumination canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic holy site ⓘ
mountain ⓘ
pilgrimage site ⓘ
associatedAngel Jibril ⓘ
associatedEvent first revelation to Muhammad ⓘ
associatedText Qur’an ⓘ
linked to: Quran
associatedWith Prophet Muhammad ⓘ
linked to: Muhammad
climate arid desert climate ⓘ
climbDuration about 30–45 minutes for most visitors ⓘ
climbInvolves steep stairway ⓘ
contains narrow cave chamber ⓘ
country Saudi Arabia ⓘ
culturalRole symbol of the beginning of Islamic revelation ⓘ
devotionalPractice visiting and reflecting at Cave of Hira ⓘ
distanceFromMeccaCenter several kilometers ⓘ
governedBy Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ⓘ
linked to: Saudi Arabia
hasAlternativeTransliteration Jabal an-Nur ⓘ
linked to: Jabal al-Nour
hasApproximateHeight about 642 meters above sea level ⓘ
hasCave Cave of Hira ⓘ
hasGeologicalForm rocky hill ⓘ
hasNameInArabic Jabal al-Nour ⓘ
hasNameInArabicScript جبل النور ⓘ
hasReligiousStatus non-ritual but revered site ⓘ
hasViewOf Mecca valley ⓘ
linked to: Hejaz
historicalEraOfEvent early 7th century CE ⓘ
isPartOf mountainous area around Mecca ⓘ
knownFor Cave of Hira ⓘ
linkedToPropheticBiography seclusion and meditation of Muhammad ⓘ
locatedIn Makkah Province ⓘ
Saudi Arabia ⓘ
locatedInRegion Hejaz ⓘ
locatedNear Mecca ⓘ
nearbyCity Mecca ⓘ
nearbyLandmark Cave of Hira ⓘ
overlooks Mecca ⓘ
proximityTo Masjid al-Haram ⓘ
region Hejaz ⓘ
religiousCategory site associated with revelation ⓘ
religiousTradition Islam ⓘ
renownedAs site of first Qur’anic revelation ⓘ
safetyConcerns crowding and heat during climbs ⓘ
significanceIn Islam ⓘ
tourismType religious tourism ⓘ
translatedName Mountain of Light ⓘ
visitedBy Muslim pilgrims ⓘ
visitedDuring Hajj season ⓘ
Umrah journeys ⓘ

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Jabal al-Nour → hasAlternativeNameMeaning → Hill of Illumination ⓘ