The Mosque of the Jinn (Masjid al-Jinn)
The Mosque of the Jinn (Arabic transliteration: Masjid al-Jinn) is a mosque in Mecca, located near Jannat al-Mu'alla.
The mosque is built at the place where a group of jinn are said to have gathered one night to hear the recitation of a portion of the Quran by Prophet Muhammad. Prophet Muhammad later met there with these jinn's leaders and accepted their embrace of Islam and their bay'ah (oath of allegiance) to him. The incident is mentioned in chapter al-Jinn of the Quran.
The mosque is considered one of the oldest in Mecca and is one of the most important mosques visited in the city.
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