| Jabal Din | |
| Elevation M: | 2961 |
| Map: | Yemen#Middle East#Asia |
| Label Position: | right |
| Coordinates: | 15.5958°N 44.0447°W |
| Coordinates Ref: | [1] |
Jabal Ḍin, or Jabal Ẓin, is a distinct cone-shaped mountain in Yemen. It is located at the northern end of the Sanaa plain, just east of the road from Sanaa to 'Amran.[2] Of volcanic origin, it marks the high point between the Sanaa plain and the al-Bawn plain.[2] Regarded as a sacred site since pre-Islamic times, Jabal Din points approximately to Mecca when viewed from Sanaa.[2] Thus, according to tradition, the Islamic prophet Muhammad instructed that the people of Sanaa should use Jabal Din as the reference point for the qibla.[2] There are pre-Islamic ruins at Jabal Din's summit, which are said to be the tomb of Qudam ibn Qadim.[2] The mountain does not appear to have been fortified during the Islamic period.[2]