Rakuba Explained

Rakuba
Type:Mountain road

Rukuba is a mountain road in Saudi Arabia.

Mentions of historians and geographers

Al-Bakri Andalusian

Al-Bakri stated that: "Rukuba is a mountain road that presents a number of challenges to navigation due to its uneven terrain."[1]

This route was traversed by the Muhammad during the Expedition of Tabuk and his Hijrah to Medina.[2]

Al-Zamakhshari

Al-Zamakhshari Stated that: "It is a mountain road presents a challenging and uneven surface that requires careful navigation."[3]

Al-Iskandari

Al-Iskandari stated that: "Rakuba it is a mountain road presents a challenging and uneven surface between Mecca and Medina".[4]

Yaqut Al-Hamawi

Yaqut al-Hamawi Stated that: "Muhammad traversed the route while undertaking the hijrah to Medina, situated in proximity to Wareqan Mountain and Edqes Mountain."[5]

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 and Medina, at Al-Araj, near Wareqan Mountain, on which Muhammad have traveled during the Hijrah."[6]

Al-Samhudi

Al-Samhudi Stated that: "A mountain road between Mecca and Medina 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 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, near Wareqan Mountain and Edqes Mountain, and was accompanied by Abdullah bin Abdu-nahm."[7]

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."

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."[8]

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://shamela.ws/book/11802/636 Al-Bakri al-Andalusi, Mujam ma Estagaam, Vol. 2, p. 671
  2. https://www.bokawy.com/ktab-al-hjrt-an-nbwyt-al-mswrh/ The Illustrated Prophetic Hijrah, Judge Abdullah bin Hussein
  3. https://shamela.ws/book/7287/134 Zamakhshari, Mountains, Places and Waters (book), p. 161
  4. [iarchive:0382zip25|Al-Iskandari Nasr ibn Abdulrahman, Places, Waters, Mountains and Monuments, c. 1, p. 530]
  5. https://shamela.ws/book/23735/1138 Mujam Al-Buldan- Yaqut Al-Hamawi. Vol.3, P.64
  6. https://shamela.ws/book/11484/633 Abd al-Mu'min al-Baghdadi, Marasad al-Iraa'a on the names of places and spots, Vol. 2, p. 629
  7. https://shamela.ws/book/23695/894 Al-Samhudi, Wafa al-Wafa with Akhbar Dar al-Mustafa, Vol.4, pp. 82 and 83.
  8. https://shamela.ws/book/9777/115 A Lexicon of Geographical Landmarks in the Biography of Muhammad - A'taq Al-Baladi. P.142