Dhul Hulaifah Miqat Mosque

This guide to Dhul Hulaifah Miqat Mosque near Medina follows Muhammad to a lone samara tree here in the year 631, where he wrapped himself in seamless white cloth and spoke the words pilgrims still recite at this spot. It traces his two earlier stops at this same well and tree after the truce of Hudaybiyyah, and how this third departure drew tens of thousands of followers camping around the same ground before dawn. You'll hear how the crowd took up his call behind him as he mounted his camel and rode south. Listen for why locals still call this stretch of ground Abyar Ali, after wells said to lie nearby.