Chapter on the Reasons Behind Hajj

Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 2|Book 3|Chapter 1
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh

Volume 2, Book 3, Chapter 1

Chapter on the Reasons Behind Hajj

وَ سُمِّيَتْ مِنًى مِنًى لِأَنَّ جَبْرَئِيلَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَتَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ فَقَالَ لَهُ تَمَنَّ يَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ وَ كَانَتْ تُسَمَّى مُنًى فَسَمَّاهَا اَلنَّاسُ مِنًى.
"It was named Mina because Archangel Jibril عليه السلام came to Ibrahim عليه السلام and said to him: 'Wish (tamanna), O Ibrahim.' It was initially called Munaa, and the people named it Mina."
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