Mosque of the Jinn
Mosque in Makkah, Saudi Arabia
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The Mosque of the Jinn (Arabic: مسجد الجنّ, romanized: Masjid al-Jinn)[1][2][3] is a Sunni Islam mosque, located in Mecca, Saudi Arabia,[4] near Jannat al-Mu'alla.[5] It is also known as the Mosque of Allegiance[6][3] (Arabic: مسجد بِيعات, romanized: Masjid Biy‘āt)[7] and the Mosque of Guards[3] (Arabic: مسجد الحرس, romanized: Masjid al-Ḥaras)[1] because the city's guards would patrol up to that point.[1]
| Mosque of the Jinn | |
|---|---|
Arabic: مسجد الجن | |
The mosque in 2020 | |
  Location within Saudi Arabia | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
| Mosque | |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Makkah |
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| Coordinates | 21°26′00.2″N 39°49′44.2″E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque architecture |
| Minaret | One |
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 Muhammad.[5][4][8][3] Muhammad later met there with these jinn's leaders and accepted their embrace of Islam and their bay'ah (oath of allegiance) to him.[8][1][6][9][3] The incident is mentioned in chapter al-Jinn of the Quran.[4][3]
The mosque is considered one of the oldest in Mecca and is one of the most important mosques visited in the city.[3][10]
