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Former Prophets: places of Islamic history
Every researched 360° place from the Former Prophets era of Islamic history — each with its date, location, and Sunni-sourced background.
33 places
Former Prophets
The Dwellings of 'Ad
The time of Hud (peace be upon him), after the destruction of 'Ad
Al-Ahqaf (the sand-dunes), Hadramaut on the edge of the Empty Quarter, Yemen
Former Prophets
The Descent of Adam
The time of Adam (peace be upon him)
Plain of Arafat, near Makkah
Former Prophets
The First Burial
Time of Adam (peace be upon him)
Primeval earth, the first death (by tradition the slope of Mount Qasiyun above Damascus)
Former Prophets
The Dwellings of Thamud at al-Hijr
The time of Salih (peace be upon him), the people of Thamud
Al-Hijr (Mada'in Salih), north-western Saudi Arabia
Former Prophets
The Blighted Garden
A Qur'anic parable (after the time of Isa)
A garden near San'a, Yemen (the garden of Darwan, by tradition)
Former Prophets
The Spring of Ayyub
Time of Ayyub (peace be upon him)
The valley of Ayyub near Salalah, Dhofar (the traditional site of Nabi Ayyub)
Former Prophets
The Queen of Saba' and the Dam of Marib
The time of Bilqis, queen of Saba', contemporary with Sulayman (peace be upon him)
Marib, ancient Saba' (Sheba), Yemen
Former Prophets
The Burial Cave at Hebron
Traditional burial site, time of Ibrahim onward (peace be upon him)
al-Khalil (Hebron), the Cave of Machpelah
Former Prophets
Dawud and the Valley of the Duel
The time of Dawud (peace be upon him), before his kingship
The Valley of Elah, Judaean lowlands (modern Israel/Palestine)
Former Prophets
The Golden Calf at Sinai
The time of Musa (peace be upon him), at the foot of Tur Sinai
The foot of Mount Sinai, the camp of the Bani Isra'il
Former Prophets
Ibrahim and Ismail Raise the Ka'ba
The time of Ibrahim and Ismail (peace be upon them)
Makkah, the shrine valley
Former Prophets
The Sacrifice at Mina
The time of Ibrahim and Ismail (peace be upon them)
Mina, in the Makkah valley
Former Prophets
Ibrahim and the Smashed Idols
The time of Ibrahim (peace be upon him)
Ur of the Chaldees (Iraq), traditional site of Ibrahim's (peace be upon him) early life
Former Prophets
Ilyas at Baalbek
Time of Ilyas (peace be upon him)
Baalbek (Ba'labakk), the Beqaa valley, in greater Syria
Former Prophets
The Birthplace under the Palm
The time of the birth of 'Isa (peace be upon him)
A remote place with a date palm and a stream; Bayt Lahm (Bethlehem) in the standing Sunni tradition
Former Prophets
The Table and the Disciples
The ministry of 'Isa (peace be upon him), Roman-period Galilee
Roman-era Galilee / the Jerusalem hill country, traditional ministry locations of 'Isa (peace be upon him)
Former Prophets
Sodom Overturned, The People of Lut
The time of Lut (peace be upon him)
The Dead Sea basin / southern Jordan rift
Former Prophets
The Basket on the Nile
The time of Musa (peace be upon him)
The Nile, in the eastern Delta of Egypt
Former Prophets
The Scuttled Boat
Time of Musa (peace be upon him)
A harbour at the junction of the two seas (majma' al-bahrayn), traditional and not fixed
Former Prophets
Musa at the Well of Madyan
The time of Musa (peace be upon him), at Madyan
Madyan, traditionally identified with the north-western Arabian coast (al-Bid', Tabuk region)
Former Prophets
The Court of Pharaoh
The time of Musa (peace be upon him), at Pharaoh's court
The royal capital of Egypt in the time of Musa (peace be upon him), Pi-Ramesses or Memphis
Former Prophets
The Sea Crossing
The time of Musa (peace be upon him), the Exodus
The eastern shore of the Sea of Reeds / the Gulf of Suez, conventional crossing site
Former Prophets
The Twelve Springs
Time of Musa (peace be upon him)
The wilderness of Sinai, the wandering of the Children of Israel
Former Prophets
The Ark of Nuh Comes to Rest on al-Judi
The time of Nuh (peace be upon him), after the Flood
Cudi Dağı (Jabal al-Judi), south-eastern Anatolia near the Tigris
Former Prophets
Sulayman's Temple and Throne
The reign of Sulayman (peace be upon him)
The Temple Mount, al-Quds (Jerusalem), First Temple period
Former Prophets
The Valley of Tuwa
The time of Musa (peace be upon him), at Tur Sinai
The valley of Tuwa, at the foot of Mount Sinai
Former Prophets
Cast Upon the Shore
Time of Yunus (peace be upon him)
A deserted shore (the casting-out of Yunus), not fixed, in the Mesopotamian world of Nineveh
Former Prophets
Yunus and Nineveh Repenting
The time of Yunus (peace be upon him), at Nineveh
Nineveh (opposite Mosul), northern Iraq
Former Prophets
The Granary Court of the Aziz
The time of Yusuf (peace be upon him)
Avaris (Hawaret/Tell el-Dab'a), eastern Nile Delta of Egypt
Former Prophets
Yusuf Drawn from the Well
The time of Yusuf (peace be upon him)
A desert well on the caravan road between Kan'an (Canaan) and Misr (Egypt)
Former Prophets
Zakariyya in the Sanctuary
The time of Zakariyya (peace be upon him), late Second Temple period
The sanctuary precinct, al-Quds (Jerusalem), Second Temple period
Former Prophets
The People of the Ditch
c. 523 CE
Najran, on the southern edge of Arabia toward Yemen
Former Prophets
The Year of the Elephant
c. 570 CE
Approach valley west of Makkah