About Jabal Nur and the scientific Rihlah tradition that fades during Hajj

Makkah – Klim of Jabal Nur, who peaks the Hira cave, is one of the pilgrims’ activities after the series of worship is completed. However, the journey to the Hira cave is often limited to pilgrimages or visits, not travel scientifically or with learning purposes. Detikcom visited Jabal Nur on Saturday (6/14/2025). The hiking trail begins from the Hira cultural district, which is a new tourist place in Makkah. This area contains museums, cafes, souvenir stores to places to drive camels. It is seen that visitors from different countries, including Indonesia, could climb early on Jabal Nur. It took about 1.5 hours to the peak of as high as 642 meters. Indeed, climbing is good at doing at night until early morning when the temperature in Makkah begins to fall. Browse to continue with content photos: climb on Jabal Nur, which at the peak there is a hira cave to be one of the activities of the pilgrims after completing the series of worship. (Haris/detikcom). Saudi authorities also banned the climb of 11.00-16.00 Saudi Arabia time for safety and safety. The hiking trail is equipped with a ladder to facilitate the congregation. However, the hiking trail is narrower and steep as he approaches the top of Jabal Nur. The peak area was also packed with climbers who wanted to visit the Hira cave, which was the place where the prophet Muhammad received the first revelation, and performed the Dawn prayer there. Photo: Climb from Jabal Nur, at the top of the Hira cave, is one of the pilgrims’ activities after the series of worship is completed. (Haris/detikcom). Chairman of Mustasyar Diny Saudi Arabia PPIH, prof. Oman Fathurahman, said the pilgrimage to the Hira cave was not a series of pilgrims. He said that Hira cave was a mere location of pilgrimage at this time. “So I’m a place for a pilgrimage. Nothing in it is part of the Hajj ritual,” Oman said. He said Hajj himself has several elements. First, Hajj has an element of worship. “We know that in the pilgrimage there is an element of worship, there is an element of pilgrimage, there is an element of Tijarah (meaning) trade, but if there was an element of scientific Rihlah, the Hajj was always knowledgeable,” he said. Professor of Uin Syarif Hidayatullah calls this scientific Rihlah tradition that is fading from the pilgrimage today. He said the pilgrims in the past will usually take the time to study first before returning to their respective homeland. “Indonesian people can be in the past 19 years, ten years when the pilgrimage did not go home immediately. Now it is somewhat lost. The worship is there, the pilgrimage is there, Tijarah also has a mall, but the missing element is scientific,” he said. Oman then explained about Jabal Nur, which is the location of an important event in Islam. He said Jabal Nur became a place for the first revelation for the prophet Muhammad in the form of five verses of the Qur’an as a symbol of the birth of a new religion, relief and also learning. The first verse that came down contains commands to read. At the time, he said, the prophet Muhammad was confused about what to read when he met with the angel Jibril who redeemed the Word of God in the cave of Hira. “The greatness of Islam we now feel begins from the narrow space and to reach the narrow space we all start at midnight, so difficult, especially the apostles. The meaning is that glory must have a struggle,” he said. He said Jabal Nur is also known as Jabalul Quran and Jabarul Islam because it was the place where the Qur’an and the birth of Islam were. Oman hopes that Indonesian pilgrims do not protrude, damage or export special rituals in the Hira cave. “First, prepare physically not to leave day or evening or evening. Make the intention not to do, then there is the name that upsets our monotheism, because there are pilgrims taking the sand to take the stone is considered a talisman,” he said. “Do not pray that it is not a compulsory prayer. For example, ordinary dawn prayers. But do not pray caves, or who are prayers, because it ruins our creed,” Oman continued. (HAF/WHN) HOEGENG Awards 2025 Read the inspiring story of the exemplary police candidate here