Jabal Abu Qubays is located to the east of Al-Masjid Al-Haram, in the right hand side of the photograph.
Jabal al-Nour can be seen in the background.
Although the exact origin of its name is unknown, it is believed to be called Al-Amīn (ٱلْأَمِيْن) in
pagan times because the sacred
Black Stone resided there according to
Muslims[who?]. According to another report, this mountain was also called the Maghārat al-Kanz (مَغَارَة ٱلْكَنْز, "Treasure Cave"), and this was believed to be the place where the first of men stayed and were buried after their death. According to tradition, this is the place where the
Islamic Nabi,
ProphetMuhammad performed the miracle of
splitting the moon into two pieces and then re-attaching those pieces as demanded by the
disbelievers of
Makkah.[1]
Note: Mountains are sorted in alphabetical order, unless where it concerns ranges. The highest confirmed mountains in each country are indicated with 'HP', and those with the highest peak are indicated with 'HP', bearing in mind that in the UAE, the highest mountain and the mountain with the highest peak are different.
Outcrops are indicated with 'OC', and
outliers with 'OL', and
anticlines with 'AC'.
Volcanoes are indicated with 'V',
volcanic craters with 'VC',
lava fields with 'LF', and
volcanic fields with 'VF'.