Hira 1319867 220428951 2008-06-19T20:34:45Z Thijs!bot 1392310 robot Adding: [[zh:希拉山洞]] {{Unreferenced|date=March 2007}} {{otheruses}} [[Image:Cave Hira.jpg|right|150px|]] '''Hira''' ({{lang-ar|حراء}} ''{{transl|sem|Ḥirāʾ}}'') or the '''Cave of Hira''' (غار حراء ''{{transl|sem|Ġār Ḥirāʾ}}'') is a cave on the peak named [[Jabal al-Nour|Jabal an-Nūr]] in the [[Hijaz]] region of present day [[Saudi Arabia]]. The cave itself is about 4 meters in length and 1.75 meters in width. It is notable for being the location where [[Muslims]] believe [[Muhammad]] received [[Muhammad's first revelation|his first revelations]] from [[Allah]] through the angel [[Gabriel|Jibraile]]. == External links == *[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/4578168.stm#Pictures] Pictures #4 and #5 are of Jabal an-Nūr and the Hira cave. *[http://www.witness-pioneer.org/vil/Books/SM_tsn/ch1s7.html] [[Category:Muhammad]] [[Category:Geography of Saudi Arabia]] [[ar:غار حراء]] [[da:Hira]] [[de:Hira]] [[fa:غار حرا]] [[fr:Grotte de Hira]] [[id:Gua Hira]] [[lt:Hira]] [[mk:Хира]] [[ja:ヒラー山]] [[simple:Hira]] [[te:హిరా గుహ]] [[tr:Hira mağarası]] [[zh:希拉山洞]]