Al-abṭaḥ (الأبْطَحُ)
الفقه أصول الفقه
التعريف :
A spacious area between mina and Makkah, but closer to mina. It is desirable for pilgrims to stop there when they have finished their stay in mina and proceeding to Makkah, having completed their duties of the pilgrimage due in mina. It is a part of the Makkah valley between al-munḥanā to al-ḥajūn.
المعنى الاصطلاحي :
A place near Makkah where the pilgrims go after throwing the pebbles and departing from Mina.
الشرح المختصر :
“Al-Abtah” or “Al-Muhassab” (A place near Makkah) is a wide valley that extends between Makkah and Mina, and is now part of the city of Makkah. It is located between Al-Munhana and Ray‘ Al-Hajoon. Next to this valley is the Makkan Plain (Bat'hā), which extends to the Masjid Al-Haram. Both of these places are part of Al-Mu‘allāh. This boulevard, which extends today from Al-Munhana to Ray‘ Al-Hajoon, is called Al-Abtah Street. It is a wide street, full of buildings and markets, and it is on the route that the pilgrims take from Al-Masjid Al-Haram to Mina.
التعريف اللغوي المختصر :
"Abtah": a wide plain piece of land containing small gravels. Derived from the root "bat'h", which indicates that something is spread and stretched out, or derived from "Al-Bat'hā", which means gravels.