Mina

Posted on 06/07/2012 by marina

MINA منى
Lit. “A wish.”- A sacred valley near Makkah in which part of the Pilgrimage ceremonies take place. According to ‘Abdu ‘l-Haqq. it was so called because Adam wished for paradise in this valley.

Based on Hughes, Dictionary of Islam

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