Haram pigeons
There are many stories and tales that we hear about the Great Mosque of Mecca, including the story of the famous pigeons of the Sanctuary, which pilgrims throw pills to eat.
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What is the story of the Haram pigeons and their lineage?
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Stories about the master's pigeons
What is the story of the Haram pigeons ?
When you go to the holy land of Makkah, you will see flocks of pigeons waiting for you in order to welcome you on the right and left in a creative and amazing way.
And you will find it strange that the pigeons of the Grand Mosque in Mecca, when receiving visitors, does not feel fear, no matter how advanced the people around it.
And you will find that there is a relationship of love and affection between the pigeons and the visitors to the House of God, for a number of years, as you will see the doves of the Sanctuary roaming all over Makkah Al-Mukarramah, flying over heads, and feeding them.
The pigeons stand between the sides of the buildings in the middle of the squares, where their cooing rises in a beautiful scene that reflects the color of the pigeon, so that those present and passers-by race to offer love, corn and water to him, so that they spread it and the birds come to take their share.
This pigeon is called by many names, such as “the fever pigeon or the sanctuary pigeon .” When you see it, you will find it hovering with its wings around the bowl of the ancient house. Special.
And this beautiful bird you find has a special status and treatment, as it is not permissible for the forbidden or the non-mahram to kill it, in addition to that, you find that it requires killing it as a ransom, or slaughtering a sheep, and it is not permissible to alienate it or break its eggs in order to expel it from the place where it lands. .
With regard to the origin and lineage of the Haram pigeons, many researchers have spoken that it is a descendant of the pigeon that had placed its nest in the cave of Thor, and that was during the migration of the Prophet Muhammad, may God bless him and grant him peace, from Mecca to Medina.
You will also find it distinguished from other birds in its shape and color other than the different long neck and distinctive colors that make it different from other types of pigeons and birds around the world.
And you will notice the presence of flocks of the Haram pigeons that remain surrounding the Grand Mosque as well as around its minarets, and some of the pigeons flap their wings and roam in a number of neighborhoods in Makkah Al-Mukarramah.]
It is found in a number of historical documents that there was a waqf, which is a farm in “Hotat Sudair”, which was allocated for the pigeon of the Great Mosque of Mecca.
A citizen also allocated an endowment in Makkah Al-Mukarramah, the proceeds of which were returned for this pigeon, while the purpose of that endowment was to feed the pigeons in order to stay alive.
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When you observe this pigeon, you will find that one of its strangeness is to circumambulate in groups around the Kaaba, as the pilgrims and Umrah performers do in circular circles.
This pigeon is located very densely at the Al-Hujun Gate, as if it was found in that place in particular in order to receive visitors, pilgrims, pilgrims and pilgrims, for this reason they feed it and scatter grains with them so that the pigeons can eat from it.
You will find that this pigeon is not only located in the Great Mosque of Mecca, but is located in the vicinity of the Grand Mosque, as well as the squares and parts of Medina, and in every place he finds someone who raises grain for him to feed him.
The Municipality of Makkah hosted the pigeons of the master of the house by building pigeon towers in the Al-Hujun area, which is the area to which the pigeons go after sunset and that happens after each era.
Among the oddities of this pigeons is that when it descends to the surface of the Kaaba, it does not make any waste, despite the large amount of waste it leaves in many places, and its meat is not cooked, according to the employees of the campus who sat for years in the service of the Grand Mosque.
You will also notice that flocks of these pigeons come to the city of Makkah Al-Mukarramah during the first five days of the month of Dhu Al-Hijjah, after which they return as flocks to Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah and this is on the fifteenth of the same month.
One of the amazing things is that despite the spread of many diseases among birds all over the world during the past years, for example bird flu, you will find that the bathroom of the Great Mosque of Mecca has a great ability and strong immunity that repels any disease so it does not transmit common diseases to it And this talk was confirmed by many experts in the field of health.
With regard to Sharia, we find that the pegion of the master of the house or the sanctuary is not allowed to be alienated from its place, and that is as the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him said, “and his hunting is not alienated.” For this reason, it has become of great importance among citizens, so no one can rob it, and pilgrims and visitors care about it when visiting Makkah.
Narratives about the bath of the master of the house and its origin
There are many narrations and stories that have been created about the pigeon of the master of the house or the Great Mosque of Mecca, since the beginning of its presence in the Sacred Mosque.
We will find that what most attracts the minds of visitors and pilgrims of the Kaaba is that pigeon in terms of its gray color, which tends to a little blue or green in its neck. the birds.
This pigeon lives and settles in the Great Mosque of Mecca, as it possesses a great divine ability to preserve the purity of that holy place, and its flocks cannot fly directly or by standing over the Kaaba, while flying in the form of flocks in a circular motion and this happens over the Kaaba, as it circulates. Pilgrims around the Kaaba, as you will notice that the droppings of these birds do not fall into the courtyard of the Grand Mosque in Mecca, as its flocks are called by a number of names, including “Rofan, a river from the rivers of Paradise.”
With regard to the origin of this bird, a number of beliefs, sayings, and stories were circulated by people, but all without any confirmation about any of them.
The first story is:
That pigeon is considered a descendant of pigeons that nested at the door of the cave of Thor in Mecca, and this was during the migration of the Prophet, peace be upon him, and his companion Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq, in addition to that, many considered him to be one of their offspring for this reason they are safe in the Haram.
While the second story came, which is:
Many citizens circulate that the breed of pigeons of the master of the house may be traced back to the Ababil bird, which came from the sea, and was carrying stones under its feet in order to deter Abraha, who wanted to destroy the Kaaba in the Year of the Elephant.
The third story was:
In this story that people circulate, it is related to the story of the flood, in which they say that the Prophet Noah, peace be upon him, used that species of birds in order to discover the land as well as its dryness so that this bird would be a symbol and address of peace in the whole world.
The fourth story is as follows:
While the last story, which is considered one of the weakest of these narrations about the origin of this pigeon, is that its origin is not from the Hijaz, while it returns to its original homeland of Europe, which came from it in order to live in the Sacred House and he felt harmony in this place and preferred to stay..
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