Jabal e-Malaika

Jabal e-Malaika (Arabic: جبل الملائكة, romanized: Jabal al-Malāʾika, lit.'Mountain of the angels') is a sand hill at Badr, in the Hejaz region of Saudi Arabia. It is 757 metres (2,484 ft) high and 1,964 metres (6,444 ft) long and was the site, where, according to Islam, angels came and assisted the prophet Muhammad and the early Muslims in the Battle of Badr, that was fought on 13 March 624 (17 Ramadan 2 AH).

Jabal e-Malaika
Mountain of the angels
Jabal e-Malaika
Highest point
Elevation757 metres (2,484 ft)
Coordinates23°48′30″N 38°45′57″E / 23.80833°N 38.76583°E / 23.80833; 38.76583 (Jabal e-Malaika)
Naming
Native nameجبل الملائكة (Arabic)
Geography
Jabal e-Malaika
Location in Saudi Arabia
Jabal e-Malaika
Jabal e-Malaika (West and Central Asia)
LocationBadr, Hejaz, Saudi Arabia
ProvinceAl Madinah Region