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the Cave of Blood

مغارة الدم

The cave on Damascus's Mount Qasyun said to be where Adam's son killed his brother; it served as the city's rain-prayer ground — Makhul climbed it with Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz, Mu'awiya and the Muslims camped there until the wadis flowed, and under Hisham supplicants weathered three days' rain in the cave beneath it 1.

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The Cave of Blood is a cave on Mount Qasiyun, above Damascus. It is claimed that in it Adam's son killed his brother. 2

A place for rain prayers

Al-Umari reports that it was a place where rain was sought. Makhul went up to it with Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz to ask for rain. Mu'awiya and the Muslims went out to it, and they did not leave until the valleys flowed. In the caliphate of Hisham, the people of Damascus climbed to it and stayed three days in the cave beneath it, seeking rain. 2

The report that Adam's son killed his brother at this place is given as a claim. An additional source is needed.

Sources

  1. Masalik al-absar fi mamalik al-amsar — al-Umari (1924 printing) , p. 205-206
  2. Masalik al-absar fi mamalik al-amsar — al-Umari (1924 printing) , p.205-206
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islam.museum contributors. “the Cave of Blood”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/magharat-al-dam/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.

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