Masjid Jin

The Mosque of the Jinn is a Sunni mosque in Mecca. Arabic sources place it in the Ghazza district, roughly 1.4 km from the Masjid al-Haram, while English sources describe it as lying near Jannat al-Mu'alla. It is also called Masjid Biy'at (Mosque of Allegiance) and Masjid al-Haras (Mosque of Guards), the latter name reflecting the fact that the city's guards patrolled as far as this point. According to tradition, a group of jinn gathered here one night to hear Muhammad recite part of the Quran. He is said to have met their leaders at the site afterwards and accepted their conversion to Islam and their oath of allegiance. The episode is referred to in the Quranic chapter al-Jinn. The mosque is regarded as one of the oldest in Mecca and a significant place of visit in the city.