mountain of light. also known as mount heera. this is where the prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to go and meditate. it was on one such occasion that angel jibreel (gabriel) came to muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) and said "iqra" meaning 'read'. muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) asked "read what?" three times until finally angel jibreel brought the first revelation of the quran "iqra bismi rabbikal lazi kalakh" ("read in the name of your lord who has created (all that exists)."
