Sens
Which town is referenced here?
Réponse
Imām Ibn al-Jawzī (d. 597/1201) summarized the scholars' opinions in his book "Zād al-Masīr" as follows:
- It refers to Bayt al-Maqdis (Jerusalem). [Ibn Masʿūd, Ibn ʿAbbās, Qatāda, al-Suddī] It has also been narrated from Ibn ʿAbbās that it refers to Jericho. Al-Suddī states that Jericho is part of the vicinity of Bayt al-Maqdis.
- It refers to a village nearby the Levant (al-Shām). [Wahb]