Rukuba is a mountain road in Saudi Arabia.
Mentions of historians and geographers
Al-Bakri Andalusian Al-Bakri stated that: "Rukuba is a mountain road that presents a number of challenges to navigation due to its uneven terrain."Al-Bakri al-Andalusi, Mujam ma Estagaam, Vol. 2, p. 671
This route was traversed by the Muhammad during the Expedition of Tabuk and his to Medina.The Illustrated Prophetic Hijrah, Judge Abdullah bin Hussein, 1433 AH 2013, King Fahd National Library, 978-603-90160-3-8, page 170
Al-Zamakhshari Al-Zamakhshari stated that: "It is a mountain road presents a challenging and uneven surface that requires careful navigation."Zamakhshari, Mountains, Places and Waters (book), p. 161
Al-Iskandari Al-Iskandari stated that: "Rakuba it is a mountain road presents a challenging and uneven surface between Mecca and Medina".Al-Iskandari Nasr ibn Abdulrahman, Places, Waters, Mountains and Monuments, c. 1, p. 530
Yaqut Al-Hamawi Yaqut al-Hamawi stated that: "Muhammad traversed the route while undertaking the hijrah to Medina, situated in proximity to Wareqan Mountain and Edqes Mountain."Mujam Al-Buldan- Yaqut Al-Hamawi. Vol.3, P.64
Bin Abd Alhaqq Albaghdadi Bin Abd Alhaqq Albaghdadi stated that: "It is a mountain road that presents a number of challenges to navigation due to its uneven terrain between Mecca and Medina, at Al-Araj, near Wareqan Mountain, on which Muhammad have traveled during the Hijrah."Abd al-Mu'min al-Baghdadi, Marasad al-Iraa'a on the names of places and spots, Vol. 2, p. 629
Al-Samhudi Al-Samhudi stated that: "A mountain road between Mecca and Medina at Al-Araj, three miles from it to the direction of Medina, as will be mentioned in Al-Mudarj. Ibn Ishaq states in his account of Hijrah that the group's guide proceeded to lead them from al-Arj to Thaniyat al-Ghayr, situated to the right of Rukuba."
Al-Majd said: "Muhammad rode a proverbially difficult fold when he migrated to Medina, near Wareqan Mountain and Edqes Mountain, and was accompanied by Abdullah bin Abdu-nahm."Al-Samhudi, Wafa al-Wafa with Akhbar Dar al-Mustafa, Vol.4, pp. 82 and 83.
Al-Blady Al-Harby Al-Blady Al-Harby stated that: "The term "Rakuba" is a transliteration of the word "riding", which was mentioned during the Hijrah."
He Said: "Subsequently, the group's guide proceeded to lead them out of Al-Araj and took them to Thunyat al-Ghayr, situated to the right of Rakuba. Ibn Hisham states that Rakuba is situated to the right of Thunyat al-Ghayr for those embarking on the journey to Medina."A Lexicon of Geographical Landmarks in the Biography of Muhammad - A'taq Al-Baladi. P.142
See also
List of mountains in Saudi Arabia. Ubla mountains
References