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15 maps of prophetic accounts and Seerah locations.
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Salih and Al-Hijr
Scriptural memory and a later archaeological landscape
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Locate al-Hijr in western Arabia and distinguish the prophetic account from the surviving archaeology. Hegra is a useful geographic reference, but a monument’s visibility does not establish who built it in an earlier account.
Natural Earth · Regional outlines and rivers. Present-day geography; not an ancient political or street map.
What the sources establish
The Qur’an describes the people of al-Hijr and rock-cut dwellings. A hadith records the Prophet’s warning when passing their dwellings on the expedition toward Tabuk.
What remains unlocated
UNESCO identifies the prominent surviving Hegra tombs as Nabataean. This map does not present those later monuments as authenticated buildings from Salih’s lifetime.
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Overview
Prophetic Accounts
02Ibrahim: Regions of a Continuing Call
Mesopotamia, the Levant, and Makkah
3 places / areas · Geographic context
03Yusuf: Egypt and the Family’s Reunion
A named country, an unlocated well and palace
1 place or area · Geographic context
04Musa: Egypt, Oppression, and Deliverance
The river country and the limits of reconstruction
2 places / areas · Geographic context
05Madyan: Musa and Shu‘ayb
A named destination with debated geographic extent
2 places / areas · Geographic context
06Salih and Al-Hijr
Scriptural memory and a later archaeological landscape
3 places / areas · Geographic context
07Sulayman and Saba’
Southern Arabia in the account of the queen
1 place or area · Geographic contextSeerah
08Refuge Across the Red Sea
Makkah and the broad Abyssinian setting
2 places / areas · Geographic context
09Makkah and Ta’if
Rejection and a merciful response
2 places / areas · Schematic connections
10The Hijrah: Makkah to Madinah
Preparation, refuge, and a new home
2 places / areas · Schematic connections
11Badr and the Madinan Community
A named encounter southwest of Madinah
2 places / areas · Schematic connections
12Uhud and Madinah
The mountain’s position and the account of the archers
2 places / areas · Geographic context
13Hudaybiyah: An Agreement Near Makkah
Access to the sanctuary and an unexpected opening
2 places / areas · Schematic connections
14Khaybar North of Madinah
The encounter and the invitation to Islam
2 places / areas · Schematic connections
15Tabuk and Northwestern Arabia
The expedition and the three who remained behind
3 places / areas · Schematic connectionsSome stories do not yet have a responsibly plotted map
The well in Yusuf’s account, the sea-crossing point, Nuh’s complete voyage, and many early birthplaces lack a settled coordinate in the cited evidence. Their chapters remain available without assigning a speculative pin.
Explore Every CollectionMap Data & Location Notes
The country outlines (1:50 million) and river lines (1:10 million) are Natural Earth public-domain datasets. GeoNames supplies modern-city and mountain coordinates under CC BY 4.0. UNESCO supplies the modern Hegra property coordinate. Coordinates identify modern features; historical connections have separate references.
Shaded boxes are editorial orientation regions. Their edges have no historical boundary claim. The approximate distance scale uses the map center; this is a regional learning atlas, not a navigation tool.
GeoNames · Data and licenseNatural Earth · Public domain