Editing Dhat 'Irq (section)

==Dhat ‘Iraq in Historical Sources==
According to Al-Bahr al-Ra’iq<ref>Al-Bahr al-Ra’iq, p. 317, Vol. 2</ref>  by the Hanafi author Ibn Najim, it is located at the distance of two stages between Dhat ‘Iraq and Mecca. In Al-Furu’<ref>Ibn Muflih, Al-Furu’, p. 216, Vol. 2</ref> , it is said to be located at the distance of two days' travel from Mecca. It is named as such after a small mountain in its locality as indicated on Taj al-’Arus<ref>p. 8, Vol. 7</ref>. According to Sunnis, Dhat ‘Iraq marks the timing zone of the people of the east, including Iraq and Khurasan. Traditions recorded by [[Imam|Imamites]], however, say that the Messenger of Allah marked al-’Aqiq as the timing zone for the people of Iraq, which is recommended by Imam [[Muhammad ibn Idris al-Shafi’i|al-Shafi’i]] who says so on his book Al-Umm<ref>p. 118, Vol. 2</ref>, believing that there is no hadith designating Dhat ‘Iraq for such timing, and that it was [second caliph] ‘Umar who designated it as such; this is what al-Bukhari tells us as he quotes [the caliph’s son, ‘Abdullah] Ibn ‘Umar. In Ibn Qudamah's book Al-Mughni<ref>Ibn Qudamah, Al-Mughni, p. 257, Vol. 3</ref> , Ibn Abd al-Barr is cited as saying that the wearing of the ihram garb is better done at al-’Aqiq, despite the fact that it was Dhat ‘Iraq that designated the timing zone for all the people of the east [i.e., Muslims residing in the eastern region of the then Islamic domain]. In Fath al-Bari<ref>p. 250, Vol. 3</ref> , it is indicated that al-Ghazali, al-Rafi’i, al-Nawawi, and those who documented al-Shafi’i emphatically insist that there is no tradition designating Dhat ‘Iraq a timing zone as such. The [[Hanafi]]s, [[Hanbali]]s, and [[Shafi’i]]s have all testified to this fact. In Mu’jam al-Buldan<ref>p. 199, Vol. 6</ref> , it is indicated that al-’Aqiq is situated in the valley of Thu Halifa, and it is closer to Mecca. Imamite faqihs have been cautious, recommending not to wear the ihram at Dhat ‘Iraq which lies at the end of al-’Aqiq.