Examining the Word "Raqim" from the Perspective of Interpretative, Historical and Geographical Sources
The word Raqim in the Holy Qur'an is one of the words that has many meanings. Today, there is a village with this name in Jordan, where a mountain and a cave called Raqim are also famous. According to exegetical sources and geographers, the companions of the cave took refuge in this mountain and its cave and slept there for about 300 years. Based on geographical sources, some geographers consider this village in the city of Ephesus, some in Maghreb (modern day Spain) and some even in Egypt.The goal is to deal more coherently with the main meanings and purposes of this word. The research method is descriptive-analytical and the method of collecting research, library and relying on the geographical texts of Muslims, the accuracy and correctness of various sayings have been discussed. The findings indicate that a religious event took place in a village called Raqim and after that this village was noticed by Muslim geographers as well as historians and researchers and the role and value of this village became more apparent. According to commentary sources and geographers, the companions of the cave took refuge in this mountain and the cave of that village and slept there for about 300 years. In any case, Raghim is very important from the point of view of religion and history in every land where it is located, and there are various narratives about it in geographical sources that deserve further investigation.
Tabaristan , Village , Political , Economic , Cultural , Local History
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