Sahabi Tree

Sahabi Tree, or the Tree of al-Buqayawiyya (The Blessed Tree) (Arabic: شجرة البقيعاوية), is a 1500-year-old tree located in Safawi, Jordan,^[1] 156 km (97 mi) from Amman, the capital of Jordan.^[2] The tree is an Atlantic Pistachio tree.^[3] It is located on the old trade route between Mecca and Damascus. Caravans used to travel by this route.^[4][5]

Sahabi tree
Sahabi tree
Species	Pistachio
Location	Safawi, Jordan
Date seeded	5th century

Religious importance

It is believed that one such caravan was going to Syria from Mecca, when Muhammad sat down under its shadow at the age of 12. He was accompanying his uncle Abu Talib.^[6] It is said that under this tree, the monk Bahira foretold about the prophethood of Muhammad.^[7][8][9]

It is a tourist attraction in Jordan, with many Muslims visiting the tree every year.^[10][11][12]

According to some experts; the age of this tree doesn't exceed 500 years on the most , and it did not exist at all during the mentioned period.

Compound

King Abdullah of Jordan ordered to construct a fence around the tree to safeguard the tree.^[13]

See also

• List of individual trees
• Midh Ranjha Tree, Pakistan