[2] Of volcanic origin, it marks the high point between the Sanaa plain and the al-Bawn plain.

[2] Regarded as a sacred site since pre-Islamic times, Jabal Din points approximately to Mecca when viewed from Sanaa.

[2] Thus, according to tradition, the Islamic prophet Muhammad instructed that the people of Sanaa should use Jabal Din as the reference point for the qibla.

[2] There are pre-Islamic ruins at Jabal Din's summit, which are said to be the tomb of Qudam ibn Qadim.

[2] The mountain does not appear to have been fortified during the Islamic period.