[3] It is located on the old trade route between Mecca and Damascus.

[4][5] 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.