Bayda (Arabic: بيداء) is a desert between Mecca and Medina in the Hejaz region. The desert is without water/grass[1] and its distance to Masjid-u-Shajarah[2] is two kilometers towards to the city of Mecca.[3]
According to Islamic narration(s),[4][5] Khasf al Bayda or swallowing (of the army of Sufyani) in the land of Bayda is among the signs of the appearance of Mahdi.[6][7][8][9]