Makkah Al-Mukarramah is one of the largest areas in the landmarks that contain the most famous historical and religious mosques in the world. When we mention the mosques of Makkah Al-Mukarramah, the first thing that comes to mind is the Grand Mosque, whose wages are equivalent to one hundred thousand prayers. However, that blessed city is filled with many ancient mosques. Perhaps the most famous of these mosques are the following (Al-Bay’ah Mosque, Al-Jaba Mosque, Al-Tanaim Mosque, Namera Mosque, Al-Khayf Mosque, Al-Raya Mosque, and many more) and we will learn together in this article a lot of information about the most famous mosques in Makkah Al-Mukarramah

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Sacred Mosque

Namera Mosque, Mecca

Al-Tanaim Mosque, Mecca

Al jinn mosque

Al ejabah mosque

Al Khaif Mosque

The most famous mosques in Makkah Al-Mukarramah

( Sacred Mosque )

It is not possible to travel to Mecca without visiting the Grand Mosque. It is the old house that derives its name from the sanctity of the struggle inside it. It is the first home of people, and prayer is equivalent to a hundred thousand prayers in others. The Grand Mosque is located in the center of Mecca, and at its heart lies the Holy Kaaba, the qibla of Muslims in their prayers. It is the most important holy place in Mecca.

The Grand Mosque contains many other religious monuments

Holy Kaaba

The Kaaba is located in the center of the Grand Mosque. It was built by the prophet of God Ibrahim and his son Ismail. Peace be upon them after the flood of Noah, peace be upon him. Since then it has taken a place in hearts. It is the direction of prayer, pilgrims and pilgrims. The Kaaba is a large cubic room with a height of 15 meters, the side length at its door is 12 meters, and the other two sides are 10 meters. It consists of four pillars: Al-Aswad, Al-Shami, Al-Yamani, and Al-Iraqi. In the upper part of the northern face there is a groove of pure gold overlooking the Ismail stone and the Kaaba. It is completely covered in silk with engraved verses from the Qur'an.

Ismail stone

It is the place between the gate and the sanctuary. He got this name because Ibrahim (may God bless him and grant him peace) commanded him to assimilate and sing his son Ishmael. Initially, it was part of the Kaaba. When the Quraish could not maintain its construction, it was left in the form of a fence in a semi-circle opposite the northern side of the Kaaba between the two Levantine columns in Iraq, and Ishmael immigrated to him of great standing in Islam. Prayer is desirable, as Ibn Abbas said: “Pray in the Church of Goodness.” It means Hajar, as is the case with the Prophet (PBUH), who entered and prayed in the Kaaba in the year of the Conquest

black stone

The southeast corner of the Kaaba is located from the outside at a height of one and a half meters from the ground in a silver flint that forms a starting and ending point that wraps around the Kaaba. It is a stone consisting of several parts connected to each other by silver frames and nails. It has an oval shape with a diameter of 30 cm. It is black red in colour. Ibn Abbas described it as a stone that came from the sky as white as snow

Namera Mosque, Mecca

It is the mosque that pilgrims go to the Sacred House to perform the Zuhr and Asr prayers, both together and shortened, on the Day of Arafat. Therefore, it is one of the most important features of Arafat's poetry. The mosque is located west of Arafat. Depending on the location, it can be derived and displayed from anywhere in Arafat. The Namira Makkah Mosque was first built in the middle of the second century, and then the mosque was heavily patronized by Muslim caliphs. It has witnessed many renovations and extensions, the largest of which occurred in the Saudi era. It now has a total area of ​​over 110,000 square metres, plus a fully shaded backyard. It is estimated at 8000 square metres, with six minarets 60 meters high, three domes and ten entrances.

Al-Tanaim Mosque, Mecca

It is one of the most important and greatest holy places in Mecca. Because it is linked to the rituals of Hajj, one of the Ihram times for the people of Makkah Al-Mukarramah. The mosque is located in the northwest, 7.5 km from the Grand Mosque on the road to the holy city of Mecca. Al-Tanaim Mosque witnessed many expansions in the successive Islamic eras, but what this mosque witnessed in the modern era is the most famous and civilized. The mosque has been completely renovated and technology has become an integral part of its work to serve the pilgrims.

al jinn mosque

The mosque is located in the Gaza neighborhood, which is considered the oldest neighborhood near the Grand Mosque, especially at the intersection of the road leading to Al-Ma'alla cemetery and between Al-Mu'alla Street. It is one of the tourist destinations in Makkah Al-Mukarramah, and this mosque was named by its current name, the Mosque of the Jinn, because it is the place where the Messenger of God, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, met the Jinn, invited them to Islam, and recited the Holy Qur’an to them, and some called it the Mosque of Allegiance. Where the jinn pledged allegiance to the Messenger of God, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, as was revealed in the place Surat Al-Jinn, and it is one of the most famous mosques in Makkah Al-Mukarramah

The answer mosque

It is located in the Maabad area, specifically between the Grand Mosque and to the left of the road leading to Wadi Mina. The construction of the mosque began in 720 AD. However, his place witnessed the Prophet’s prayer twice, the first during the siege of Quraysh and the Muslims before the migration, and the second on the day of the conquest, which is the historical importance that made it stand out. An essential destination for tourism in Mecca is to learn more about the history of the honorable mission of Muhammadiyah. The Answer Mosque has a square shape with a side length of 18 cubits. Over the centuries, it has gone through many stages of renewal, development and expansion and is now an architectural masterpiece as evidence of Islamic history.

Al Khaif Mosque

History books have mentioned that seventy prophets prayed in this mosque, including our master Moses, “peace be upon him.” The southern part is close to Al-Jamarah Al-Soghra, and it is filled with crowds of pilgrims during the Hajj season. The Al-Khayef Mosque is considered the chapel of our master Muhammad in Mina. The location of the Prophet’s prayer was determined in the Al-Kheif Mosque at the stones in front of the lighthouse. The location is through the dome in the middle of the mosque, but it was demolished during the renovation of the mosque. The mosque of Al-Khayf has been a subject of interest by the Muslim Caliphs throughout the ages, due to its important place during the performance of the pilgrims’ pilgrimage to the House of God, specifically in the days of Tashreeq in Mina, so We find that it was renovated and expanded in 1407 AH corresponding to 1987 AD, and those renovations cost about ninety million riyals. In this renovation, four lighthouses were built, and the number of four hundred and ten air conditioning units, and one thousand and one hundred fans were added, in addition to the construction of The toilet complex contains more than A thousand toilets and three thousand taps for ablution, behind the mosque

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