Makkah Al-Mukarramah is the most honorable country and the best of places, and the Sacred Land was chosen by God Almighty, the landing place for revelation and the Qibla for Muslims, and He made many rituals for His servants in it. The history of the founding of Makkah dates back to before the birth of the Prophet Ismail and his establishment with his father, the Prophet Ibrahim - peace be upon them - to raise the foundations of the Kaaba. At its beginning Makkah was a small town inhabited by the children of Adam until it was destroyed, during the flood that hit the earth during the era of the Prophet of God Noah. - peace be upon him, and after that the area became a dry valley surrounded by mountains on all sides And to this valley, people began to flock and settle in it, after the well of Zamzam erupted in the famous story when the Prophet Ibrahim left his wife Hajar and his son Ismail in compliance with the command of God Almighty and then the bases of the Kaaba were raised, as a group of the Jurhum tribe settled in Mecca Makkah Al-Mukarramah includes many sacred Islamic monuments, the most prominent of which is the Grand Mosque, which is the holiest place on earth, because it includes the Kaaba, the qiblah of Muslims in prayer, and it is one of the three mosques to which travelers are drawn. and Umrah

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Sacred Mosque

Holy Kaaba

Ismail stone

Zamzam well

Ibrahim's shrine

Safa and Marwa

Sacred Mosque

The Grand Mosque is the greatest mosque in Islam. It is located in the heart of the city of Mecca in the west of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and in the middle of the Kaaba, which is the first building built on the face of the earth, and this is the greatest and holiest spot on earth for Muslims. And the Grand Mosque is the kiss of Muslims in their prayers. The Almighty said, “The first house that was set up for people is for the one who will be blessed and guided to the worlds.” (Al Imran: Verse 96) The Grand Mosque is the first of the three mosques to which travelers are drawn. The Prophet Muhammad, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, said: Do not travel except to three mosques: Al-Masjid Al-Haram, this is my mosque, and Al-Aqsa Mosque. It includes a group of Makkah hotels near the Haram The Sacred Mosque is the first house that was built on earth for the worship of God Almighty, where Abraham built it, peace be upon him, then authorized the people to perform Hajj, and it became the subject of attention, veneration and glorification. Above sea level, the name of the Sacred Mosque, or the House, or the Ancient House, or the Sacred House, or the Ma’moor House, or the Great Mosque of Mecca, or the Kaaba, or the Sanctuary is given to the honorable Kaaba, the terminal, and the courtyards around it designated for prayer, and the expansions that took place in All ages, as the area of the Grand Mosque was during the era of the Prophet - may God’s prayers and peace be upon him and Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq One thousand four hundred and ninety square meters, and during the era of Omar Ibn Al-Khattab - may God be pleased with him - a torrential torrent took place and the shrine of Ibrahim, peace be upon him, was uprooted. May God be pleased with him, and during the era of Ibn al-Zubayr, he reconstructed the Kaaba after the building was affected by the catapult, so he made the height of the Kaaba ten cubits after it was six, and he opened a second door for people to enter through one door and exit from the other, according to the description of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, but Al-Hajjaj Bani Yusuf Al-Thaqafi restored the Kaaba to its previous condition, closing one door and leaving one door; Because he thought that what Ibn al-Zubayr did was a diligence on his part, and the care of the Grand Mosque continued during the Umayyad era, as well as in the Abbasid era, when Abu Jaafar al-Mansur expanded the sanctuary, then the Mahdi returned and expanded it again and more broadly, removing the houses between the mosque and the Masaa; For the quest to be connected to the mosque, the interest of Muslims To continue reading about the importance and virtues of Mecca, click here in the Grand Mosque continued throughout the ages. A group of Makkah hotels overlooking the Haram were set up around it to sense the spirituality of this holy country

Sacred Mosque

Holy Kaaba

The construction of the Kaaba dates back to the era of our master Adam, peace be upon him, but it was destroyed over the years, and nothing remained in its place until God revealed to our master Abraham the location of the house. The Almighty said: (And when we made room for Abraham the place of the House that you should not associate anything with Me, and purified my House for those who circumambulate, those who stand, and those who bow and prostrate). Thus, God Almighty commanded Abraham, peace be upon him, to build the Sacred House, and the Holy Qur’an mentioned the building of our master Abraham and his son Ismail for the Kaaba. And Jibril, peace be upon him brought him the Black Stone, and it was not at first black, but rather white, shining from the intensity of white, because the Messenger, may God bless him and grant him peace, said (The Black Stone is from Paradise and was whiter than snow until the sins of the polytheists blacked it) Pilgrims prefer to stay in hotels overlooking the Kaaba and the Great Mosque of Mecca

Then the Kaaba was reconstructed during the era of Quraish, after the Year of the Elephant, about thirty years after a large fire occurred in the Kaaba, which resulted from an attempt by a woman from the Quraysh to evaporate the Kaaba. There are many high-end hotels near the Haram and the most luxurious hotels in Makkah overlooking the Kaaba

Holy Kaaba

Ismail stone

Al-Hijr in the language: It is what is in the hands of a person from his clothes, and whoever is in the protection of another person is in his stone; That is, to protect it, as it is also called the mind, such as the Almighty’s saying: (Is there an oath for the one who has a stone in that), and as for the terminology: it is applied to the part outside the wall of the Kaaba, which is in the form of a semicircle, and is called the Ismail stone: that Ibn Ishaq mentioned that Ibrahim, peace be upon him, was placed on Al-Hijr, next to the House, an arbor made of arak trees, and it was a place for the sheep of Ismail - peace be upon him – as it is also called Al-Hateem. The stone of our master Ismail with this name, Sheikh Muhammad Fathi, the scholar of endowments, answered and said that the stone of Ismail is the northern part of the Sacred House, and it is the part that the Quraish could not complete its expenses when they wanted to build the Kaaba, so they made an arched wall for it to indicate that this part is counted from the house overlooking the Haram

Ismail stone

Zamzam well

The well of Zamzam is located to the east of the Kaaba in the courtyard of the Mataf, adjacent to the pilgrim. It is an old well dating back to the time of Ismail, peace be upon him. When Hajar, peace be upon her, left her husband Ibrahim, peace be upon him, with her child, in a valley where there is no cultivation or water, she said to him: Did God command you to do this? He said: Yes. She said: Then he does not lose us. She became oblivious to God in the darkness, until she ran out of food and water, and the child writhed around her, scrambling and searching for water, jogging between Safa and Marwa, and if Gabriel, peace be upon him, carried the security to her hurriedly, he searched with his heel in the ground, and the water gushed out, so she began to pelt him, and scoop from him in Its waters, and it evaporates after it is scooped. The well of Zamzam is away from the hotels of Makkah overlooking the Haram, a few minutes to work on the comfort of the pilgrims and pilgrims to facilitate their worship

Zamzam well

Ibrahim's shrine

The Messenger of God - may God’s prayers and peace be upon him - paid clear and intense interest in acquainting Muslims with the great verses of God and the feelings of the Sacred House. The Shrine of Abraham, peace be upon him. Jaber bin Abdullah narrated on the authority of the Messenger of God, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, explaining the description of his pilgrimage: (He touched the corner, braked three times and walked four, then went to the station of Abraham, peace be upon him, and recited: The House), and the Prophet - may God’s prayers and peace be upon him - was reported to have said about the virtue of the station: “The corner and the station are two rubies of heaven. Peace be upon him - in the place and feelings of the Sacred House of God, a message for all Muslims, for pilgrims and for Ammar, the Sacred House of God

Ibrahim's shrine

Safa and Marwa

Al-Safa and Al-Marwah are two mountains located to the east of the Grand Mosque. Al-Safa is a small mountain located at the bottom of Mount Abu Qubais. As for Jabal Al-Marwah, a small mountain is located on the northeastern side of the Kaaba, and it is connected to Mount Qaiqa’an. Al-Safa and ends at Al-Marwah, and his quest will be seven circuits, and the Sacred Mosque includes a group of, and Al-Azhar said that the first person to make a quest between the two mountains, Safa and Marwa, was the Lady Hagar, peace be upon her, the husband of our master Ibrahim and the mother of our master Ismail, peace be upon them both. This is one of the rituals of Hajj and Umrah, adding that the two mountains are approximately 395 meters away from each other, and God Almighty made the Hajar journey between the mountains of Safa and Marwa and around,

Safa and Marwa