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Mosque is where the Prophet (pbuh) recited the Qur’an to the Jinnis and took bai’et (an oath of allegiance) from them.
JANNAT AL MU’ALLA This graveyard near the Jinn Mosque is believed to house the Prophet’s (pbuh) mother, fi rst wife and son, as well as his grandfather and great-grandfather.
MADINAH Al Madinah Al Munawarah is the second holiest city of Islam after Makkah and the place where the Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) is buried. Its full name translates into ‘the Radiant City’ but it is commonly referred to as Madinah and is the capital of Al Madinah province. Madinah is home to the three
WELL OF ZAMZAM Also located within the Sacred Mosque, just 20 metres east of the Ka’aba, is the Well of Zamzam, revealed to Ibrahim’s wife, Hajar, by the Angel Jibreel (Gabriel) to prevent her son Isma’il dying of thirst. Its water is believed to be high in calcium and magnesium. The well is now protected
behind a glass enclosure, but its water is pumped to special taps all over the Sacred Mosque for pilgrims to drink. It is also dispensed through coolers in Makkah city.
JABAL MINA On the fi nal day of Hajj, known as the Day of Slaughtering, pilgrims assemble at the top of Jabal Mina hill, which is located to the east of Makkah itself, to stone the largest of three pillars built on it – now acessible by a series of ramps. The pillars signify the three refusals by Prophet Ibrahim to succumb to the devil and the ritual is known as ‘stoning the devil’.
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JABAL AR RAHMA Believed to be the hilltop on which Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) delivered his last sermon, Jabal Ar Rahma (the ‘Hill of Forgiveness’ or ‘Mount Arafat’) is 20 kilometres from Makkah in the wide, mountain-ringed valley of Arafat. A staircase to the top facilitates climbers and pilgrims.
JABAL AL NOOR Translated as ‘The Mountain of Light’, Jabal Al Noor is where the Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) received his fi rst calling from the Angel Jibreel. Six kilometres northeast of the Sacred Mosque, it is frequented by Hajj and Umrah pilgrims, who visit the Cave of Hira. Approximately 5,000 people are reported to climb the mountain every day at the peak of Hajj.
JINN MOSQUE Also known as Masjid Bai’et or Harras Mosque, Jinn Mosque is situated near the Jannat Al Mu’alla graveyard. The Jinn
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ABRAJ AL BAIT Te options for staying in Makkah during Hajj
have been enhanced over the last five years by the completion of the Abraj Al Bait project. Te mega- complex, which includes the second tallest building in the world, is home to a number of five-star
properties. Tese include: Swissôtel Makkah
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oldest mosques in Islam: the Quba Mosque, said to be the fi rst one in Islam’s history; Masjid Al Qiblatain where the Qiblah, or the direction that Muslims face for prayer, was switched from Jerusalem to Makkah by the Prophet (pbuh); and the most important of all, the Al Masjid Al Nabawi, the second holiest site in Islam after the Sacred Mosque in Makkah.
AL MASJID AL NABAWI The site of the Al Masjid Al Nabawi was originally the house of Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) when he settled in Madinah after migrating there from Makkah. He later built an open-air mosque on the grounds, which served as a community centre, a court and a religious school. Over the centuries, several Islamic rulers extended, renovated and decorated the mosque but its basic outlay serves as the general plan for mosques throughout the world. At the centre of the mosque is
the Dome of the Prophet, under which the Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) is buried. The dome was built in 1817CE and painted its
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