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Ajyad Fortress (destroyed by Wahhabis)

An Ottoman era castle which stood on a hill overlooking Masjid al-Haram. It was demolished in 2002 by the Saudi government to make way for the Mecca Royal Hotel Clock Tower

Mecca Sharif, Saudi Arabia

Coordinates: 21.418889, 39.826389

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Bayah Mosque

Also known as Al-Aqaba Mosque, it is situated near Mina and it is the site where two crucial pledges of allegiance were made by the Ansar of Madinah, which led to the migration of the Prophet ﷺ to the city

The City & Timeline of Mecca Sharif

Arabic Makkah, ancient Bakkah, city, western Saudi Arabia, located in the Sirat Mountains, inland from the Red Sea coast is the holiest of Muslim cities

Cave of Hira & Jabla an-Nur

The Spring of Islam, Jabal Al Nour or Mountain of Hira Cave is situated near to Haram Sharif in Makkah famous for Cave of Hira, where the first verse of Quran was revealed to Hz. Muhammed ﷺ

Wahhabis attack on Sacred sites in Karbala

12,000 Wahhabis suddenly attacked the mosque of Hz. Imam Husayn رضي الله عنه; after seizing the spoils and putting everything to fire killing around 2,000 including elderly, women, and children

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