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Multazam

Area between Hajar al-Aswad and the door of the Kaaba, Multazam is about two metres wide and is a place where, according to the traditions, supplications are accepted

Mecca Sharif, Saudi Arabia

Coordinates: 21.422741, 39.825853

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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

Jabal Thawr

Notable for housing a cave known as Ghar Thawr (Cave of Sawr), in which the Islamic Prophet Muhammad ﷺ took refuge from the Quraysh, during the migration to Medina Sharif

Exhibition of the Two Holy Mosques Architecture

At the Northwestern edge of Mecca sharif there is a museum dedicated to treasures from two of Islam’s holiest mosques where you will see how Al Masjid Al Haram in Mecca sharif and Al Masjid An Nabawi in Madinah sharif...

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

Hajar al-Aswad (The Black Stone)

Sacred rock encased with silver that has been placed in the southeastern corner of the Kaaba, believed to have descended from heaven. According to a tradition of the Prophet ﷺ, it was originally white in colour but...

Kabah Stairway

A wooden staircase which is used to enter the Holy shrine situated at the heart of the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca sharif

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