Mecca

Mecca or Makkah (officially: Makkah al-Mukarramah; Arabic: مكة المكرمة) is a city in Saudi Arabia and the holiest city in Islam. As of the 2004 census...

IPA: [ʔælˈmæsʤɪd ælħɑˈrɑːm]), is the largest mosque in the world. It is in the city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia. It is considered the holiest place on Earth by Muslims. It...

2015, a mobile crawler crane accidentally fell onto the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. At least 118 people were killed and another 394 were injured...

practices forming the basis for Islamic religious belief. Muhammad was born in Mecca, Hejaz. He was raised by his grandfather Abd al-Muttalib and later by his...

is the second-holiest city in Islam after Mecca. Medina was Muhammad's destination after his Hijrah from Mecca, and became the capital of a rapidly increasing...

home in Mecca. Stayed three days in the Cave of Thawr near Mecca. Day 5: Monday 1 Rabi' I AH 1, 13 September 622 Left the environs of Mecca. Traveled...

September 2015, a human stampede happened in the neighbourhood of Mina in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. At least 769 people were killed and another 934 were injured...

The Hajj ("pilgrimage") is an annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, the most holy city of the Muslims. It is a Fard, a religious duty for Muslims that must...

ملا), is the veteran muazzin (caller for prayer) at the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. "কাবা শরিফের প্রবীণ মুয়াজ্জিনের কণ্ঠে আজান যেমন | কালের...

said as a positive number: "The longitude of Mecca is about 40 degrees east," or just "The longitude of Mecca is about 40 degrees." Eastern Hemisphere Western...

beliefs in Islam. Prayer (Salat) - Praying five times a day, kneeling towards Mecca. There are specific religious movements and prayers that are said. Fasting...

from the rest of the Quraysh, the clan that ruled Mecca and to which he belonged. The Muslims fled Mecca in 622 after years of persecution and established...

after his third birthday and is buried in Jannat al-Mu'alla cemetery, Mecca, Saudi Arabia. He was Muhammad's first child. That is why Prophet Muhammad's...

‘Arafāt) is a granite hill east of Mecca in the plain of Arafat. Arafat is a plain about 20 km (12 mi) southeast of Mecca. Mount Arafat reaches about 70 m...

are the suras that Muslims believe were shown to Muhammad before he left Mecca. They are usually shorter than the Medinan suras and are usually placed...

Hussein bin Ali Al-Hashimi, was the Sharif of Mecca and the one who, following the Hussein McMahon correspondace, incited the Arab revolt against the...

he visited North Africa a lot. In 1202 he visited Mecca, as part of his Hajj. He lived in Mecca for three years. He also visited Syria, Iraq, Turkey...

Mughal Emperor. Kamran Mirza was born in Kabul to Babur's wife Gulrukh Begum. He died while on pilgrimage in Mecca. The Great Moghuls by Bamber Gascoigne...

Muslims believe were shown to Muhammad after his journey (the hijra) from Mecca to Medina. They are usually longer than Meccan suras and are usually placed...

the Islamic calendar begins. September – Hijra (Islam) (Mohammad leave Mecca and go to Medina.) Xuanzang is fully ordained as a monk at the age of 20...