“Al-Masjid Al-Haram”,
Mecca, in a desert valley in western Saudi
Arabia, is Islam’s holiest city, as it’s the birthplace of the Prophet Muhammad
and the faith itself. Only Muslims are allowed in the city, with millions
arriving for the annual Hajj (pilgrimage). Dating from the 7th century, the
central Masjid al-Haram (Sacred Mosque) surrounds the Kaaba, the cloth-covered
cubic structure that’s Islam’s most sacred shrine..
The Holy Mosque is located in the heart of Makkah city, with the
Holy Ka’aba in the center of it. The Ka’aba was the first building on earth
built for humanity to worship Allah, and Muslims consider it the greatest and
most sacred place in the world. It is the Qiblah, the place all Muslims direct
their faces while praying, no matter where they are in the world. It was named
the Holy Mosque, “Al-Masjid Al-Haram”, in Arabic, referring to the prohibition
of killing inside the Holy Mosque since the conquest of Makkah by the Prophet
Mohammad..
Ka’aba’s Ismael corner, is a low wall that was originally part
of the Ka’aba, is a semi-circular wall opposite but not connected to the
northwest wall of the Ka’aba, Zamzam well, “The Station of Abraham”, the
footprint of Ibrahim, Safa and Marwah, and the black stone “Al-Hajar Al-Aswad”..
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