Hajj area

Makkah 122 min read Arafat Arafat is a wide desert plain about 20 kilometres southeast of Makkah where the central rite of Hajj takes place: the standing (wuquf) on… Makkah 107 min read Ayn Zubaida Ayn Zubaida (the Spring of Zubaydah) is an early ninth-century aqueduct commissioned by Queen Zubaydah bint Jafar, wife of the Abbasid caliph Harun al-Rashid,… Makkah 118 min read Hajj and Umrah Violations and Penalties: Ihram Prohibitions, Fidyah and Saudi Regulations Hajj and Umrah Violations and Penalties: Ihram Prohibitions, Fidyah and Saudi Regulations Almost every pilgrim breaks something. That sentence is not meant to frighten… Makkah 113 min read Mina Mina is a narrow desert valley about seven kilometres east of Masjid al-Haram in Makkah, known as the largest tent city in the world.… Makkah 106 min read Muzdalifah Muzdalifah is an open plain between Arafat and Mina where Hajj pilgrims spend the night of 9 to 10 Dhul-Hijjah under the open sky.… Makkah 54 min read The Boundary Markers of the Haram (A’lam al-Haram) The Boundary Markers of the Haram: A Complete History and Ziyarah Guide to A'lam al-Haram Around Makkah Most pilgrims arrive in Makkah believing they… Makkah 80 min read The Jamarat and the Jamarat Bridge The Jamarat and the Jamarat Bridge: The Complete History, Ritual and Visitor Guide to the Stoning of the Devil in Mina At the eastern… Makkah 78 min read The Miqats of Hajj and Umrah The Miqats of Hajj and Umrah: The Complete Guide to the Time and Place Boundaries of Ihram There is a line in the desert… Makkah 45 min read Wadi Muhassir Wadi Muhassir: The History, Fiqh and Ziyarah Guide to the Valley Between Muzdalifah and Mina Between the flat gravel plain of Muzdalifah and the…