Historical landmarks

Medina 97 min read Wadi Al-Jinn Wadi Al-Jinn, officially Wadi Al-Baida, is a valley roughly 30 to 40 km northwest of Madinah where cars left in neutral appear to roll… Medina 127 min read The Battle of Uhud The Battle of Uhud was fought in 3 AH (625 CE) at Mount Uhud, about 5 km north of Masjid an-Nabawi, between the Muslims… Medina 52 min read The Battle of the Trench The Battle of the Trench (Ghazwat al-Khandaq) took place in 5 AH (627 CE), when a confederate army of ten thousand marched on Madinah.… Medina 12 min read The Battle of Badr The Battle of Badr, fought in 2 AH (624 CE), was the first major battle in Islamic history: just over three hundred Muslims from… Makkah 108 min read Shi’b Abi Talib Shi'b Abi Talib was a narrow mountain valley in Makkah, home quarter of the Banu Hashim, where the Quraysh confined the Prophet ﷺ and… Makkah 108 min read Grave of Maymunah bint al-Harith at Sarif Sayyida Maymunah bint al-Harith, the last wife of the Prophet ﷺ and a Mother of the Believers, is buried at Sarif, roughly 20 km… Makkah 107 min read Dar al-Arqam Dar al-Arqam was the house of the young companion al-Arqam ibn Abi al-Arqam at the foot of the hill of Safa in Makkah. In… Makkah 82 min read The Valley of Hunayn and the Battle of Hunayn The Valley of Hunayn and the Battle of Hunayn: The Complete History, Qur'anic Story and Ziyarah Guide Ten days after the gates of Makkah… Makkah 59 min read The Ajyad Fortress The Ajyad Fortress: History, the 2002 Demolition and What Stands There Now in Makkah South of the Grand Mosque, where the Abraj Al Bait… Makkah 77 min read What the Haram Expansions Removed The Expansions and Demolitions of Makkah: What Was Lost Every pilgrim who circles the Kaaba today stands inside a building that is, in engineering… Makkah 66 min read The Historic Quarters of Makkah The Historic Quarters of Makkah: A Ziyarah Guide to the City's Vanished Neighbourhoods and Social Geography Every pilgrim who walks out of the gates… Makkah 55 min read Wadi Mitna, Ta’if Wadi Mitna and the Journey to Ta'if: The Hardest Day and the Du'a That Followed It Sixty-five kilometres of hard, rising ground separate Makkah…