Masjid al Haram

Makkah 117 min read Al-Safa and Al-Marwah Safa and Marwa are two small hills enclosed within Masjid al-Haram in Makkah. Pilgrims walk between them seven times in the Sai ritual of… Makkah 131 min read Kaaba The Kaaba is the cube-shaped stone building at the centre of Masjid al-Haram in Makkah and the qibla, the direction Muslims worldwide face in… Makkah 106 min read The Gates of Masjid al-Haram Masjid al-Haram in Makkah has more than 200 numbered entrances — around 262 gates after the latest expansions, including 13 reserved for visitors with… Makkah 90 min read The Black Stone (al-Hajar al-Aswad) The Black Stone (al-Hajar al-Aswad): The Complete History, Story and Ziyarah Guide to the Stone Set in the Corner of the Kaaba At the… Makkah 79 min read Maqam Ibrahim (The Station of Abraham) Maqam Ibrahim: The Complete History, Story and Ziyarah Guide to the Station of Abraham A little east of the Kaaba, close enough that pilgrims… Makkah 72 min read Hijr Isma’il (al-Hatim) Hijr Isma'il (al-Hatim): The Complete History, Story and Ziyarah Guide to the Low Wall Beside the Kaaba On the north-western side of the Kaaba,… Makkah 39 min read The Multazam The Multazam: History, Hadith and Ziyarah Guide to the Wall of Supplication at the Kaaba Between the corner of the Black Stone and the… Makkah 57 min read The Rukn al-Yamani (The Yemeni Corner) The Rukn al-Yamani: The Complete History, Story and Ziyarah Guide to the Yemeni Corner of the Kaaba Walk the tawaf circuit at Masjid al-Haram… Makkah 53 min read The Mizab al-Rahmah (The Spout of Mercy) The Mizab al-Rahmah: History, Meaning and Ziyarah Guide to the Kaaba's Spout of Mercy Above the north-west corner of the Kaaba, where the wall… Makkah 50 min read The Door of the Kaaba (Bab al-Kaaba) The Door of the Kaaba: History of Bab al-Kaaba and Its Meaning in Islamic Heritage Every year, more than two million pilgrims circle the… Makkah 58 min read Inside the Kaaba Inside the Kaaba: The Interior History, Hadith and Honest Ziyarah Guide to Islam's Holiest Chamber Millions of pilgrims circle it every year. Almost none… Makkah 88 min read The Kiswah of the Kaaba The Kiswah of the Kaaba: The Complete History, Politics and Craft of Islam's Most Sacred Textile Every year, for a matter of hours, the…