Masjid al Haram

Makkah 64 min read The Mataf The Mataf: History, Architecture and Ziyarah Guide to the Circumambulation Plaza Around the Kaaba The Mataf is the open, roughly circular floor immediately surrounding… Makkah 45 min read The Shadharwan The Shadharwan: History, Fiqh and Ziyarah Guide to the Marble Skirt at the Base of the Kaaba It is the part of the Kaaba… Makkah 94 min read The Ottoman Colonnades of Masjid al-Haram The Ottoman Colonnades of Masjid al-Haram: History, Architecture and What Survives Today Walk into the courtyard of Masjid al-Haram today and you are standing… Makkah 77 min read The Four Maqams of the Schools of Law The Four Maqams of the Schools of Law: History, Ziyarah Guide and the Story of How Mecca Once Prayed Four Times Over For roughly… Makkah 63 min read The Mas’a: The Sa’y Corridor as a Building The Mas'a: The Sa'y Corridor as a Building — History, Architecture and Ziyarah Guide to the Passage Between Safa and Marwa Every pilgrim who… Makkah 52 min read Bab al-Salam Bab al-Salam: History of the Gate of Peace at Masjid al-Haram in Makkah Walk the eastern arcade of the Grand Mosque today, past the… Makkah 53 min read The Minarets of Masjid al-Haram The Minarets of Masjid al-Haram: History, Architecture and Ziyarah Guide to the Towers of the Grand Mosque For more than a century after the… Makkah 61 min read The Zamzam Water Project and Studies Centre The Zamzam Water Project and Studies Centre: The Modern Engineering, Hydrology and Quality Control Behind the Sacred Well Every pilgrim who performs tawaf around… Makkah 67 min read The Clock of Makkah and Islamic Timekeeping The Clock of Makkah: The World's Largest Clock Face and the Story of Islamic Timekeeping Stand anywhere within a few kilometres of the Grand…