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Al-Mash’ar al-Haram
Al-Mash'ar al-Haram is the sacred station at Muzdalifah, the open plain between Mina and Arafat near Makkah, where the Quran commands pilgrims returning from Arafat to remember God. A large…
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Jeddah
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Al-Rahmah Mosque
Al-Rahmah Mosque, famous as the Floating Mosque, is a white marble mosque built in 1985 over the Red Sea on the Jeddah Corniche; at…
Jeddah
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Al-Shafi’i Mosque
Al-Shafei Mosque is one of the oldest mosques in Jeddah, standing in Harat Al-Mathloum in the heart of the historic Al-Balad district. Built of…
Medina
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As-Sabaq Mosque (Masjid Bani Zurayq)
Masjid al-Sabaq: The Mosque of the Race and the Forgotten Fiqh of Sport in Islam Northwest of the Prophet's Mosque, where a bus station…
Jeddah
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House of Islamic Arts
The House of Islamic Art (Bayt Al-Fann Al-Islami) is the first museum in Saudi Arabia dedicated to Islamic art, built from the private collection…
Jeddah
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Island Mosque
The Island Mosque, formally the Hassan Anani Mosque, is a small white-domed mosque perched at the edge of the water on the Jeddah Corniche.…
Jeddah
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King Saud Grand Mosque
King Saud Grand Mosque in the Al-Sharafiyah district is the largest mosque in Jeddah, a monumental brick sanctuary designed by architect Abdel-Wahed El-Wakil and…
Medina
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Masajid al-Sab’ah: The Seven Mosques of the Trench
Masajid al-Sab'ah: The Seven Mosques of Madinah, the Battle of the Trench, and the Honest Ziyarah Guide to What Remains On the western slope…
Makkah
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Masjid Abdullah ibn Abbas, Ta’if
Masjid Ibn Abbas in Ta'if: The History of Habr al-Ummah's Mosque, His Life, and a Ziyarah Guide to His Grave Ta'if sits on a…
Makkah
107 min read
Masjid Aisha (al-Tan’im)
Masjid-e-Aisha, also called Masjid al-Tan'im, stands about 7.5 km north of Masjid al-Haram at Tan'im, on the boundary of the Haram sanctuary. It is…
Medina
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Masjid al-Areesh at Badr
Masjid al-Areesh: History and Ziyarah Guide to the Mosque of the Shelter at Badr On a low rise above the plain of Badr, roughly…
Makkah
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Masjid al-Balat
Majid Balat is a historic quarter and thoroughfare in the oldest part of Makkah, within walking distance of Masjid al-Haram. The area takes in…
Makkah
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Masjid al-Bay’ah
Masjid al-Bayah stands in the valley of Mina near the Jamarat, roughly 4-5 km east of Makkah's Grand Mosque. It marks where the Ansar…
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