Where Is the Kaaba? Which Country and City; What Is Inside the Kaaba and How Its Cover Is Changed
Where is the Kaaba, in which country and city? Its location in Makkah, how to get there from Türkiye, the direction of the qibla,…
The holy sites of Makkah, Madinah and Jerusalem: history, etiquette and visiting tips.
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Where is the Kaaba, in which country and city? Its location in Makkah, how to get there from Türkiye, the direction of the qibla,…
What is Masjid al-Haram and where is it? The meaning of its name, its history and expansions, its sections, gates and floors, the virtue…
What is the Black Stone and where is it? The narration that the stone at the corner of the Kaaba came from Paradise, the…
Where is the Cave of Thawr and why does it matter in the Hijrah? The location of Mount Thawr, the three days of the…
Where is the Zamzam Well, and has it dried up? We tell the story of the well from Hajar to Abd al-Muttalib, its location…
Where is Mount Arafat and what does Jabal ar-Rahmah mean? We have gathered the significance of the plain of Arafat, the Farewell Sermon, Namirah…
Where is Jannat al-Baqi and who is buried there? We explain Madinah's historic cemetery, the Companions resting there, visiting etiquette and the current practice…
Where is the Cave of Hira and on which mountain? We cover Jabal an-Nour, the story of the first revelation, the difference between Hira…
Where is Quba Mosque and who built it? We have gathered the story of Islam's first mosque, which began with the Hijrah, the related…
Hajj guides: how Hajj is performed, how it differs from Umrah and what to…
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