hajj - Inside Arabia

Kiswah (Arabic: كسوة الكعبة , kiswat al-ka'bah) is the cloth that covers the Kaaba in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. It is draped annually on the 9th day of the month of Dhu al-Hijjah, the day pilgrims leave for the plains of Mount Arafat during the Hajj. [1] The...

Jan 9

Imams of Holy Haram Makkah

Jan 9

Nimra Mosque Arafat

Jan 7

Jabal Thawr is the name of a mountain in Saudi Arabia, located in the lower part of Mecca to the south of the district of Misfalah. [1] Cave The Mountain is notable for housing a cave known as Ghar al-Thawr ( Cave of the Bull), in which Muhammad (PBUH)...

Jan 7

Masjid e Taneem is a mosque in the Al-Hil area about 5 miles away from the Holy Kaaba, in Taneem, which is near Mecca and acts as Miqat (a station for putting on pilgrims' garments) for people living in Mecca.This mosque is also known as Masjid -e- Ayesha...

Jan 7

The Jamaraat Bridge is a pedestrian bridge in Mina, Saudi Arabia near Mecca used by Muslims during the stoning of the devil ritual of the Hajj. The bridge was originally constructed in 1963, and has been expanded several times since then. The purpose...

Jan 6

Hajj - Journey of Life Time

Jan 6

Mount Arafat or Mount Arafah is a granite hill east of Mecca. It is also known as the Mount of Mercy (Jabal ar-Rahmah). According to Islamic tradition, the hill is the place where the Islamic prophet Muhammad stood and delivered the Farewell Sermon to...

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