Bab as-Saghir - the southern gates of the city The old city of Damascus was always surrounded by extensive...
OLD CITY WALLS AND ITS DOORS
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MOUNT QĀSIYŪN
This is a mountain that overlooks the city of Damascus. The slopes of this renowned mountain are the home to many a...
THE ‘KA’BAH’ OF ABRAHÂ
Around 520CE, King Kaleb , the ruler of the powerful Axumite kingdom of Ethiopia , sent an expedition to Yemenagainst...
KHAYBAR
Khaybar is an oasis approximately 150km north of Madinah. It is divided into two main areas with a combined total of...
THE MUSEUM OF MAKKAH
Since its establishement in 2000, it has become very popular as it’s the only museum where pilgrims may learn and...
MUSJID AL-AQSA
Musjid al-Aqsa is no ordinary Musjid. Its precincts have been sanctified and its blessedness has been explicitly...
THE MARWANI MUSJID
This is a large underground Musjid along the southern wall of the Haram which links up to the ‘Old Musjid al-Aqsa’. It...
THE DOME OF THE ROCK
The spectacular, gold-crowned Dome of the Rock is commonly mistaken as the al-Aqsa Musjid due to it being the most...
MUSJID AL-BURAQ
Musjid Al-Buraq is situated in the southwest corner of the Al Aqsa compound. The Buraq is the magnificent animal that...