Located in the valley east of the Musjid al Haram is Jannat al Mu’alla, the historical graveyard in Makkah where...
THE CEMETERY OF MAKKAH – JANNAT AL MUA’LLA
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THE MOUNTAIN OF MERCY
The Mountain of Mercy is a chain of little mounds located in Arafah on the route between Makkah and Taif. Known as...
THE MOUNTAIN OF THAWR
The Mountain Al Thawr (Jabal al-Thawr) is the mountain containing the cave in which the Prophet ﷺ and his companion...
THE MOUNTAIN OF LIGHT (JABAL AL-NUR)
The Cave of HiraThe Cave of Hira The Mountain of Light is a mountain which lies just outside Makkah about 3km from the...
THE NOBLE KABAH
The noble Ka’bah is the focul point of Muslims around the globe and Muslims orient themselves in its direction five...
KRAK DES CHEVALIERS
The Krak is a massive Crusader fortress built during the First Crusade on a strategically important spot 40...
HAMA’
Waterwheels Hama is the fourth-largest city in Syria after Damascus, Aleppo and Hims. The city is renowned for its...
THE GREAT UMAYYAD MUSJID
A decade after the completion of the Great Umayyad Musjid in Damascus (circa 700 AD), Caliph Al-Walid decided to...
MA’ARAT AL-NU’MAN
Grave of Umar ibnʿAbd al-ʿAzīz RA The most important site in this agricultural town is the grave of ʿUmar ibnʿAbd...