THE CEMETERY OF MAKKAH - JANNAT AL MUA'LLA

THE CEMETERY OF MAKKAH – JANNAT AL MUA’LLA

Located in the valley east of the Musjid al Haram is Jannat al Mu’alla, the historical graveyard in Makkah where several members of Prophet Muhammad’s ﷺ family and companions are buried.

- Some of the personalities buried here are:
  1) Khadijah RA, the first wife of the Prophet ﷺ
  2) Qasim, the eldest son of the Prophet ﷺ and Khadijah who passed away in infancy.
  3) Abdullah, the second son of the Prophet ﷺ and Khadijah RA. He was was also known as Tahir and Tayyab.
  4) Abu Talib – the uncle of the Prophet ﷺ.
  Abdul Mutallib – the grandfather of the Prophet ﷺ

THE QUR’AN FACTORY, MADINAH

Entrance to the factoryInterior of the factory The King Fahd Complex for the Printing of the Holy Qur’an is a printing plant located in Madinah. It was established in 1984 by king Fahd, the king of Saudi Arabia at the time. The company publishes the Qur’an in Arabic...

KHAYBAR

Khaybar is an oasis approximately 150km north of Madinah. It is divided into two main areas with a combined total of eight fortresses. It is surrounded by plantations as well as black volcanic rock in some areas. For thousands of years Khaybar has attracted travellers...

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 witness some of the history of Musjid al Haram. It illustrates the development of the Musjid over the years and also houses many artifacts that were in...