Mecca is one of the gathering place of
Muslims in the time once a year and aims to run the sunnah of the Prophet,
Muslims from all over the world all gathered in Saudi Arabia to perform the
worship of God. Here we can see in the image many Muslims can not be monitored
with the naked eye the soul of millions of Muslims come to ka'bah only to
worship Allah alone.
The city of Mecca is located about 600
miles south of Medina, about 200 km northeast of the city of Jeddah. The city
is a narrow valley surrounded by mountains with building the Kaaba as the
central 21 ° 25'24 "N 39 ° 49'24" E. Thus, in ancient times the city
is prone to flooding when the rainy season before the Saudi Arabian government
to improve this city and renovate this city. Like most cities in the region of
Saudi Arabia, the city is temperate desert.
The Holy City of Makkah, which lies
inland 73 kilometers east of Jiddah, is the place where the Prophet Muhammad,
peace be upon him, was born - the place where God's message was first revealed
to him and the city to which he returned after the migration to Madinah in 622
AD.
Makkah is the holiest city on earth to
Muslims. Five times each day, the world's one billion Muslims, wherever they
may be, turn to the Holy City of Makkah to pray. And at least once in their
lives, all Muslims who are not prevented by personal circumstance perform the
Hajj, the pilgrimage to Makkah. Thus each year the Holy City of Makkah is host
to some two million hajjis (pilgrims) from all over the world.
The Holy Mosque in Makkah houses the
Ka'aba, in the corner of which is set the Black Stone which marks the starting
point for the seven circumambulations of the Holy Mosque which every hajji must
complete.
The Holy City is served by the seaport
and international airport of Jiddah.
Below you can see a selection of
pictures from the Holy City of Makkah.
Mecca (Makkah) in western Saudi Arabia
is Islam's holiest city. Mecca (Makkah)
is the birthplace of Mohammad and the place he returned to after his exile to
Medina. Five times a day more than one billion Muslims around the world turn
towards it to pray to Allah.
Enclosed by the sandy Valley of
Abraham, Mecca (Makkah) is surrounded by low rocky hill ranges in a region of
western Saudi Arabia known as Hijaz, which also comprises Medina and Jedda.
Mecca (Makkah) stands almost 300
metres above sea level and approximately 45 miles (70 kilometres) east of the
Red Sea. Mecca (Makkah) has a resident
population of 650,000 which more than triples during the annual Hajj.
Non-Muslims have been forbidden entry to the city since 630CE when Mohammad
made Mecca (Makkah) the centre of the Muslim faith.
Forced into exile in Medina in 622,
Mohammad established a model Islamic community in Medina but returned to take
Mecca (Makkah) in 629, purifying the Ka'aba of its idols before spreading the
word of Islam.
The Ka'aba is enclosed by the Great
Mosque, the focus of Muslim worship. The healing waters of the Zam Zam well
flow nearby, miraculously appearing over 4,000 years ago to save Abraham's son
Ishmael from dehydration in the Meccan desert.
In a city where the inhabitants centre
their lives around the spiritual thrust of the city, Mecca (Makkah) is a place
of pilgrimage devoted to God where the five prayers pace every day.
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