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1. Masjid al-Haraam | |
The Holy Ka'aba. The House of
Allah(swt) and the birth place of Imam Ali b. Abi Taalib(a.s.). Hajar al-Aswad (The Black Stone). Maqam Hazrat Ibrahim(a.s.). Hijr Ismail. This was the location of the house of Prophet Ismael(a.s.). He and his mother are buried here. He denied access to anyone because he did not like it to be walked upon. Other prophets are buried in this place also. According to Imam Mohammad Baqir(a.s.), the place between Rukn and Maqam is full of graves of the Prophets. According to Imam Jafar Sadiq (a.s.), seventy prophets are buried between Rukn al-Aiman and Hajar al-Aswad. Well of Zamzam. Mizabe Rahmah: the golden trough (water channel) between Rukn Iraqi and Rukn Shami. Shadharwan. Mustajar: This is just before Rukn Yamani whilst walking from Rukn Shami to Rukn Yamani. It has also been defined as the area between the Black Stone (hajar al-aswad) and the door of the Ka'aba. Mutaawadh or Multazam: The place between Rukn Yamani and the Black Stone (hajar al-aswad). Hatwim. According to the book "Adabul Haramain", this is the place between the door of the Ka'aba and Hajar al-Aswad. It is called Hatwim "the smasher" because it smashes major and minor sins of one who seeks forgiveness here. It is said that this is the place where Hazrat Adam(a.s.) was forgiven. According to the book "Umra & Ziyarat", this is the place where Prophet Ismail(a.s.), his mother and many other prophets are buried. See Hijr Ismail above. Rukn al-Aiman (the right-hand side corner of the Ka'aba).This is opposite the Black Stone behind the House. The Prophet(pbuh&hf) said "Whenever I come at this point, I find Jibril(a.s.) is already there before me." Imam al-Sadiq(a.s.) said: "Rukn al-Aiman is our gate to Paradise". He also said: "In this place is one of the doors of Paradise that has never been closed since it was opened. There is a river from Paradise in which deeds of the servants are dropped." Also called Rukn al-Junubi. It comes before the Black Stone corner. Rukn Shami/Gharbi. This is the corner of the Ka'aba that comes after Hijr Ismail. Rukn al-Sharqi. This is the corner where Hajar al-Aswad rests. Rukn al-Shimali / Iraqi. This is corner that comes after the Ka'aba's door before one reaches Hijr Ismail. Mount Safa. When going to Safa for Sa'y, use the same door that the Prophet (pbuh&hf) used, which is Bab as-Safa, opposite the Black Stone. Mount Marwa |
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2. Jannat al-Mualla (Cemetery in Makkah) | |
Also known as Al-Hajun. The Prophet(pbuh&hf) used to visit it frequently.
It is the 2nd holiest graveyard after Baqi. Those buried here include:
Amongst the famous scholars buried in the graveyard of Hajun are: Marhum Agha Mirza Muhammad al-Istrabadi
- author of Rijal al-Kabir wa Ayat al-Ahkam |
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3. Jabal Nur | |
The mount on which the Cave of Hira is found | |
4. Cave (ghaar) of Hira | |
The cave where the Holy Prophet(pbuh&hf) used to meditate frequently during the first forty years of his life. This is also the place he received the first revelation | |
5. Cave of Saur | |
The cave where the Holy Prophet(pbuh&hf) hid from his enemies when migrating to Madina | |
6. Birth Place of the Holy Prophet(pbuh&hf) | |
Situated near "Suq Lail". Presently a library by the name of "Maktaba Makkah al-Mukarramah" | |
7. The house of Hazrat Khadija(a.s.) and birth place of Bibi Fatima Zehra(s.a.) | |
This is where the Prophet (pbuh&hf) lived until he migrated. It is where Hazrat Khadija(a.s.) died and where Bibi Fatima Zehra(s.a.) was born. It is also the place where the Meccans had planned to kill the Prophet (pbuh&hf) on the night of Hijrat and Imam Ali(a.s.) slept in his place. It is a place where Jibrail(a.s.) used to descend with revelations from Allah | |
8. House of Ibrahim (a.s.) | |
the son of the Holy Prophet (pbuh&hf) who died in infancy | |
9. House of Abu Talib (a.s.), father of Imam Ali (a.s.) | |
10. Masjid Jin | |
11. Masjid Bilal | |
12. Mount Abu Qubais | |
Near this is the place where the Prophet (pbuh&hf) performed the miracle of splitting the moon in two | |
13. Saraf | |
About two farsakhs from Makkah. Maimuna, wife of the Prophet (pbuh&hf), is buried here | |
14. Feel | |
Near Makkah. Abdullah b. Ismail b. Badhee's grave is at "Feel". He was amongst the companions of the 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th Holy Imams(a.s.). | |
15. Fakh | |
Another place for ziyarat is the graveyard of the Martyrs of Fakh. Fakh
is the name of a place which used to be Miqat-e-Swibyaan. In this place,
about a hundred people from the descendants of Fatima (a.s.) lost their lives
in the hands of the puppets of Musa al-Hadi al-Abbasi. Muhadith al-Qumi
quotes the 9th Imam al-Jawad (a.s.) as having said that after Taf there had
been no other fatal and destructive battle like the one of Fakh. Du'bal
also mentions Fakh in one of his poems |
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