History of City

This photograph, located northwest of the Kaaba, shows the approximate location of Darun Nadwah (House of Assembly). The house functioned as a chamber of parliament for Quraysh, and it was from here that they planned to kill the Prophet (ﷺ). Please note that this area is in the new Haram expansion project. Qusay bin Kilaab built Darun…

This is an approximate area, outside the Saee site, where the house of Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) was located. Abbas (may Allah be pleased with…

This gate to Kaaba is known as Bab ul-Fatah (Door of Victory). It was from here that the Prophet (saw) entered during the conquest of Mecca on Friday, the…

This is an approximate area, outside of the exit from Marwah, where the house of Ummul Mumineen, Khadija was located (may Allah be pleased with it). It was…

This area at the foot of Mount Safa was the approximate area where Daarul Arqam (House of Arkam) was located. It was here, in the initial period of Islam,…

House of Umme Hani (may Allah be pleased with her) It is believed that in this area, on the side of the gates, Bab-e-Abdul Aziz, was the home of Umme Hani…

Safa Mountain, located inside Masjid al-Haram, is the point from which pilgrims begin their Sa’ee to imitate the actions of Hajra (peace be upon her).…

The strip of land between Mount Safa and Mount Marwah is called Masaa. This is the place where Hajra (peace be upon her) rushed seven times to find out if she…

Mataf refers to the open white area directly around the Kaaba, where the tawaf occurs. Referring to this, Allah mentions in the Quran: "We ordered Ibrahim…

This historic photograph shows the location of the Zamzam well in the Mataf area.  Ibrahim (peace be upon him) took his son Ismail (peace be upon him) and…

Maqame Ibrahim refers to the stone on which Ibrahim stood (peace be upon him) when he built the Kaaba. When Ismail (peace be upon him) passed the stones to…

The picture above shows Hajjar al-Aswad (Black Stone), which is located in the eastern corner of the Kaaba. Tawaf begins and ends with a face to this sacred…

This is the Sultan Mihrimah Mosque, the Ottoman Mosque, located in the Edimekapi district in the European part of Istanbul. This is one of the many early…

Mihrimah Mosque (Asian side) The Mihrimah Sultan Mosque on the Asian side of Istanbul is the most dominant mosque in the Üsküdar region. It was the first…

The Yeni Valide Mosque is an Ottoman mosque of the early 18th century, built by Ahmet III in honor of his mother. It is located in the Üsküdar district, on…