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During 3 days, from Saturday, December the 17th to Monday, December the 19th, the SIMM will welcome craftsmen, wholesalers, cultural and trade officers, as well as...

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Je suis très heureux d'avoir réussi aux tests de préparation pour le hadj. Cela m'a permis de faire une révision générale sur les différents rites à accomplir. Je dois partir pour le grand pèlerinage le 2 novembre prochain et aurais souhaité recevoir mon permis avant. Merci et encore bravo ! ...

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GO-Makkah marked its presence in the Hajj and Umrah exhibition for the year 2010 in Europe. This prominent presence generated the appreciation of our visitors as well as numerous professional contacts.

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Narrated 'Abdullah bin Abbas : Al-Fadl (his brother) was riding behind Allah's Apostle and a woman from the tribe of Khath'am came and Al-Fadl started looking at her and she started looking at...

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Historical Sites of Mecca

Al Taneem (Masjid-e-Ayesha)

It is located in “Al Hil about four miles away from the Holy Kabba between Mecca and Medina.

Arafat

It is located about 25 kilometers away from Mecca. Pilgrims go to it on the 9th day of Zil-Hijjah until the sunset, and then they go to Muzdalifah.

Mina

It is a valley situated between two mountains east of Mecca, about five kilometers away from Al Haram Mosque.

Muzdalefah

It is a place between Mina and Arafat where people go, after standing in Arafat.

Masjid-e-Masha’r Al Haram

It is called Qazeh too , and it is the place where Muhammad (Peace and Blessings of Allah be Upon Him), gave his sermon, which became an obligation to be followed .

Birthplace of Muhammad (Peace and Blessings of Allah be Upon Him)

The house in where Allah’s apostle was born is located close to the Al Haram Mosque. It is at a walking distance of 5 to 6 minutes away from the main mosque .

Jannat Ul Mua’lla

It is the cemetery of the people of Mecca.It is located on the way to Mina. The grave of Um-Al-Momeneen Bibi Khadija (the first wife of Holy Prophet) and that of,Prophets’s son Qasim, Asma Bint AbuBaker, Abu-Talib, Abdullah Bin Zubair, and other members of the Holy Prophet’s family, may Allah be pleased with them all, are in this cemetery. Jannat Ul Mua’lla is situated near the Al Haram Mosque.

Thour Mountain

The mountain is one of the most significant historic sites in Mecca. It contains Thour cave where Allah's apostle and his companion, Al Sideeq, spent three days before fleeing persecution in Mecca for Medina. The mountain is at the southern end of Mecca and rises about 760 meters above sea level.

Al Nour Mountain

It is located at the eastern edge of Mecca, northeast of Thour Mountain. At Al Nour, or "The Light," lies the Hira'a cave, where Allah's apostle reflected and prayed before he became a messenger of Allah. The Hira'a cave is also the site where Muhammad received his first revelations from Allah through the angel Gabriel.

Al Jaáranah Mosque

It is located just north of the city is the site where Allah's apostle clothed himself in pilgrim's garb before traveling into Mecca to perform Hajj. Two drinking water wells, one called the Prophet's well, are at the site and are about 10 meters apart. Numerous date trees are at the site and the nearby mountain overlooking Al Jaáranah Mosque is the site where the Prophet's companion, Bilal bin Rabah, called for prayer.