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Mecca, the sacred land, the most lovely country to God, and to His Messenger, the target for Muslims, the nearest to their hearts and the shelter for their pilgrimage, their group gathering and meeting place, God granted it greatness and glory when He created the heavens and earth; it contains the Kaaba, the first house for God worship on earth, and God made it divine, so He endowed it with safety to cover even trees or plants there which were not cut, neither its birds killed, and the reward of works done there better than those done elsewhere, and the prayer inside the house equals to hundreds thousand prayers. Mecca derived its greatness, holiness, and safety form the greatness, holiness, and safety of the House, where God said: {He who enters it was safe}.And it was God’s will that Mecca contained the Holy Kaaba, and the sacred Mosque; which has its impact and results on building and construction of Mecca, as well as on its inhabitants.
Location:
Mecca is located at the intersection of the two latitudes 25/21 to the north, and longitudes 49/39 north, and this site is considered one of the most difficult geological formations, where most of its rocks are of very solid granite, with a height of more than three hundred meters above sea level to.
Ibrahim valley, which is confined between two nearby series of mountains, embraces Mecca.Mecca has three main entrances: "Al Mulat" known as (Al Hajoun) and Al Mesfalah, and (Al Shubaika). The people agreed that (Al Mulat) is all what is above the level of the ground of the Sacred Mosque and (Al Mesfalah) is all what is below.Mecca was built by Prophet Ibrahim (peace upon him) and his son Ismail, and has several names: Oum El Qora, Bakkah, the Safe Country, and all names were mentioned in the Holy Quran. Mecca rises 330 meters above sea level, and is located on latitude (31°); its area exceeds (4800) hectares, and has a population of more than (600,000) which increases during the days of different seasons especially pilgrimage season. Mecca has developed networks of roads and tunnels connecting between its peripherals and the Sacred Mosque at its center, and a circular route which connects all of Mecca with the religious sites via tunnels and bridges, and a path for pedestrians shadowed and equipped with all services.Mecca has developed health services and advanced telephone network connecting it to all parts of the world and to all of the sacred sites; in addition to civilized services which doubled during pilgrimage seasons.
Features:The Sacred Sites
Arafa
Arafat… so called it’s the place where Adam and Eve got acquainted to each other or due too the fact that Gabriel (God bless him and grant him salvation) was introduced to Prophet Ibrahim (God bless him and grant him salvation), and then asked him Do you know? Ibrahim replied: "Yes”. Ibin Abbas said: it was then called Arafat maybe because people confessed their sins there. It is located outside the boundaries of the sacred land and to the south-east of the Sacred Mosque, 22 kilometers across the street and it has a total area of 10.4 square kilometers, and pilgrims gather there on the ninth day of the month of Di Al Hijja to perform their noon and afternoon prayers.
Mecca, the sacred land, the most lovely country to God, and to His Messenger, the target for Muslims, the nearest to their hearts and the shelter for their pilgrimage, their group gathering and meeting place, God granted it greatness and glory when He created the heavens and earth; it contains the Kaaba, the first house for God worship on earth, and God made it divine, so He endowed it with safety to cover even trees or plants there which were not cut, neither its birds killed, and the reward of works done there better than those done elsewhere, and the prayer inside the house equals to hundreds thousand prayers. Mecca derived its greatness, holiness, and safety form the greatness, holiness, and safety of the House, where God said: {He who enters it was safe}.And it was God’s will that Mecca contained the Holy Kaaba, and the sacred Mosque; which has its impact and results on building and construction of Mecca, as well as on its inhabitants.
Location:
Mecca is located at the intersection of the two latitudes 25/21 to the north, and longitudes 49/39 north, and this site is considered one of the most difficult geological formations, where most of its rocks are of very solid granite, with a height of more than three hundred meters above sea level to.
Ibrahim valley, which is confined between two nearby series of mountains, embraces Mecca.Mecca has three main entrances: "Al Mulat" known as (Al Hajoun) and Al Mesfalah, and (Al Shubaika). The people agreed that (Al Mulat) is all what is above the level of the ground of the Sacred Mosque and (Al Mesfalah) is all what is below.Mecca was built by Prophet Ibrahim (peace upon him) and his son Ismail, and has several names: Oum El Qora, Bakkah, the Safe Country, and all names were mentioned in the Holy Quran. Mecca rises 330 meters above sea level, and is located on latitude (31°); its area exceeds (4800) hectares, and has a population of more than (600,000) which increases during the days of different seasons especially pilgrimage season. Mecca has developed networks of roads and tunnels connecting between its peripherals and the Sacred Mosque at its center, and a circular route which connects all of Mecca with the religious sites via tunnels and bridges, and a path for pedestrians shadowed and equipped with all services.Mecca has developed health services and advanced telephone network connecting it to all parts of the world and to all of the sacred sites; in addition to civilized services which doubled during pilgrimage seasons.
Features:The Sacred Sites
Arafa
Arafat… so called it’s the place where Adam and Eve got acquainted to each other or due too the fact that Gabriel (God bless him and grant him salvation) was introduced to Prophet Ibrahim (God bless him and grant him salvation), and then asked him Do you know? Ibrahim replied: "Yes”. Ibin Abbas said: it was then called Arafat maybe because people confessed their sins there. It is located outside the boundaries of the sacred land and to the south-east of the Sacred Mosque, 22 kilometers across the street and it has a total area of 10.4 square kilometers, and pilgrims gather there on the ninth day of the month of Di Al Hijja to perform their noon and afternoon prayers.
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