The Holy Ka'aba. The House
of Allah and the birth place of Imam Ali b. AbiTaalib [a]
Hajar al-Aswad
(The Black Stone)
Maqam Ibrahim
Hijr Ismail. This was the
location of the house of Prophet Ismael [a].
He and his mother are buried here. He denied access to anyone because he
did not like it to be walked on. Other prophets are buried in this place
also. According to Imam Baqir [a], the place
between Rukn and Maqam
is full of graves of the Prophets. According to Imam Sadiq
[a], seventy prophets are buried between Rukn
al-Aiman and Hajar
al-Aswad
Well of Zamzam
MizabeRahmah:
the golden trough (water channel) between Rukn
Iraqi and RuknShami
Shadharwan
Mustajar: This is just before Rukn Yamani whilst walking from RuknShami 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 "AdabulHaramain",
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 Adam [a] was forgiven.
According to the book ""Umra & Ziyarat", this is the place where Prophet
Ismail, 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 [s] said
"Whenever I come at this point, I find Jibril
is already there before me." Imam al-Sadiq
[a] 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.
RuknShami/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 [s] used, which is Bab
as-Safa, opposite the Black Stone.
Mount Marwa
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Jannat al-Mualla
(Cemetery in Makkah)
Also known as Al-Hajun. The
Prophet [s] used to visit it frequently. It is the 2nd holiest graveyard
after Baqi. Those buried here include:
AbdManaf:
Great, great-grandfather of the Holy Prophet [s]
Grave of Hashim:
Great-grandfather of the Holy Prophet [s]
Grave of Abdul Muttalib:
Grandfather of the Holy Prophet [s]
Grave of Amina: Mother of
the Holy Prophet [s]
According to another source, Amina
is buried in Abwa (between Makkah
and Madina) - where the 7th Imam [a] was born
Grave of Abu Talib: Father
of First Imam Ali [a]
Grave of Khadija: First
wife of the Holy Prophet [s] and mother of Sayyida
Fatima [a]
Qasim: son of the Holy Prophet [s]
who died in his infancy
Amongst the famous scholars buried in the graveyard of Hajun are:
MarhumAghaMirza Muhammad al-Istrabadi
- author of Rijal al-KabirwaAyat al-Ahkam
Sayyid Mir Muhammad Mu'min al-Istrabadi author
of Al-Ruj'a. He lived near Makkah
Sayyid al-Shahid
Mir ZeinulAbideen
al-Husseini al-Kashani.
He was martyred in Makkah and buried in a
grave he had chosen himself in the graveyard of Mu'alla.
He was amongst those who laid the foundation of the House after it was
demolished.
Sheikh Muhammad son of the author of Al-Maalim. His grave lies near the grave of Khadija [a]
Ibn Sheikh Muhammad - buried
beside his father. Used to take a lot of care in matters concerning Ihtiyat(caution) and fear of Allah
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JabalNur.
The mount on which the Cave of Hira is found
4
Cave (ghar) of Hira
The cave where the Holy Prophet [s] used to meditate
frequently during the first forty years of his life. This is also the place
he received the first revelation
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Cave of Thaur
The cave where the Holy Prophet [s] hid from his enemies
when migrating to Madina
6
Birth Place of the Holy Prophet [s]
Situated near "SuqLail". Presently a library by the name of "MaktabaMakkah al-Mukarramah"
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The house of Khadija [a] and
birth place of Fatima [a]
This is where the Prophet [s] lived until he migrated. It
is where Khadija [a] died and where Fatima [a] was
born. It is also the place where the Meccans had
planned to kill the Prophet [s] on the night of Hijrat
and Imam Ali [a] slept in his place. It is a place where Jibrail
used to descend with revelations from Allah
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House of Ibrahim [a], the son of the Holy Prophet [s] who
died in infancy
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House of Abu Talib [a], father
of Imam Ali [a]
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Masjid Jin
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MasjidBilal
12
Mount Abu Qubais
Near this is the place where the Prophet [s] performed the
miracle of splitting the moon in two
13
Saraf
About two farsakhs from Makkah. Maimuna, wife of the
Prophet [s], 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 Imams, peace be upon
them
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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] 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] 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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Madina al-Munawwarah
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Masjid al-Nabawi
Shrine of Holy Prophet of Islam, peace be upon him
& his Household
Grave of Sayyida Fatima
al-Zahra [a]. Daughter of the Prophet [s] and wife of Imam Ali [a].
According to some historians she is buried in JannatulBaqi
Room (hujra) of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra, peace be upon her
Pulpit (minbar) of
the Holy Prophet [s]
Prayer niche (mihrab)
of the Holy Prophet [s]
The Rawda
The door (bab) of
Archangel Jibrail [a]
Maqam of Archangel Jibrail [a]
Pillar of Abu Lubaba
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JannatulBaqi
Graves of Imam Hasan (2nd
Imam), Imam ZaynulAbidin
(4th Imam), Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (5th Imam),
and Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq
(6th Imam), peace be upon them
Grave of Sayyida Fatima
[a]. Daughter of the Prophet [s] and wife of Imam Ali [a]. Location of
her grave is unknown. According to some historians she was buried
in her own room (now inside MasjidNabawi) next to the Holy Prophet [s]'s darih
Grave of Abbas b. Abdul Muttalib [r]: Uncle of the Holy Prophet [s] and Imam
Ali [a]
Grave of Fatima bint. Asad [a]: Mother of Imam Ali [a]
Grave of Ja'far al-Tayyar [a] - brother of Imam Ali, peace be upon him.
Graves of Safiya and Aatika [r]: Aunts of the Holy Prophet [s]
Grave of UmmulBaneen [a]: Wife of Imam Ali [a] and mother of HadratAbbas [a] ( -
Safiya, Aatika
& UmmulBaneen)
Grave of Ibrahim [a]: son of the Holy Prophet [s]
Grave of Haleema [r]:
Nursing mother of the Holy Prophet [s]
Graves of the Holy Prophet's [s] wives (ummahat al-mu'minin)
Graves of various companions (as-haab) of the Holy Prophet [s]
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MasjidQuba
First mosque of Islam. The Prophet [s] spent more than 20
nights here (after migrating) praying qasr
while waiting for Imam Ali [a]. It is mentioned in the Qur'an as the mosque
founded on piety and devoutness
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Imam Ali [a]'s house
Behind MasjidQuba is Imam Ali [a]'s house
5
Well of the Prophet [s]
Infront of MasjidQuba, is a sweet-water well that is now closed. The
Prophet [s]'s ring fell into this well hence the name Bi'ru
al-Khatam (khatam= ring). It is also called Bi'ruTuflabecause at first its water was salty but when
the Holy Prophet [s] spat into it, it changed to sweet refreshing water
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Mashrabat Umm Ibrahim
Joined to MasjidQuba is "MashrabatUmmu Ibrahim". This is the room of the
Prophet [s]'s wife Mariah Qibtwiyya (Umm Ibrahim).
The Prophet [s] used to live and pray here
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MasjidFadhikh
It is situated in the eastern part of MasjidQuba. It is named after a palm tree that used to be
at the place. It is also called MasjidNakhl. Here is where the sun was brought back for
Imam Ali's to pray Asr which he missed
because the Prophet [s] was sleeping on his laps
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MasjidQiblatayn
(i.e. the mosque of two qiblas)
The mosque where the Holy Prophet [s] was commanded to
change his qibla from Masjid
al-Aqsa (Jerusalem) to the Holy Ka'aba
(Makkah)
9
Sab'aMasajid
(lit. 'The place of 7 mosques'). There are now only five mosques - Masjid Ali, MasjidFatima ,MasjidFath, MasjidSalman al-Farsi, & MasjidUmar.
MasjidFath
(lit. "mosque of victory") is at the
top of a mountain. This is named after the Muslims victory in the Battle of Khandaq when Imam Ali [a] killed Amr
b. AbdWudd and the
Prophet [s] prayed here for the Muslims victory
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MasjidUmmulMu'mininMariyahQibtiya [a], wife of the Holy Prophet [s] and mother of
Ibrahim [a]. This could be one of the two demolished mosques at Sab'aMasajid(No.
9 above)
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MasjidRaj'atu-Shams
- now destroyed
12
The houses of Imam ZaynulAbidin [a] and Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq [a]
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MasjidMubahala
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MasjidGhamamah.
Also called MasjidEid
The Holy Prophet [s] said his Eid
prayers here
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Well (bir) of Ali, peace
be upon him
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MasjidShajarah
Also known as Masjid
Ali [a]. This place is a miqat for those
going for umrafrom Madina to Makkah. The place is
also known amongst the locals as Abar Ali
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Jeddah
Grave of Lady Hawa (Eve), peace be
upon her. First woman on earth and wife of Prophet Adam, peace be upon him.
Jeddah is named after her. Its the Arabic equivalent
for "Grandmother"
Taif
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Masjid Abdullah IbnAbbas [r]
2
Grave of Abdullah IbnAbbas [r]
Cousin and companion of Imam Ali [a]. Very often referred
to by Imam Ali [a] as "IbnAbbas".
See NahjulBalaagha
Abwa
1
Birth place of the 7th Imam Musa al-Kadhim, peace
be upon him
2
Grave of Amina, mother of the
Holy Prophet, peace be upon him & his Household
According to some historians, she is buried in Jannat al-Mu'alla (Makkah)
Badr
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Martyrs of Badr
Badr is a village between Makkah and Madina. 14
companions of the Holy Prophet [s] were martyred here in the Battle of Badr
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Masjid al-Arish
Nearby the Martyrs of Badr
is Masjid al-Arish where the Prophet [s] prayed
during the battle
Uhud
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Grave of Hamza [a], uncle of the
Holy Prophet [s] who was martyred at the Battle of Uhud
2
Graves of the other martyrs (shuhada)
of Uhud
Arafat
1
JabalRahmah
2
MasjidNumrah
Mina
1
MasjidKheef
2
MasjidKauthar
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The Three Jamaraat: Jamaraat al-Ula, Jamaraat al-Wusta, and Jamaraat al-Uqba