| Makkah Al-Mukaramah
Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah
Riyadh
Jeddah
Taif
Tabouk
Dammam
Dhahran
Al-Khobar
Al-Ahsa
Qatif
Jubail
Al Qaseem
Hail
Jouf
Abha
Al-Baha
Jizan
Najran |
Makkah Al-Mukkaramah which has many other names such as Umm Al-Qura,
Al-Balad Al-Amen (Secure City) and Al-Balad Al-Haram (Holy City), is the first holy city
for Moslems. In Makkah, Prophet Mohammad (peace be upon him) was born, the Revelation was
descended to him with the Holy Quran, and from it propagation for Islam was launched. In
the center of the city there is the Holy Mosque inside which is the Holy Qabaa, The Maqam
of Prophet Ibrahim, the Stone of his son Ismaiel (May God bless them), Zamzam well which
water has been pouring through hundred of years, and Safa and Marwah where Moslems make
Saie. Near Makkah are the other holy shrines of Mina, Muzdalifa, and Arafat where Mount
Arafat is located and where pilgrims spend the day of Arafah every year as the main ritual
of Haj (pilgrimage).
Holy Mosque in Makkah |
