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Makkah, Also Bakkah, Umm al-Qura, al-Balad al-Amin, Mecca

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CityAlso Bakkah, Umm al-Qura, al-Balad al-Amin, Mecca

Makkahمكة

The valley of the Kaaba, birthplace of the Prophet ﷺ and the direction of every Muslim prayer.

Ibrahim left Hajar and baby Ismail in this barren valley, and father and son later raised the Kaaba. The tribe of Jurhum settled by Zamzam, and Quraysh came to rule it. Muhammad ﷺ was born here, received the Quran in its hills, was driven out, and returned in 630 to clear the idols.

What does the Quran say?

3:9648:2490:1-295:36:9242:714:35-372:12628:57106:1-4

What does the hadith say?

Sahih al-Bukhari 1881

What happened here?

Who lived here?

Sumayyah bint KhayyatYasir ibn AmirAl-Arqam ibn Abi al-ArqamFatimah bint al-KhattabAsma bint Abi BakrUmm al-Fadl LubabahHind bint UtbahAbu Sufyan ibn HarbAbdullah ibn al-ZubayrKhadijah bint KhuwaylidMaymunah bint al-Harithal-Qasim ibn MuhammadAbdullah ibn MuhammadHajarFihr ibn MalikAmr ibn LuhayQusayy ibn KilabAbd ManafHashim ibn Abd ManafAbd al-MuttalibThuwaybahMaysarahZayd ibn Amr ibn NufaylWaraqa ibn NawfalAbu TalibThe Woman Who Undid Her YarnAta ibn Abi RabahMujahid ibn JabrIkrimah mawla Ibn AbbasKarima al-MarwaziyyaNawawi al-Bantani

Who else is linked?

IbrahimIsmailMuhammad ﷺAbrahaAbu LahabAbu JahlState of MadinahRashidun CaliphateOttoman EmpireSaudi ArabiaQurayshJurhumCompanions of the Elephant

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