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Historical Places in
Makkah
Birth Place of the
Holy Prophet:
The house where the
Holy prophet was born is situated in Suq al-Lail Street.
At this place, there exists a library and a school
today. If you come out of Haram near Safa hill, this
house is about two furlongs away on the right side.
House of Hazrat Khudija al-Kubra:
This
house is situated in Fatima az-Zahra Street and is the
birth place of all the children of the Holy prophet from
Hazrat Khudija. After his marriage, he stayed here until
his migration to Madinah.
Jannat al-Mu’alla:
This is a famous graveyard of makkah where the Holy
Prophet’s mother, Hazrat Khadija, his wife and many
other companions were buried. This graveyard is on Ghaza
Street near Masjid Jinn.
Masjid Jinn:
This mosque is near the graveyard of Jannat
al-Mu’alla. This is also known as Masjid Bai’et. Here
the Holy Prophet recited the Qur’an to the Jinns and
took bai’et (oath of allegiance) from them.
Masjid al-Ra’et:
This mosque is near Masjid Jinn
on the right side. In Arabic ra’et means flag. This is
the place where the Holy Prophet installed his flag at
the time of the Conquest of makkah.
Cave
Hira:
Cave Hira is situated on Jabl Noor about
three miles from makkah. The Holy Prophet used to retire
here in solitude and spend long hours in reflection and
meditation. Here he received his first Divine
Revelation.
Cave Thaur:
This is a
cave in Jabl Thaur about eight kilometers to the south
of makkah, in which the Holy Prophet and Hazrat Abu Bakr
lay hidden for three days at the time of their migration
to Madinah.
Jabl Abu Qubais:
This is
a hill near Safa , right in front of Baitullah. This
hill is said to be associated with the Holy Prophet’s
miracle of splitting the moon asunder. Bilal mosque is
situated atop this hill.
Masjid Aai’sha:
This mosque is outside the bounds of Haram in
Tan’eem, situated on Madinah Road. People enter into
Ihram here for Umrah, that is why it is also known as
Masjid Umrah. To go there, buses are always available in
front of Bab Abdul Aziz of al-Haram. If you intend to
perform Umrah, get a ride to this mosque, enter into
Ihram and come back to makkah to perform Umrah.
Historical Places in
Madinah
Jannat al-Baqee
The graveyard of Madinahh, where a large number of
Sahabah karam (companions) including Hazrat Usman,
Hazrat Abbas, Imam Hassan, and wives and daughters of
the Holy Prophet are buried. This graveyard is close to
the tomb of the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him), right
after the courtyard of Masjid-e-Nabvi.
Masjid
Quba
This is the first mosque in the history of
Islam whose foundation stone was laid down by Prophet
Muhammad (peace be upon him) himself on his migration to
Madinahh. To offer 2 raka’ats of nafl in it is equal to
one Umrah. After visiting the Prophet’s Mosque and his
tomb every pilgrim should try his best to visit it and
pray in this mosque as well.
A visit to Masjid Quba
is highly recommended, 2 raka'ats of nafl here equal one
Umrah.
Masjid Qiblatain
In this
mosque, Allah directed Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon
him), who was in the middle of a sal’at along with
sahaba karam, to turn his face from Islam’s first qibla
(Bait-ul-Muqqadis) to Ka’bah in Masjid al-Haram. That is
why this mosque is known as a mosque with two qiblas.
Masjid Juma
This mosque was built at
a place where the Prophet (peace be upon him) offered
his first Jum’a prayer in Madinahh.
Masjid
Ghamama.
This mosque is not far from
Masjid-e-Nabvi. The Prophet (peace be upon him) used to
offer his Eidain prayers here. Once the Prophet led
Istasqa prayer in it and suddenly the clouds appeared
and it started raining, hence the name ghamama (clouds).
Masid Abu Bakr, Masjid Umar Faooq and Masjid
Ali
These three mosques are near Masjid Ghamama.
 
Badar.
The plane of Badar is 20 miles
south west of Madinahh where the first battle between
313 Muslims and 1000 Qureish of Makkah took place in 624
A.D. The Muslims had seventy camels and two horses
whereas the Qureish had a cavalry of 200 Horses and 700
camels. They were superior in weapons too, but Muslims
were victorious because they were strong in morale and
strategy due to the leadership of the Holy Prophet
(peace be upon him).
Jabal-e-Sal’aa
This is the site for the battle of Ditch which was
fought in 5 A.H. Now there are six mosques at this
place.
Jabal-e-Uhad
About four miles
on the north of Madinahh, famous battle of Uhad was
fought at 3 A.H. Hazrat Hamza, the Holy Prophet’s uncle
and other companions are buried here.
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