Egypt is famous for
its ancient civilization and some of the world’s most famous monuments,
including the Giza pyramids, the Great Sphinx and the ancient temples of Luxor
dating back thousands of years. Besides that, Egypt is also mostly known as the
most religious place for muslim people.
Let’s us explore the awesomeness and uniqueness of EGYPT :)
1. Hira' Cave
Jabal al-Nour,which can be translated from
Arabic(جبل النور),"The Mountain of Light", or "Hill of
Illumination", is a mountain near Mecca in Saudi
Arabia's Hejaz region. It is one of the most popular tourist attractions
in Mecca. The mountain houses the famed Ghar-E-Hira or Hira cave.
The cave is quite small, four arm's length long by 1.75 arm's length
wide. The mountain is barely 640m tall. It does however, take two hours to
make it to the cave and is extremely strenuous on the individual. However, the
mount and the cave hold tremendous significance for Muslims throughout the
world. The Islamic prophet Muhammad is said to have spent a great deal
of time in the cave meditating and it is believed that he had received his
first revelation from the archangel Gabriel inside this cave
from God.
Egypt is famous for
its ancient civilization and some of the world’s most famous monuments,
including the Giza pyramids, the Great Sphinx and the ancient temples of Luxor
dating back thousands of years. Besides that, Egypt is also mostly known as the
most religious place for muslim people.
Let’s us explore the awesomeness and uniqueness of EGYPT :)
1. Hira' Cave
Jabal al-Nour,which can be translated from
Arabic(جبل النور),"The Mountain of Light", or "Hill of
Illumination", is a mountain near Mecca in Saudi
Arabia's Hejaz region. It is one of the most popular tourist attractions
in Mecca. The mountain houses the famed Ghar-E-Hira or Hira cave.
The cave is quite small, four arm's length long by 1.75 arm's length
wide. The mountain is barely 640m tall. It does however, take two hours to
make it to the cave and is extremely strenuous on the individual. However, the
mount and the cave hold tremendous significance for Muslims throughout the
world. The Islamic prophet Muhammad is said to have spent a great deal
of time in the cave meditating and it is believed that he had received his
first revelation from the archangel Gabriel inside this cave
from God.
Let’s us explore the awesomeness and uniqueness of EGYPT :)
2. Jabbal Rahmah
Mount Arafat or Mount
Arafah or translated as Jabal ‘Arafāt is a hill
granite east of Mecca in the plain of Arafat. It is also
known as the Mount of Mercy (Jabal ar-Rahmah). According to
islamic tradition, the hill is the place where the Islamic prophet
Muhammad stood and delivered the Farewell
Sermon to the Muslims who had accompanied him for the Hajj towards
the end of his life. It reaches about 70 m in height.
3. Mecca
Mecca, also transliterated as Makkah, is a city in the Hejaz and
the capital of Makkah Province in Saudi Arabia.
The city is located 70 km (43 mi) inland from Jeddah in
a narrow valley at a height of 277 m (909 ft) above sea level. Its
resident population in 2012 was roughly 2 million, although visitors more than
triple this number every year during Hajj period held in
the twelfth Muslim lunar month of Dhu al-hijjah
As the birthplace of Muhammad and
the site of Muhammad's first revelation of the
Quran (specifically, a cave 3 km from Mecca ), Mecca is
regarded as the holiest city in the religion of islam and
a pilgrimage to it known as the Hajj is obligatory for all able
Muslims . Mecca is home to the Kaaba, by majority on Islam's holiest
site, as well as being the direction of Muslim prayer. . Mecca was long
ruled by Muhammad's descendant, the sharifs, acting either as
independent rulers or as vassals to larger polities.
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4. Nabawi Mosque
Al-Masjid al-Nabawī often
called the Prophet's Mosque, is a mosque built by the Islamic prophet Muhammad
situated in the city of Medina. It is the second holiest site in Islam (the
first being the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca). It was the second mosque built in
history and is now one of the largest mosques in the world. After an expansion
during the reign of al-Walid I, it also now incorporates the site of the final
resting place of Muhammad and early Muslim leaders Abu Bakr and Umar.
The site was
originally adjacent to Muhammad's house; he settled there after his Hijra
(emigration) to Medina in 622. He shared in the heavy work of construction. The
original mosque was an open-air building. The basic plan of the building has
been adopted in the building of other mosques throughout the world
The mosque also
served as a community center, a court, and a religious school. There was a
raised platform for the people who taught the Quran. Subsequent Islamic rulers
greatly expanded and decorated it. In 1909, it became the first place in the
Arabian Peninsula to be provided with electrical lights. The mosque is under
the control of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques.
One of the most
notable features of the site is the Green Dome in the south-east corner of the
mosque, originally Aisha's house, where the tomb of Muhammad is located. In
1279, a wooden cupola was built over the tomb which was later rebuilt and
renovated multiple times in late 15th century and once in 1817. The dome was
first painted green in 1837, and later became known as the Green Dome.
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