2. The Kaaba, known also as the Sacred House, is a
cuboid building in Mekkah, Saudi Arabia. It is one of the
.most sacred sites in Islam
Kaaba was re-constructed by Ibrahim. It is stated in the Qur'an
that this was the first house that was built for humanity to
.worship Allah

3. The Holy Mosque is built around the Kaaba. Muslims are
expected to face the Kaaba during prayers, no matter
. where they are
The Kaaba is located inside the Holy Mosque in the center of
Mekkah and it’s made of granite. Inside the Kaaba, the floor is
made of marble and limestone. The interior walls are clad with
marble halfway to the roof. The marble is inset with Qur'anic
inscriptions. The top part of the Ka'ba’s walls are covered with a
green cloth embroidered with gold Qur'anic verses. Caretakers
anoint the marble cladding with scented oil used on the Black
.Stone outside

6. The Black Stone is the eastern cornerstone of the
Kaaba, the ancient stone was built toward which Muslims
pray. It is revered by Muslims as an Islamic relic which
.dates back to the time of Adam and Eve
The stone was venerated at the Kaaba in pre-Islamic pagan
times. It was set intact into the Kaaba's wall by the Islamic
prophet Muhammad. Since then it has been broken into a
number of fragments and it is now
cemented into a silver frame in the
side of the Kaaba. Islamic tradition
holds that it fell from Heaven to
show Adam and Eve where to
.build an altar

7. Muslim pilgrims circle the Kaaba as part of the Tawaf
ritual of the Hajj. Many of them try, if possible, to stop
and kiss the Black Stone, emulating the kiss that Islamic
tradition records that it received from Muhammad. If
they cannot reach it, they point to it on each of their
.seven circuits around the Kaaba

8. Al-Safa and Al-Marwah are two small mountains
located in the Holy mosque ,which Muslims travel back and forth
.seven times during the ritual pilgrimages of Hajj and Umrah
Ibrahim was commanded by God to leave his wife Hagar and their infant
son alone in the desert between Al-Safa & Al-Marwah with only basic
provisions to test their faith. When their provisions were exhausted,
Hagar went in search of help or water. To make her search easier and
.faster, she went alone, leaving the infant Ismael on the ground

9. She first climbed the nearest hill, Al-Safa, to look over the
surrounding area. When she saw nothing, she then went to
the other hill, Al-Marwah, to look around. While Hagar was
on either hillside, she was able to see Ismael and know he
was safe. However, when she was in the valley between the
hills she was unable to see her son, and would thus run
whilst in the valley and walk at a normal pace when on the
hillsides. Hagar travelled back and forth between the hills
seven times in the scorching heat before returning to her
son. When she arrived, she found that a spring had broken
forth from where the crying baby kicked the sand with his
.feet. This spring is now known as the Zamzam Well

10. Zamzam is the name of the well that provides water to
.billions of people who visit the Holy Mosque
Zamzam is linked to some of the most important characters
in Zamzam history: the Prophets Ibrahim and Ismail (peace
be upon them) and Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon
(.him and his family
Prophet Ibrahim rebuilt the Sacred
House at the site of the well, a building
which had been originally constructed
by Prophet Adam, and today is called
The Kaaba. Zamzam well is located
approximately 20 meters east of the
Kaaba. The miracle water of Zamzam
.is still flowing until today

11. The difference between Zamzam water and other (city
water) is in the quantity of calcium and magnesium salts.
The content of these are slightly higher in Zamzam water,
but more significantly, the water contains fluorides that
have an effective germicidal action and it has the ability to
.satisfy both thirst and hunger
Prophet Muhammad said: "The best water on the earth is the
water of Zamzam; it is a kind of food and a healing from
."sickness

12. The Abraj Al-Bait Towers, also known as Makkah Royal
Hotel Clock Tower, is a building in front of the Holy
Mosque. These towers are part of the King Abdulaziz
Endowment Project. This building holds several world
records, the tallest clock tower in the world, the world's
largest clock face and the building with the world's
. largest floor area
The hotel tower became the second tallest building in
.the world in 2012
The Clock is visible from around 17 kilometers away at
night and up to 12 km during the day and it's six times
the size of Big Ben. Also, it's used for the call to
.prayer within the city of Makkah

15. : Done by
Sarah Misfer Al-Dosari
Hooryeh Obaid Al-Rdaan
Norah Jabaan Hamad
Nouf Fahad Al-Dossai
Reem Sauyan Al-Sakabrah