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The Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was a native of the city of Mecca and a member of the powerful Koreisch tribe. Mecca was a trading centre and a religious centre, being the home of 365 idols worshipped by...
Before Makkaah, Muslims used to face Jerusalem (Bayt ul-Muqaddas) while offering Namaaz. It was the the mosque of Qubaa or Qiblatain where Rasoolullaah (saws) was commanded to face Kabatullaah while...
Medina, in the current country of Saudi Arabia. at that time Medina had 3 main tribe of Jews and they were waiting for appearance of new prophet according to their old books of Judaism.
Makkah has always been a holy city , or at least since the time of Abraham because he was the one who built the Kaaba in Makkah with his son following a command from God.
Assalamu Alaikum (May peace be on you), It should be understood that Makkah was the first place chosen to build the first mosque by Adam(pbuh). This mosque was again rebuilt by Prophet Ibrahim and...