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Bakkah. The Kaaba in Mecca or Makkah. Bakkah (Arabic: بَكَّةُ [ˈbɛk.kɛh]), is a place mentioned in surah 3 ('Āl 'Imrān), ayah 96 of the Qur'an, a verse sometimes translated as: "Indeed, the first House [of worship] established for mankind was that at Bakkah [i.e., Makkah] - blessed and a guidance for the worlds." (Quran 3:96)
Quran 3:81, Quran 7:157, and Quran 48:29 are often cited in this context. Quran 61:6 says that Jesus brought good news about the close advent of Muhammad. Muslim historians and hagiographers (such as Ibn Ishaq) maintained that the people of Medina accepted Islam because of their awareness of these prophecies, and because they saw Muhammad as fulfilling them.
Desert of Paran. The Desert of Paran or Wilderness of Paran (also sometimes spelled Pharan or Faran; Hebrew: מִדְבַּר פָּארָן, Midbar Pa'ran), is a location mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. It is one of the places where the Israelites spent part of their 40 years of wandering after the Exodus, and was also a home to Ishmael, and a ...
Stone, Marble, Limestone. The Kaaba, [b] sometimes referred to as al-Ka'ba al-Musharrafa, [d] is a stone building at the center of Islam 's most important mosque and holiest site, the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. [2][3][4] It is considered by Muslims to be the Bayt Allah (Arabic: بَيْت ٱللَّٰه, lit.
Islam portal. Biography portal. v. t. e. Muhammad's first revelation was the event that initiated the development of Islam in the Arabian Peninsula. The exact date is disputed, but it is generally believed to have occurred in 610 CE. According to the Islamic narrative, Muhammad sought solitude after repeatedly experiencing transcendental dreams ...
Mecca (/ ˈmɛkə /; officially Makkah al-Mukarramah, [a] commonly shortened to Makkah[b]) is the capital of Mecca Province in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia and the holiest city according to Islam. [4] It is 70 km (43 mi) inland from Jeddah on the Red Sea, in a narrow valley 277 m (909 ft) above sea level.
1-20 Unbelievers and hypocrites reproved; 21-38 Exhortation to the worship of the true God; 39-101 Jews and Christians urged to accept the claim of Muhammad to be a prophet of God; 102-112 The opposition of Jews and Christians to Muhammad's prophecy combated
e. Muhammad[ a ] (/ moʊˈhɑːməd /; Arabic: مُحَمَّد, romanized:Muḥammad, lit. 'praiseworthy' [mʊˈħæm.mæd]; c.570 – 8 June 632 CE) [ b ] was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. [ c ] According to Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet divinely inspired to preach and confirm the monotheistic ...