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  2. Masjid al-Haram - Wikipedia

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    Masjid al-Haram (Arabic: ٱَلْمَسْجِدُ ٱلْحَرَام ‎, romanized: al-Masjid al-Ḥarām, lit. 'The Sacred Mosque'), [4] also known as the Sacred Mosque or the Great Mosque of Mecca, [5] is considered to be the most significant mosque in Islam. [6] [7] It encloses the vicinity of the Kaaba in Mecca, in the Mecca Province of ...

  3. Haram (site) - Wikipedia

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    The two sites whose Islamic sanctity are unchallengeably the highest of all are Al-Masjid al-Haram in Mecca (which is called Ḥaraman Āminan (حَرَمًا آمِنًا, "Sanctuary (which is) Secure") in the Quran (28:57; [5] 29:67 [6]), and the Prophet's Mosque in Medina, so the Arabic dual form al-ḥaramān (ٱلْحَرَمَان) or al ...

  4. List of largest mosques - Wikipedia

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    Jamia Masjid [28] 33,333 [29] [better source needed] Jammu and Kashmir India: 1400 Sunni: Jamiul Futuh, The Indian Grand Masjid: Jamiul Futuh, The Indian Grand Masjid: 30,000 Kerala India: 2022 Sunni: Pride of Muslims Mosque: 30,000 [30] Shali Russia: 2019 Sunni: 1st November of 1954 Great Mosque: 30,000 [31] 42,000 [31] Batna Algeria: 2003 Sunni

  5. Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques - Wikipedia

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    The title was sometimes regarded to denote the de facto Caliph of Islam, [1] but it mainly refers to the ruler taking the responsibility of guarding and maintaining the two holiest mosques in Islam: Al-Haram Mosque (Arabic: اَلْمَسْجِدُ ٱلْحَرَامُ, romanized: Al-Masjid al-Ḥarām, "The Sacred Mosque") in Mecca and the ...

  6. Holiest sites in Sunni Islam - Wikipedia

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    Both Sunni Muslims and Shia Muslims agree on the three Holiest sites in Islam being, respectively, the Masjid al-Haram (including the Kaaba), in Mecca; the Al-Masjid an-Nabawi, in Medina; and Al-Masjid al-Aqsa, in Jerusalem. Both the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus and the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron have been considered the fourth holiest site in ...

  7. Kaaba - Wikipedia

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    The Kaaba and Masjid al-Haram depicted on a talismanic shirt, 16th or early 17th century. The Qur'an contains several verses regarding the origin of the Kaaba. It states that the Kaaba was the first House of Worship for mankind, and that it was built by Ibrahim and Ismail on Allah's instructions: [39] [40] [41]

  8. General Presidency of Haramain - Wikipedia

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    The General Presidency of Haramain (Arabic: الرئاسة العامة لشؤون المسجد الحرام و المسجد النبوي), is a Saudi government agency responsible for the development and administration of the Islamic holy sites of the Masjid al-Haram and the Masjid an-Nabawi, facilitated by its religious, technical and administrative departments.

  9. Holiest sites in Islam - Wikipedia

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    The Kaaba or Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, is the most sacred holy place of Islam and a Qibla of the Muslims, contains al-Bayt ul-Ma'mur spiritually above the Kaaba, contains the Maqam Ibrahim, Hateem, and the Al-Hajar-ul-Aswad which belonged in Jannah to Adam and Eve (Adam and Hawa).