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Jabal Rahmah with plains of Arafat in the background. Part of Hajj rituals is to spend a day here
Plains of Arafat with Jabal Rahmah (the Mount of Mercy) in the middle
Cave of Hira (arial view). The Prophet [s] used to meditate in this cave frequently. The first Qur'an verse was revealed to him here.
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Cave of Hira

 

Masjid Hudaybiya. This is where the Treaty of Hudaybiya was signed and where the Meccan leaders asked the words in the treaty "Muhammad Rasulullah" to be replaced with "Muhammad bin Abdullah". This mosque is on the way to Jannat al-Mualla from Masjid al-Haram

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Masjid Shajarah. Not to be confused with the Masjid Shajarah in Madina (Miqat), this is where the Prophet [s] camped when he was stopped by the Meccan leaders from performing Hajj. Thereafter the Treaty of Hudaybiya was signed. This mosque is a little further to the left of Masjid Hudaybiya when coming from Masjid al-Haram
Masjid Salman. Entrance is behind. Up on top left is Masjid Fath. Behind the photographer is Masjid Umar, Masjid Ali [a] and Masjid Fatima [a]
The underground car park (built by the Saudi govt.) seen here is where the valley (shi'b) of Abu Talib was. In the early days of Islam, the Prophet [s] with his family and followers were isolated here by the Quraysh. To the left of this is the birth place of the Prophet [s] and behind the photographer are the gates to Safa-Marwa (Masjid al-Haram)
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Masjid Sulayman [a]. By the permission of Allah, Nabi Sulayman [a] had control over the jinn. It is believed he had imprisoned some jinn in a cellar below this mosque. This mosque faces the gate of Jannat al-Mualla.
Inside Jannat al-Mualla. Behind the white wall where you see people standing is where the Prophet's [s] family members are buried i.e. Abu Talib [a], Abdul Muttalib [a], Sayyida Khadija [a], etc. Looking through the grilled windows on the wall, one can see a white rectangle on the ground (partially visible in the 2nd pic). This is the grave of Ummul Mu'mineen Sayyida Khadija [a], the wife of the Prophet [s] and mother of Sayyida Fatima az-Zahra [a]
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