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Mecca

مكة المكرمة

City in the Hejaz, birthplace of the Prophet Muhammad and site of the Kaaba and the annual Hajj.

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Arabia
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Birthplace of
al-Abbas ibn Abd al-MuttalibAbdullah ibn AbbasAbdullah ibn Mas'udAbu Bakr al-SiddiqAbu Basir (Utba ibn Usayd)Abu Jahl (Amr ibn Hisham)Abu Jandal ibn SuhaylAbu LahabAbu Sufyan ibn HarbAbu Talib ibn Abd al-MuttalibAbu Ubayda ibn al-JarrahAisha bint Abi Bakral-Nadr ibn al-Harithal-Walid ibn al-MughiraAli ibn Abi TalibAmr ibn al-AsBilal ibn RabahFatima bint MuhammadHafsa bint UmarHamza ibn Abd al-MuttalibHind bint UtbaHisham ibn Amr al-AmiriIkrama ibn Abi JahlIkrima ibn Abi JahlJa'far ibn Abi TalibJuwayriya bint al-HarithKhadija bint KhuwaylidKhalid ibn al-WalidMistah ibn UthathaMuhammadMus'ab ibn UmayrMut'im ibn AdiMut'im ibn AdiSa'd ibn Abi WaqqasSawda bint Zam'aSuhayl ibn AmrUmar ibn al-KhattabUmayya ibn KhalafUmm JamilUmm Salama (Hind bint Abi Umayya)Uqba ibn Abi Mu'aytUtba ibn Rabi'aZuhayr ibn Abi Umayya
Place of death of
Abd al-Muttalib ibn HashimAbdullah ibn KhatalAbdullah ibn MuhammadAbu LahabAbu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalibal-Huwayrith ibn Nuqaydhal-Qasim ibn Muhammadal-Walid ibn al-MughiraKhadija bint KhuwaylidMalik ibn Abbad al-HadramiMiqyas ibn SubabaMut'im ibn AdiSumayya bint KhayyatWaraqa ibn Nawfal
Ruled by
Attab ibn UsaydHulayl ibn HubshiyyaQusayy ibn Kilab
Home of
Hajar (Hagar)Halima al-Sa'diyyaIsmail (Ishmael)Umm Ayman (Baraka bint Tha'laba)Umm ZufarBanu HashimThe early Muslim communityJurhumThe MuhajirunQuraysh
Visited by
Ibn Rajab al-HanbaliIbrahim (Abraham)
Site of
Abu Talib gathers Banu Hashim and Banu al-MuttalibThe three years of the secret callThe Battle of HunaynThe Pledge of the Tree (Bay'at al-Ridwan)The boycott of the Banu HashimThe Conquest of Mecca (Fath Makka)The call to the nearest kinThe Demolition of al-Uzza and Major IdolsThe Expedition of Banu al-Mustaliq (al-Muraysi')The Expedition of Dhat al-SalasilThe Expulsion of Jurhum from MeccaThe Farewell PilgrimageThe cleansing of the Kaaba and destruction of idolsThe proscribed persons on the day of the ConquestThe Prophet's sermon at the Kaaba and general amnestyThe pause of revelation (Fatra)First encounter with the six Ansar at al-AqabaThe first migration to AbyssiniaThe pilgrimage led by Abu BakrThe Fijar warThe departure night of the HijraThe HijraHilf al-Fudul (the pact of the virtuous)The Incident of al-Raji'Hamza accepts IslamUmar accepts IslamThe Isra and Mi'rajThe Prophet's journey to al-Ta'ifThe skirmish of al-KhandamaThe killing of Ibn al-Anwa' and the sermon on Mecca's sanctityThe Bakr–Khuza'a clash at al-WatirLast Quraysh delegation to Abu TalibThe Prophet's marriage to KhadijaThe Prophet's marriage to Sawda bint Zam'aThe persecution of the vulnerable MuslimsThe Pledges of AqabaThe plot at Dar al-NadwaThe proclamation of Bara'a at MinaQusayy ibn Kilab Takes MeccaThe rebuilding of the KaabaThe Recovery of ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib’s RightsThe Re-digging of ZamzamThe Command to Sacrifice IsmailThe proclamation on al-SafaThe prostration at surat al-NajmThe second migration to AbyssiniaThe Settlement of Hajar and Ismail at MeccaThe Treaty of HudaybiyyaThe Prophet's Umrah from al-Ji'ranaThe Fulfilled Umrah (Umrat al-Qada)Utba ibn Rabi'a's offer to the ProphetʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib’s Vow and the Lotal-Walid's council on how to brand the ProphetThe Year of SorrowThe Year of the Elephant and the Prophet's birth
Contains
al-Ji'ranaal-Khandamaal-Kudaydal-WatirUsfanDhu TuwaMarr al-ZahranWadi HunaynDar al-NadwaThe KaabaAl-Masjid Al-Haram
Has part
Ghar Hira (Cave of Hira)Ghar Thawr (Cave of Thawr)
Origin of
Hubal
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People and things also explored

MuhammadQurayshThe Prophetic EraThe Battle of BadrThe Conquest of Mecca (Fath Makka)The HijraMedinaThe early Muslim community

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islam.museum contributors. “Mecca”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/mecca/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-12.

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The Prophet of Islam (c. 570–632 CE), through whom Muslims believe the Qur'an was revealed, and the founder of the first Muslim community in Medina.