The most beautiful tourist attractions in Mecca
Mecca Al-Mukarramah, or Umm Al-Qura, is an Arab Islamic city located in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is the city that witnessed the birth of the most noble of creation, the Prophet of Islam, Muhammad – may God bless him and grant him peace – and that was in the Year of the Elephant (571 AD), knowing that it contains the greatest mosques of Islam. It is the Grand Mosque, which includes the Qibla of Muslims (the Holy Kaaba), which is visited annually by millions of Muslims. To perform the rituals of Umrah and Hajj, it is worth noting that the history of the founding of Mecca dates back to before the birth of the Prophet Ismail, who raised the foundations of the Holy Kaaba together with his father, the Prophet Abraham – peace be upon them. As for the appearance of Islam there for the first time, it was in the seventh century AD. It was conquered by Muslims in the year 630 AD.