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  2. Mecca - Wikipedia

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    Mecca has been referred to by many names. As with many Arabic words, its etymology is obscure. [24] Widely believed to be a synonym for Makkah, it is said to be more specifically the early name for the valley located therein, while Muslim scholars generally use it to refer to the sacred area of the city that immediately surrounds and includes the Ka'bah.

  3. Bakkah - Wikipedia

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    Islamic tradition identifies Bakkah as the ancient name for the site of Mecca. [1] [6] [7] [8] An Arabic word, its etymology, like that of Mecca, is obscure.[3]One meaning ascribed to it is "narrow", seen as descriptive of the area in which the valley of the holy places and the city of Mecca are located, pressed in upon as they are by mountains. [6]

  4. Kaaba - Wikipedia

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    According to a hypothesis by Uri Rubin and Christian Robin, Hubal was only venerated by Quraysh and the Kaaba was first dedicated to Allah, a supreme god of individuals belonging to different tribes, while the pantheon of the gods of Quraysh was installed in the Kaaba after they conquered Mecca a century before Muhammad's time. [30]

  5. Holiest sites in Islam - Wikipedia

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    Hejaz is the region in the Arabian Peninsula where Mecca and Medina are located. It is where the Islamic prophet Muhammad was born and raised. [10]The two holy cities of Islam, Mecca and Medina, are traditionally known as the Ḥaramayn, which is the dual form of ḥaram, thus meaning "The Two Sanctuaries". [11]

  6. Holy Land - Wikipedia

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    Part of the significance of the land stems from the religious significance of Jerusalem (the holiest city to Judaism, and the location of the First and Second Temples), as well as its historical significance as the setting for most of the Bible, the historical locale of Jesus' ministry, the location of the first Qibla before Kaaba in Mecca and ...

  7. Religion in pre-Islamic Arabia - Wikipedia

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    Some scholars postulate that in pre-Islamic Arabia, including in Mecca, [27] Allah was considered to be a deity, [27] possibly a creator deity or a supreme deity in a polytheistic pantheon. [28] [29] The word Allah (from the Arabic al-ilah meaning "the god") [30] may have been used as a title rather than a name.

  8. Arab Christians - Wikipedia

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    The earliest indications of Christianity in Mecca is the Christian cemetery outside the Medina towards the well of 'Anbasa, confirmed by al-Maqdisi, as well as the conversion to Christianity by some members of the Quraysh. [68]

  9. 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.