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Although the term al-ʿashara al-mubashsharūn (sometimes also al-mubashshara, [1] both meaning 'the ten to whom glad tidings were given') itself dates from a period after the 9th century, [10] the list of ten as such already appears on an inscription made upon a plaster table which is thought to have belonged to the palace of Khalid al-Qasri, an Umayyad official who served as the governor of ...
The Kaaba in Mecca or Makkah.. Bakkah (Arabic: بَكَّةُ [ˈbɛk.kɛh]), is a place mentioned in surah 3 ('Āl 'Imrān), ayah 96 of the Qur'an, a verse sometimes translated as: "Indeed, the first House [of worship] established for mankind was that at Bakkah [i.e., Makkah] - blessed and a guidance for the worlds."
10-11 10: Yunus: يُونُس Yūnus: Jonah: 109 (11) Makkah: 51: 84: Alif Lam Ra: v. 98 [6] The revelation of the Qur'an to Muhammad (not Muhammad's own work). (v. 15–17, 37–38, 94) [6] References to earlier prophets. [6] Fundamental tenets of Islam. [6] 11 11: Hud: هُود Hūd: Hud: 123 (10) Makkah: 52: 75: Alif Lam Ra: v. 50-60: The ...
Mecca (/ ˈ m ɛ k ə /; officially Makkah al-Mukarramah, [a] commonly shortened to Makkah [b]) is the capital of Mecca Province in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia; it is the holiest city according to Islam. [4] It is 70 km (43 mi) inland from Jeddah on the Red Sea, in a narrow valley 277 m (909 ft) above sea level.
Abu Lahab's wife, Umm Jamil, would regularly dump filth outside his door. [10] An eyewitness mentioned that the worst thing he ever saw the Quraysh doing to Muhammad was that a person from Quraysh clutched his clothes. [11] Narrated Abdullah that while Muhammad was in the state of prostration, surrounded by a group of people from Quraysh pagans.
One qira'a that has reached overwhelming popularity is the Hafs ‘an ‘Asim (i.e., the mode of ʿĀṣim ibn Abī al-Najūd (d. 127 AH) according to his student Ḥafs ibn Sulaymān (d. 180 AH)), [4] specifically the standard Egyptian edition of the Quran first published on 10 July 1924 in Cairo.
The Makkah Al Mukarramah Library (Arabic: مَكْتَبَة مَكَّة ٱلْمُكَرَّمَة , romanized: Maktabah Makkah Al-Mukarramah) [3] [4] is a library near the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
The qibla is the direction of the Kaaba, a cube-like building at the centre of the Sacred Mosque (al-Masjid al-Haram) in Mecca, in the Hijaz region of Saudi Arabia. Other than its role as qibla, it is also the holiest site for Muslims, also known as the House of God (Bayt Allah) and where the tawaf (the circumambulation ritual) is performed during the Hajj and umrah pilgrimages.