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2. 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]

3. 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.

4. Destruction of early Islamic heritage sites in Saudi Arabia

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   House of Muhammed in Medina, where he lived after the migration from Mecca. [21] Dar Al-Arqam, the first Islamic school where Muhammad taught. [22] It now lies under the extension of the Masjid Al-Haram of Mecca. [citation needed] Qubbat al-Thanaya, the burial site of Muhammed's incisor that was broken in the Battle of Uhud. [8]

5. Masjid al-Haram - Wikipedia

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   '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. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] It encloses the vicinity of the Kaaba in Mecca , in the Mecca Province of Saudi Arabia .

6. Washington’s operating budget could reach $87 billion by the ...

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   WRC, a Washington-based think tank, puts the four-year shortfall much lower than Inslee's $16 billion, at either $7.8 billion or $11.1 billion; the difference is based on whether or not new ...

7. No. 24 UCLA fights back from a 13-point deficit in the second ...

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   Tyler Bilodeau scored 17 points, Skyy Clark added 15 and No. 24 UCLA rallied from a 13-point deficit midway through the second half to beat Arizona 57-54 on Saturday. UCLA won its eighth straight ...

8. Should smartwatches be banned from weddings? One dress code ...

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   A social media post about an Apple Watch ban went viral, and the internet is divided on whether smartwatches should be banned at weddings. What does an expert say?

9. Kiswah - Wikipedia

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   The tradition of covering the Kaaba predates the emergence of Islam, with various Yemeni textiles composing the draping. [3] According to Ibn Hisham, King Tubba Abu Karib As'ad of the Himyarite Kingdom, who would later become a revered figure in Islamic traditions, clothed Kaaba for the first time during the rule of the Jurhum tribe of Mecca in the early fifth century CE after learning about ...