Home›Religions›Where Practised›MeccaRegionMeccaAlso Known As Makkah al-MukarramahThe Near East and EgyptDocumented History and SocietyVerifiedMecca, officially Makkah al-Mukarramah, is a city in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia and the capital of Mecca Province, considered the birthplace of Islam and of the prophet Muhammad and the holiest city in Islam. The source places the Cave of Hira, where Muslims believe the Quran was first revealed, just outside the city, and the Great Mosque of Mecca with the Kaaba, the direction of prayer for all Muslims, within it. Pilgrims more than triple its population every year during the Hajj. Figures, sites and rites are placed here when the record says they arose in the city.MeccaConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)MeccaFilter Results1 entryPlace of OriginAllHejaz (1)DenominationsAllAhmadiyya (1)Alawites (1)Alevism (1)Ibadism (1)Ismailism (1)Kharijites (1)Nation of Islam (1)Quranism (1)Salafism (1)Shia (Twelver) (1)Sufism (1)Sunni (1)Wahhabism (1)Zaidiyyah (1)ScripturesAllAl-Istibsar (1)Al-Muwatta (1)Buyruk (1)Da'a'im al-Islam (1)Hadith (1)Jami at-Tirmidhi (1)Jami' al-Rabi' (1)Kitab al-Kafi (1)Man La Yahduruhu al-Faqih (1)Musnad al-Imam Zayd (1)Sahih al-Bukhari (1)Sahih Muslim (1)Sunan Abu Dawud (1)Sunan an-Nasa'i (1)Sunan Ibn Majah (1)Tahdhib al-Ahkam (1)The Quran (1)Origin EraAll610 (1)Conception of the DivineAllMonotheistic: one God (1)Status TodayAllLiving tradition, practised today (1)Establishment StatusAllVaries by Province (1)Closed Practice StatusAllPartly restricted: some elements are closed to outsiders (1)Giving Obligation EnforceabilityAllCodified Obligation With Consequences (1)Usury PositionAllInterest of any kind on a loan is forbidden (1)Marriage PositionAllMarriage may licitly be polygynous (1)Sexuality PositionAllSame-sex orientation or practice is held to bar full membership or participation (1)Kind of TraditionAllAbrahamic (Monotheistic) (1)Show ResultsIslamMeccaConnectionsContained InHejaz, Regions Well-attested Source Wikipedia, Mecca (source)Wikipedia contributorstier 3Modern AreaSaudi Arabia, Countries Well-attested Source GeoNames: GeoNames search results for MeccaOriginated HereAbu Bakr, Figures Well-attested Source The Encyclopaedia of Islam, 2nd editionP. Bearman, Th. Bianquis, C. E. Bosworth, E. van Donzel and W. P. Heinrichs (eds.)tier 1Abu Talib, Figures Well-attested Source Encyclopaedia of Islam (Brill), 2nd and 3rd editionsP. Bearman et al. (eds.)tier 1Aisha bint Abi Bakr, Figures Well-attested Source The Encyclopaedia of Islam, 2nd editionP. Bearman, Th. Bianquis, C. E. Bosworth, E. van Donzel and W. P. Heinrichs (eds.)tier 1Ali, Figures Well-attested Source The Encyclopaedia of Islam, 2nd editionP. Bearman, Th. Bianquis, C. E. Bosworth, E. van Donzel and W. P. Heinrichs (eds.)tier 1Fatimah, Figures Well-attested Source The Encyclopaedia of Islam, 2nd editionP. Bearman, Th. Bianquis, C. E. Bosworth, E. van Donzel and W. P. Heinrichs (eds.)tier 1Khadijah bint Khuwaylid, Figures Well-attested Source The Encyclopaedia of Islam, 2nd editionP. Bearman, Th. Bianquis, C. E. Bosworth, E. van Donzel and W. P. Heinrichs (eds.)tier 1Muhammad, Figures Well-attested Source The Encyclopaedia of Islam, 2nd editionP. Bearman, Th. Bianquis, C. E. Bosworth, E. van Donzel and W. P. Heinrichs (eds.)tier 1Umar, Figures Well-attested Source The Encyclopaedia of Islam, 2nd editionP. Bearman, Th. Bianquis, C. E. Bosworth, E. van Donzel and W. P. Heinrichs (eds.)tier 1Regions Where This Is PrincipalIslam, Religions Well-attested Source The Catholic Encyclopedia (New Advent): MeccaSourcesWikipedia, Mecca (source)tier 3Wikipedia contributors, WikipediaIntroductionMecca, officially Makkah al-Mukarramah, is a city in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia and is the capital of Mecca Province.Introduction, alternative nameofficially Makkah al-MukarramahView the SourceEncyclopaedia of Islam (Brill), 2nd and 3rd editionstier 1P. Bearman et al. (eds.), Brill, Leiden, 2005Originated Here: Abu Talib, Stored origin-place property on this entity, cited to this source: MeccaView the SourceThe Encyclopaedia of Islam, 2nd editiontier 1P. Bearman, Th. Bianquis, C. E. Bosworth, E. van Donzel and W. P. Heinrichs (eds.), Brill, 2005Originated Here: Muhammad, Stored origin-place property on this entity, cited to this source: MeccaOriginated Here: Abu Bakr, Stored origin-place property on this entity, cited to this source: MeccaOriginated Here: Umar, Stored origin-place property on this entity, cited to this source: MeccaOriginated Here: Ali, Stored origin-place property on this entity, cited to this source: MeccaOriginated Here: Fatimah, Stored origin-place property on this entity, cited to this source: MeccaOriginated Here: Khadijah bint Khuwaylid, Stored origin-place property on this entity, cited to this source: Mecca; of the clan of Asad within the QurayshOriginated Here: Aisha bint Abi Bakr, Stored origin-place property on this entity, cited to this source: Mecca; daughter of Abu Bakr, of the clan of Taym within the QurayshView the SourceGeoNames: GeoNames search results for MeccaGeoNamesModern Area: Saudi Arabia, Search results, matching entryQuote, Modern Area: Saudi Arabia, Search results, matching entryMecca A Meca,La Meca,La Mecca,La Mecque,Macoraba,Maekkae,Makka,Makkah,Makkah al Mukarramah,Makkah al Mukar... 21.42664 39.825632 Saudi Arabia , Mecca Region seat of a first-order administrative divisionView the SourceThe Catholic Encyclopedia (New Advent): MeccaThe Catholic Encyclopedia (New Advent)Regions Where This Is Principal: Islam, Opening paragraphQuote, Regions Where This Is Principal: Islam, Opening paragraphMecca, the capital of Arabia and the sacred city of the Mohammedans , is situated in the district of Hijaz about 21°30' N. latitude and 40°20' E. longitude, some seventy miles east of the Red Sea .View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. 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