Place 1 · 🕋 Makkah The Kaaba ٱلْكَعْبَة The Kaaba is the House of Allah and the first house built for worshipping Him. Prophet Ibrahim and his son Ismail raised its walls. Muslims all over the world face it when they pray, five times a day.
📍 Makkah, Saudi Arabia Place 2 · 🕋 Makkah Masjid al-Haram ٱلْمَسْجِدُ ٱلْحَرَامُ Masjid al-Haram is the great masjid around the Kaaba, the holiest place on earth. A prayer here is worth far more than prayers in other masjids. Millions of pilgrims come here every year for Hajj and Umrah.
📍 Makkah, Saudi Arabia Place 3 · 🕋 Makkah The Black Stone ٱلْحَجَرُ ٱلْأَسْوَدُ The Black Stone is set in one corner of the Kaaba, where each circle of tawaf begins. When the Kaaba was rebuilt, the young Prophet ﷺ placed it with his own hands using a cloak. Pilgrims kiss it or point to it, following his Sunnah.
📍 Corner of the Kaaba, Makkah Place 4 · 🕋 Makkah Maqam Ibrahim مَقَامُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ Maqam Ibrahim is the stone Prophet Ibrahim stood on while building the Kaaba, and it still shows the marks of his feet. Today it is kept in a golden case near the Kaaba. Allah tells us to pray near it.
📍 Beside the Kaaba, Makkah Place 5 · 🕋 Makkah Hijr Ismail حِجْرُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ The Hijr is the curved area beside the Kaaba, surrounded by a low wall. It is actually part of the Kaaba. When Quraysh rebuilt the Kaaba, they did not have enough pure money, so they left this part outside the walls.
📍 Beside the Kaaba, Makkah Place 6 · 🕋 Makkah The Well of Zamzam بِئْرُ زَمْزَمَ Long ago, Hajar ran between two hills looking for water for her baby Ismail. Then, by Allah's mercy, water burst out of the ground. That spring, Zamzam, has never dried up, and pilgrims still drink from it today.
📍 Masjid al-Haram, Makkah Place 7 · 🕋 Makkah Mount Safa ٱلصَّفَا Safa is a small hill near the Kaaba where Hajar began her search for water. The Prophet ﷺ stood here to call the tribes of Makkah to Islam openly. Pilgrims begin their walk of sa'i here.
📍 Masjid al-Haram, Makkah Place 8 · 🕋 Makkah Mount Marwah ٱلْمَرْوَة Marwah is the hill opposite Safa. Hajar ran between Safa and Marwah seven times, trusting Allah. Pilgrims walk the same path seven times, remembering her patience and faith.
📍 Masjid al-Haram, Makkah Place 9 · 🕋 Makkah Jabal an-Nur جَبَلُ ٱلنُّورِ Jabal an-Nur means the Mountain of Light. It is a tall, steep mountain on the edge of Makkah. Near its top is the cave of Hira, where the Qur'an first came down.
📍 North-east of Makkah Place 10 · 🕋 Makkah The Cave of Hira غَارُ حِرَاءٍ The Prophet ﷺ used to come to this small cave to worship Allah alone. Here, in Ramadan, the angel Jibril came to him and said: Read! It is where the revelation of the Qur'an began.
📍 Jabal an-Nur, Makkah Place 11 · 🕋 Makkah Jabal Thawr جَبَلُ ثَوْرٍ Jabal Thawr is a high mountain south of Makkah. During the Hijrah, the Prophet ﷺ and Abu Bakr climbed it to hide from Quraysh. They went south, while everyone searched for them on the road north.
📍 South of Makkah Place 12 · 🕋 Makkah The Cave of Thawr غَارُ ثَوْرٍ The Prophet ﷺ and Abu Bakr hid in this cave for three nights. When the searchers stood right outside, the Prophet ﷺ said: Do not be sad, Allah is with us.
📍 Jabal Thawr, Makkah Place 13 · 🕋 Makkah Jabal Abu Qubays جَبَلُ أَبِي قُبَيْسٍ Abu Qubays is one of the mountains closest to the Kaaba. The hill of Safa lies at its foot. For centuries it looked down over the Haram and the pilgrims walking around the Kaaba.
📍 Beside Masjid al-Haram, Makkah Place 14 · 🕋 Makkah The Prophet's Birthplace مَوْلِدُ ٱلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ The house where the Prophet ﷺ was born is believed to have stood a short walk from the Kaaba. Today a library, the Makkah Library, stands in its place. He was born on a Monday, in the Year of the Elephant.
📍 Near Masjid al-Haram, Makkah Place 15 · 🕋 Makkah Shi'b Abi Talib شِعْبُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ This was a narrow valley in Makkah where the Prophet's family and the Muslims were forced to live during the boycott. For about three years, they faced great hunger. Today it lies under the buildings of the city.
📍 Makkah Place 16 · 🕋 Makkah Dar al-Arqam دَارُ ٱلْأَرْقَمِ Dar al-Arqam was the house of a young companion, Al-Arqam, near the hill of Safa. In the early secret years, the Muslims met here to learn the Qur'an. Umar became Muslim in this house.
📍 Near Safa, Makkah Place 17 · 🕋 Makkah Jannat al-Mu'alla جَنَّةُ ٱلْمَعْلَاةِ Al-Mu'alla is the old graveyard of Makkah. Khadijah, the Prophet's beloved wife and the first Muslim, is buried here. So are many of his family members.
📍 Makkah Place 18 · 🕋 Makkah Masjid al-Jinn مَسْجِدُ ٱلْجِنِّ This masjid stands where, according to tradition, a group of jinn met the Prophet ﷺ, listened to the Qur'an and believed. Allah tells us about the believing jinn in Surah Al-Jinn.
📍 Makkah Place 19 · 🕋 Makkah Masjid Aishah مَسْجِدُ عَائِشَةَ At the Farewell Hajj, Aishah began an Umrah from this place, called At-Tan'im. Today, people staying in Makkah come here to put on ihram for Umrah. It is the closest miqat to the Kaaba.
📍 At-Tan'im, Makkah Place 20 · 🕋 Makkah Dhu Tuwa ذُو طُوًى Dhu Tuwa is a valley at the edge of Makkah with a well. Before entering Makkah, the Prophet ﷺ spent the night here, washed himself, and then entered the city in the morning.
📍 Makkah Place 21 · ⛺ Hajj and Umrah Mina مِنًى Mina is a valley filled with thousands of white tents during Hajj. Pilgrims stay here for several days, pray, and throw pebbles at the Jamarat. The Prophet ﷺ stayed here during his Hajj.
📍 East of Makkah Place 22 · ⛺ Hajj and Umrah Masjid al-Khayf مَسْجِدُ ٱلْخَيْفِ Masjid al-Khayf is the great masjid of Mina. The Prophet ﷺ prayed here during his Hajj. Pilgrims staying in Mina still gather here for prayer.
📍 Mina Place 23 · ⛺ Hajj and Umrah Masjid al-Bay'ah مَسْجِدُ ٱلْبَيْعَةِ This small, old masjid marks the place of Aqabah. Here the people of Yathrib met the Prophet ﷺ at night and pledged to follow and protect him. Those pledges opened the way to the Hijrah.
📍 Near Mina Place 24 · ⛺ Hajj and Umrah The Jamarat ٱلْجَمَرَاتُ The Jamarat are three stone walls in Mina. Pilgrims throw small pebbles at them, saying Allahu Akbar, remembering how Prophet Ibrahim rejected Shaytan.
📍 Mina Place 25 · ⛺ Hajj and Umrah Arafah عَرَفَاتٌ Arafah is a wide plain where all pilgrims stand on the ninth day of Dhul-Hijjah, making dua. The Prophet ﷺ said: Hajj is Arafah. Here he gave his Farewell speech, and Allah perfected the religion.
📍 South-east of Makkah Place 26 · ⛺ Hajj and Umrah Jabal ar-Rahmah جَبَلُ ٱلرَّحْمَةِ Jabal ar-Rahmah, the Mount of Mercy, is a small rocky hill in the middle of Arafah. The Prophet ﷺ stood near the rocks at its foot, making dua until sunset.
📍 Arafah Place 27 · ⛺ Hajj and Umrah Masjid Namirah مَسْجِدُ نَمِرَةَ Masjid Namirah stands at the edge of Arafah, near where the Prophet ﷺ gave his great Farewell speech and led the prayer. Each year, a sermon is given here on the day of Arafah.
📍 Arafah Place 28 · ⛺ Hajj and Umrah Muzdalifah مُزْدَلِفَةُ After sunset on the day of Arafah, pilgrims come to Muzdalifah and spend the night under the open sky. They pray, rest, and gather small pebbles for the Jamarat.
📍 Between Arafah and Mina Place 29 · ⛺ Hajj and Umrah Al-Mash'ar al-Haram ٱلْمَشْعَرُ ٱلْحَرَامُ Allah says: Remember Allah at Al-Mash'ar al-Haram. The Prophet ﷺ stood here after Fajr and made dua until the sky became bright.
📍 Muzdalifah Place 30 · ⛺ Hajj and Umrah Dhul-Hulayfah ذُو ٱلْحُلَيْفَةِ Dhul-Hulayfah is the miqat for people coming from Madinah: the place to put on ihram for Hajj or Umrah. The Prophet ﷺ began his Farewell Hajj here. Today it is also called Abyar Ali.
📍 Near Madinah Place 31 · ⛺ Hajj and Umrah Al-Juhfah ٱلْجُحْفَةُ Al-Juhfah is the miqat for pilgrims coming from Sham and Egypt. The Prophet ﷺ named it as one of the places to put on ihram.
📍 Near Rabigh, Saudi Arabia Place 32 · ⛺ Hajj and Umrah Al-Ji'ranah ٱلْجِعْرَانَةُ After the Battle of Hunayn, the Prophet ﷺ put on ihram here for Umrah. Suraqa, who once chased him during the Hijrah, came to him here and became Muslim.
📍 North-east of Makkah Place 33 · 🕌 Madinah Masjid an-Nabawi ٱلْمَسْجِدُ ٱلنَّبَوِيُّ The Prophet's Masjid was first built from mud bricks and palm trunks, with the Prophet ﷺ carrying bricks himself. It is the second holiest masjid in Islam. A prayer here is better than a thousand prayers elsewhere, except in Masjid al-Haram.
📍 Madinah, Saudi Arabia Place 34 · 🕌 Madinah The Green Dome ٱلْقُبَّةُ ٱلْخَضْرَاءُ The Prophet ﷺ is buried in what was Aishah's room, next to his masjid. Abu Bakr and Umar are buried beside him. The green dome above the room was built hundreds of years later.
📍 Masjid an-Nabawi, Madinah Place 35 · 🕌 Madinah Ar-Rawdah ٱلرَّوْضَةُ The Prophet ﷺ said: Between my house and my minbar is a garden from the gardens of Paradise. This small area, called Ar-Rawdah, has green carpets, and people long to pray there.
📍 Masjid an-Nabawi, Madinah Place 36 · 🕌 Madinah The Prophet's Minbar ٱلْمِنْبَرُ ٱلنَّبَوِيُّ At first, the Prophet ﷺ gave his talks leaning on a palm trunk. Then a minbar with three steps was made for him, and the palm trunk cried like a child until he comforted it.
📍 Masjid an-Nabawi, Madinah Place 37 · 🕌 Madinah The Suffah ٱلصُّفَّةُ The Suffah was a shaded platform at the back of the masjid. Poor companions with no homes, like Abu Hurayrah, lived and studied here. The Prophet ﷺ shared his food with them.
📍 Masjid an-Nabawi, Madinah Place 38 · 🕌 Madinah Masjid Quba مَسْجِدُ قُبَاءٍ Masjid Quba was the very first masjid built in Islam, when the Prophet ﷺ arrived on the Hijrah. He used to visit it every Saturday. Praying two rak'ahs here is like making an Umrah.
📍 Quba, Madinah Place 39 · 🕌 Madinah Masjid al-Qiblatayn مَسْجِدُ ٱلْقِبْلَتَيْنِ Its name means the masjid of the two qiblahs. Tradition says that the companions praying here turned in the middle of their prayer, from Jerusalem towards the Kaaba, when the new command came.
📍 Madinah Place 40 · 🕌 Madinah Masjid al-Jumu'ah مَسْجِدُ ٱلْجُمُعَةِ On his way from Quba into Madinah, the Prophet ﷺ led the very first Friday prayer in this valley. A masjid was later built on the spot.
📍 Between Quba and Madinah Place 41 · 🕌 Madinah Masjid al-Ghamamah مَسْجِدُ ٱلْغَمَامَةِ This masjid stands near the open prayer ground where the Prophet ﷺ prayed the Eid prayers. Ghamamah means cloud; tradition says a cloud shaded him here once when he prayed for rain.
📍 Madinah Place 42 · 🕌 Madinah Masjid al-Ijabah مَسْجِدُ ٱلْإِجَابَةِ The Prophet ﷺ prayed in this masjid and made a long dua, asking Allah for three things for his people. He said two were granted. Ijabah means answer.
📍 Madinah Place 43 · 🕌 Madinah Jannat al-Baqi' جَنَّةُ ٱلْبَقِيعِ Al-Baqi' is the graveyard of Madinah, next to the Prophet's Masjid. Many of his family and thousands of companions are buried here. The Prophet ﷺ used to visit it at night and make dua for them.
📍 Madinah Place 44 · 🕌 Madinah Mount Uhud جَبَلُ أُحُدٍ Uhud is a large red mountain north of Madinah. The Battle of Uhud took place at its foot. The Prophet ﷺ said: Uhud is a mountain that loves us, and we love it.
📍 North of Madinah Place 45 · 🕌 Madinah The Archers' Hill جَبَلُ ٱلرُّمَاةِ At Uhud, the Prophet ﷺ placed fifty archers on this small hill and told them not to leave. When most of them left, the battle turned. The hill reminds us how important it is to obey.
📍 At the foot of Uhud, Madinah Place 46 · 🕌 Madinah The Martyrs of Uhud شُهَدَاءُ أُحُدٍ The companions who died at Uhud are buried here, including the Prophet's uncle Hamzah, the lion of Allah, and Mus'ab ibn Umayr, the first teacher of Madinah. The Prophet ﷺ visited them and made dua for them.
📍 At the foot of Uhud, Madinah Place 47 · 🕌 Madinah The Trench and Masjid al-Fath ٱلْخَنْدَقُ Here the Muslims dug a trench to protect Madinah from an army of 10,000. A masjid on the hillside marks where the Prophet ﷺ made dua for days, until Allah sent the wind.
📍 North-west Madinah Place 48 · 🕌 Madinah The Well of Rumah بِئْرُ رُومَةَ Rumah was a well of sweet water in Madinah, but its owner sold the water. The Prophet ﷺ asked who would buy it for the Muslims, and Uthman bought it and gave it free to everyone.
📍 Madinah Place 49 · 🕌 Madinah Bayruha' Garden بَيْرُحَاءُ Bayruha' was the most beloved garden of the companion Abu Talhah, with a well the Prophet ﷺ drank from. When Allah revealed: You will not reach righteousness until you spend from what you love, Abu Talhah gave it away in charity.
📍 Next to Masjid an-Nabawi, Madinah Place 50 · 🕌 Madinah The Well of Aris بِئْرُ أَرِيسٍ The Prophet ﷺ once sat at the edge of this well with Abu Bakr, Umar and Uthman beside him. Years later, the Prophet's silver seal ring fell into it and was never found.
📍 Near Quba, Madinah Place 51 · 🕌 Madinah Wadi al-Aqiq وَادِي ٱلْعَقِيقِ Al-Aqiq is a valley on the edge of Madinah. The Prophet ﷺ said that someone from his Lord came to him and told him: Pray in this blessed valley.
📍 West of Madinah Place 52 · 🕌 Madinah Saqifah Bani Sa'idah سَقِيفَةُ بَنِي سَاعِدَةَ After the Prophet ﷺ passed away, the companions met in this shaded meeting place. Here they chose Abu Bakr as the first caliph to lead the Muslims. Today it is a small garden.
📍 Near Masjid an-Nabawi, Madinah Place 53 · 🕌 Madinah Abu Ayyub's House دَارُ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ When the Prophet's camel knelt, the nearest house belonged to Abu Ayyub al-Ansari. The Prophet ﷺ stayed with him until his own rooms were built. The spot is now within the masjid's grounds.
📍 Near Masjid an-Nabawi, Madinah Place 54 · 🕌 Madinah Mount Sal' جَبَلُ سَلْعٍ Sal' is a mountain inside Madinah. During the Battle of the Trench, the Muslims camped with their backs to it, facing the trench. The Prophet ﷺ prayed for rain once, and clouds came up from behind Sal'.
📍 Madinah Place 55 · 🕌 Madinah The Market of Madinah سُوقُ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ The Prophet ﷺ set up a market for the Muslims, where no one would be cheated. He walked through it checking that everyone traded fairly. He said: Whoever cheats is not one of us.
📍 Madinah Place 56 · 🕌 Madinah Al-Hujurat: The Prophet's Rooms ٱلْحُجُرَاتُ The Prophet ﷺ and his wives lived in small, simple rooms beside the masjid. A whole surah is named after them: Al-Hujurat, which teaches good manners, like not shouting outside someone's door.
📍 Masjid an-Nabawi, Madinah Place 57 · 🐪 Seerah journeys The Desert of Banu Sa'd دِيَارُ بَنِي سَعْدٍ The baby Muhammad ﷺ grew up here with his nurse Halimah, among tents, sheep and open skies. Here his heart was washed by the angel Jibril.
📍 South-east of Makkah, near Ta'if Place 58 · 🐪 Seerah journeys Al-Abwa ٱلْأَبْوَاءُ When the Prophet ﷺ was six, his mother Aminah passed away here on the way home from Yathrib. Many years later, he visited her grave and wept.
📍 Between Makkah and Madinah Place 59 · 🐪 Seerah journeys Busra بُصْرَى Busra was a trading city in Sham. As a boy, the Prophet ﷺ travelled near here with Abu Talib, and the monk Bahira saw signs of prophethood in him. His mother had seen a light at his birth that lit up the palaces of Sham.
📍 Southern Syria Place 60 · 🐪 Seerah journeys Ta'if ٱلطَّائِفُ Ta'if is a cool mountain city of grapes and roses. The Prophet ﷺ walked here to invite its people to Islam, and they threw stones at him. He made dua for them, and later they all became Muslim.
📍 South-east of Makkah Place 61 · 🐪 Seerah journeys The Garden of Addas بُسْتَانُ عَدَّاسٍ Hurt and tired after Ta'if, the Prophet ﷺ rested in a garden here. A servant named Addas brought him grapes and was amazed to hear him speak of Prophet Yunus. A small masjid now marks the area.
📍 Ta'if Place 62 · 🐪 Seerah journeys Nakhlah نَخْلَةُ In the valley of Nakhlah, the Prophet ﷺ led his companions in the dawn prayer, reciting the Qur'an. A group of jinn heard it, believed, and went to call their people.
📍 Between Makkah and Ta'if Place 63 · 🐪 Seerah journeys Suq Ukaz سُوقُ عُكَاظٍ Ukaz was the biggest market fair in Arabia, full of traders and poets. The Prophet ﷺ went to such gatherings to invite people to worship Allah alone.
📍 Near Ta'if Place 64 · 🐪 Seerah journeys Qarn al-Manazil قَرْنُ ٱلْمَنَازِلِ Qarn al-Manazil is the miqat for people coming from Najd. Many scholars say this is near where, after Ta'if, the Prophet ﷺ looked up to see a cloud with Jibril and the angel of the mountains.
📍 Near Ta'if Place 65 · 🐪 Seerah journeys Badr بَدْرٌ Badr is a town with wells where the first great battle of Islam took place, in Ramadan of the second year. About 313 Muslims faced an army three times bigger, and Allah gave them victory.
📍 South-west of Madinah Place 66 · 🐪 Seerah journeys Al-Hudaybiyah ٱلْحُدَيْبِيَةُ Here the Muslims were stopped on their way to Umrah. Under a tree, they pledged loyalty to the Prophet ﷺ, and a peace treaty was signed. Allah called it a clear victory.
📍 West of Makkah Place 67 · 🐪 Seerah journeys Khaybar خَيْبَرُ Khaybar is an oasis of palm groves and old forts north of Madinah. In the seventh year, the Prophet ﷺ gave the flag to Ali, saying: a man who loves Allah and His Messenger, and whom they love.
📍 North of Madinah Place 68 · 🐪 Seerah journeys The Valley of Hunayn وَادِي حُنَيْنٍ After the opening of Makkah, the Muslims met a large army here. At first, they were proud of their big numbers and almost lost. Allah teaches that victory comes only from Him.
📍 Between Makkah and Ta'if Place 69 · 🐪 Seerah journeys Tabuk تَبُوكُ In the ninth year, the Prophet ﷺ marched to Tabuk in great heat. A spring there was almost dry, but after he washed his face and hands in it, water gushed out. He said: You may live to see this place full of gardens.
📍 North-west Saudi Arabia Place 70 · 🐪 Seerah journeys Mu'tah مُؤْتَةُ At Mu'tah, a small Muslim army faced a huge Roman force. The Prophet's cousin Ja'far was among those martyred. The Prophet ﷺ said Allah gave Ja'far two wings to fly with in Paradise.
📍 Jordan Place 71 · 🐪 Seerah journeys Abyssinia ٱلْحَبَشَةُ The early Muslims crossed the Red Sea to Abyssinia, where the just king An-Najashi protected them. When he died, the Prophet ﷺ led the funeral prayer for him in Madinah. A historic masjid in the town of Negash honours his memory.
📍 Ethiopia Place 72 · 🐪 Seerah journeys Yemen ٱلْيَمَنُ Abraha marched from Yemen with his elephant to attack the Kaaba. Later, the people of Yemen came to Islam, and the Prophet ﷺ sent Mu'adh ibn Jabal to teach them. He said the people of Yemen have gentle hearts.
📍 Yemen Place 73 · 🐪 Seerah journeys Taq Kasra إِيوَانُ كِسْرَى This giant arch is what remains of the palace of Kisra, the king of Persia. He tore up the letter the Prophet ﷺ sent him. Within a few decades, his great empire was gone.
📍 Near Baghdad, Iraq Place 74 · 🐪 Seerah journeys Al-Hijr (Mada'in Salih) ٱلْحِجْرُ The people of Thamud carved homes into these rocky mountains, and rejected Prophet Salih. On the way to Tabuk, the Prophet ﷺ passed here quickly and told his companions not to drink its water.
📍 AlUla, Saudi Arabia Place 75 · ✨ Jerusalem Masjid al-Aqsa ٱلْمَسْجِدُ ٱلْأَقْصَى Al-Aqsa is the third holiest masjid in Islam and the first qiblah. On the Night Journey, the Prophet ﷺ travelled here from Makkah and led all the prophets in prayer.
📍 Jerusalem Place 76 · ✨ Jerusalem The Dome of the Rock قُبَّةُ ٱلصَّخْرَةِ The golden Dome of the Rock stands in the courtyard of Al-Aqsa. It was built about seventy years after the Hijrah over a large rock, from where, according to tradition, the Prophet ﷺ rose to the heavens.
📍 Al-Aqsa, Jerusalem Place 77 · ✨ Jerusalem The Buraq Wall حَائِطُ ٱلْبُرَاقِ On the Night Journey, the Prophet ﷺ tied Al-Buraq to the ring where the prophets used to tie their mounts. Muslims identify this part of Al-Aqsa's western wall as that place.
📍 Al-Aqsa, Jerusalem Place 78 · ✨ Jerusalem The Mount of Olives جَبَلُ ٱلزَّيْتُونِ This hill covered in olive trees looks over Al-Aqsa. Allah swears: By the fig and the olive. Many scholars say this refers to the blessed land around Jerusalem.
📍 Jerusalem Place 79 · ✨ Jerusalem Al-Khalil (Hebron) ٱلْخَلِيلُ Al-Khalil is named after Prophet Ibrahim, Khalilullah, the friend of Allah. Tradition says he and his family, Sarah, Ishaq and Ya'qub, are buried in the Ibrahimi Masjid here.
📍 Palestine Place 80 · 📖 In the Qur'an Bethlehem بَيْتُ لَحْمٍ Allah tells how Maryam gave birth to Isa beside a palm tree, eating its fresh dates, with a stream flowing beneath her. Many believe this happened near Bethlehem.
📍 Palestine Place 81 · 📖 In the Qur'an Mount Judi ٱلْجُودِيُّ After the great flood, Prophet Nuh's ark came to rest on Al-Judi. Allah said: O earth, swallow your water, and O sky, hold back. Many scholars place this mountain in the region of south-east Turkey.
📍 Many say south-east Turkey Place 82 · 📖 In the Qur'an Mount Sinai طُورُ سِينَاءَ At Mount Sinai, Allah spoke to Prophet Musa and gave him the Tawrah. Allah swears by this mountain in Surah At-Tin.
📍 Sinai, Egypt Place 83 · 📖 In the Qur'an The Valley of Tuwa ٱلْوَادِ ٱلْمُقَدَّسُ طُوًى Musa saw a fire on a dark night and walked towards it. Allah called him: Take off your sandals; you are in the sacred valley of Tuwa. I have chosen you.
📍 Sinai, Egypt Place 84 · 📖 In the Qur'an The Red Sea ٱلْبَحْرُ With Pharaoh's army behind them, Musa struck the sea with his staff. It split into two great walls, and the Children of Israel walked through on dry land. Many believe this happened at the Red Sea.
📍 Between Africa and Arabia Place 85 · 📖 In the Qur'an The River Nile ٱلنِّيلُ Musa's mother placed her baby in a basket on the river, trusting Allah's promise. The river carried him right into Pharaoh's palace, and Allah returned him to his mother.
📍 Egypt Place 86 · 📖 In the Qur'an Egypt, Land of Yusuf مِصْرُ Prophet Yusuf was sold in Egypt as a boy, and later became a trusted minister who stored grain for the hungry years. His whole family came to join him, and he said: Enter Egypt, if Allah wills, in safety.
📍 Egypt Place 87 · 📖 In the Qur'an Madyan مَدْيَنُ Madyan was the land of Prophet Shu'ayb, who taught his people to weigh fairly. Musa arrived here as a tired traveller and helped two sisters water their sheep at a well.
📍 North-west Arabia Place 88 · 📖 In the Qur'an Al-Ahqaf ٱلْأَحْقَافُ Al-Ahqaf means the curving sand dunes. It was the land of the people of 'Ad, to whom Prophet Hud was sent. They were strong and proud, and a fierce wind came upon them.
📍 Southern Arabia Place 89 · 📖 In the Qur'an The Dead Sea ٱلْبَحْرُ ٱلْمَيِّتُ The Dead Sea is the lowest place on land, and so salty that nothing lives in it. Many say the towns of Prophet Lut's people were near here, before Allah turned them upside down.
📍 Jordan and Palestine Place 90 · 📖 In the Qur'an Nineveh نِينَوَى Nineveh was the city of Prophet Yunus. After he came out of the whale, he returned to his people, more than 100,000 of them, and the whole city believed.
📍 Mosul, Iraq Place 91 · 📖 In the Qur'an Babylon بَابِلُ Babylon was a great ancient city in Iraq. The Qur'an mentions it in the story of two angels, Harut and Marut, who warned people not to follow magic.
📍 Iraq Place 92 · 📖 In the Qur'an Saba' and the Marib Dam سَبَأٌ Saba' was a rich land with two great gardens, watered by a dam. A hoopoe bird told Prophet Sulaiman about its queen. When its people turned away from Allah, the dam burst and the gardens were lost.
📍 Marib, Yemen Place 93 · 📖 In the Qur'an The Cave of the Sleepers أَصْحَابُ ٱلْكَهْفِ Some young believers hid in a cave with their dog, and Allah made them sleep for over three hundred years. Several places claim to be the cave, but only Allah knows where it truly is.
📍 Location known only to Allah Place 94 · 📖 In the Qur'an The Valley of the Ants وَادِي ٱلنَّمْلِ When Prophet Sulaiman's army reached this valley, a little ant warned the others to hide. Sulaiman heard her, smiled, and thanked Allah.
📍 Location known only to Allah Place 95 · 📖 In the Qur'an The Blessed Land ٱلْأَرْضُ ٱلْمُبَارَكَةُ Allah saved Ibrahim and Lut and brought them to the land He blessed for all the worlds. Many prophets lived in this land of olives and wheat, around Al-Aqsa.
📍 Sham: Palestine and its surroundings Place 96 · 📖 In the Qur'an Where the Two Seas Meet مَجْمَعُ ٱلْبَحْرَيْنِ Prophet Musa travelled to the meeting point of two seas to learn from Al-Khidr. He knew he had arrived when the fish they had brought slipped into the sea.
📍 Location known only to Allah Place 97 · 📖 In the Qur'an Dhul-Qarnayn's Wall سَدُّ ذِي ٱلْقَرْنَيْنِ Dhul-Qarnayn was a just king who travelled far. Between two mountains, he built a mighty wall of iron and copper to protect a people from Ya'juj and Ma'juj.
📍 Location known only to Allah Place 98 · 📖 In the Qur'an Iram of the Pillars إِرَمَ ذَاتِ ٱلْعِمَادِ Iram was a city of the people of 'Ad, with tall pillars like nothing else in the land. Allah says they were destroyed for their pride. Its exact place is not known.
📍 Location known only to Allah Place 99 · 🐪 Seerah journeys Marr az-Zahran مَرُّ ٱلظَّهْرَانِ The night before the opening of Makkah, 10,000 Muslims camped in this valley and lit their fires. Abu Sufyan saw the fires, came to the Prophet ﷺ, and became Muslim.
📍 Wadi Fatimah, near Makkah Place 100 · 🐪 Seerah journeys Hamra al-Asad حَمْرَاءُ ٱلْأَسَدِ The day after Uhud, tired and wounded companions followed the Prophet ﷺ out to this place. When they were told a great army was gathering against them, they said: Allah is enough for us, and He is the best protector.
📍 South of Madinah