Old photos above,,,,, photos 4 and 5 seem older as they have window or door openings on the ground floor. photo 5 maybe the oldest as it does not have a fascia sign board.

from: https://x.com/Alhashmimakkah/status/513456109307183104/photo/2

That blessed house where the guide of the world (PBUH) was born is located in the Qashashiyah neighborhood, in a street called Suq al-Layl, at the foot of Jabal Abu Qubays.

This text describes the life and legacy of Abbas Qattan, a prominent figure in Mecca:

Abbas Qattan was born in Mecca in 1313 AH (1895 AD) into the esteemed family of Sheikh Yusuf Salem Qattan.
He was a notable figure in Mecca, known for his generosity and leadership, and served as the Minister of Public Works.
Prior to the establishment of the modern Saudi state by King Abdulaziz, he held significant influence.
A street named Al-Yusufi, opened in 1336 AH (1918 AD), was named in his honor, connecting Al-Mas'aa, Al-Manshiyah, and Al-Qashashiyah areas.

from:

https://x.com/HajMinistry/status/1132647579257266176/photo/1

abbas qattan:

This statement refers to an individual who was appointed as the Secretary (or Mayor) of the Capital city, having earned the trust of the "Founding King." The year of appointment is specified as 1347 AH, which corresponds to the Islamic calendar. To determine the Gregorian calendar equivalent, one would need to convert 1347 AH to the corresponding year.

The text describes the efforts of Sheikh Abbas Qattan in establishing a public library in Mecca, which his sons completed after his death and handed over to the Ministry of Hajj and Endowments.
He also founded the first school for memorizing the Quran in Dar Al-Saada, Mecca, which was later taken over by the Ministry of Education.
Sheikh Qattan was also known for printing and distributing rare religious manuscripts and books, including "Al-Qur'an li-Qasid Umm Al-Qura."
The text concludes by detailing Sheikh Qattan's final days, including a heart condition that led to his passing in Mecca on the 16th of Rajab, 1370 AH, while he was dedicated to serving Umm Al-Qura and its visitors.

The establishment of this library was not an easy task, but he faced many difficulties in his path, as he was accompanied by King Abdulaziz, who granted him permission and erected the building on the site of the Prophet’s (peace be upon him) grave. He personally supervised the construction every day - a social reformer and a charitable man who had made a significant contribution to every gathering - wishing to quickly see the public library built before his death. His sons completed this work after him, and the building was handed over to the Ministry of Hajj. Sheikh Abbas Qattan also established the first building of the Quran memorization school, which he built in the house of Lady Khadija bint Khuwaylid (may Allah be pleased with her). He began construction of the building in 1368 AH, and his sons completed the building after his death, so that the Ministry of Education took over and it became the nucleus of the Quran memorization schools. Sheikh Qattan also undertook the printing and distribution of revolutionary Quranic epitaphs. Siana and Sanha, the book of kinship, the one who intends Umm Al-Qura, the people, the charitable director, the departure of Ali. One day, Sheikh Abbas Qattan Kaabneh went to follow up on the construction work of the Makkah Al-Mukarramah Library, accompanied by some of his friends. He was surprised by a heart attack, after which he called upon God for doctors. Then he was transferred to his home to pass away on the morning of the second day, the tenth of Rajab, 1370 AH, after a life of venerating the works in five Umm Al-Qura and its visitors from the guests of God Almighty from all over the world.

Several above photos from: https://www.ahlanpk.org/makholy5.htm

https://www.ahlanpk.org/makholy5.htm

https://www.islamiclandmarks.com/makkah-other/birthplace-of-the-prophet-saw

Some above photos from:

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10150542182380819&set=a.10150542176475819.393127.348901340818

SOME OF THESE PHOTOS WERE TAKEN [ISLAMIC LANDMARK'S PHOTOS] BY 3DMekanlar.com. THEY SAY THEY TOOK THEIR PHOTOS IN 2008. SO COULD SAY THESE PHOTOS WERE TAKEN AROUND 2008, OR THAT THIS IS HOW THE INTERIOR LOOKED IN 2008. THE PINK CARPET INTERIOR SHOWN ON THE INFORMATION BOARDS MAY HAVE HAPPENED AFTER 2008.

On outside photos it shows multiple door or window openigs in the older photos, but then no openings on the later photos. From the internal photos, it looks like these may have been multiple door ways - because whle these openings are no longer visible from outside possibly bricked up- they are visible from the inside and what appears to be double-doors with door handles, as opposed to windows. they are doors because they have light wells above the openers, and if they were windows they would not have needed them. Also check a left side picture of the Bp, as it may be that windows don't reach the ground, while doors do, and these definitely reach the ground.

Prophet Muhammad's (peace be upon him) birthplace in Makkah. Saudi government converted the place into a Library. Recently, Saudi's has announced .
The library of Makkah al-Mukarrama in place (of the honorable birth place):
Birthplace of the Prophet Muhammad PBUH in Makkah, owned by Shaykh Abbas Kattan who built this library. Historically and locally, this place is known as simply the birth place of the honorable Prophet Muhammad PBUH. The library is located on Al-Qashāshīa Street in the al-Mawlid (birthplace) District, which is known nowadays as souq al-lail (the Night Market).

SEE PHOTO OF TUNNEL UNDER MOUNT QUBAIS

JABAL-ABU-QUBAIS
EVENT OF SPLITTING MOON
QUBAIS MOUNT

Standing in Mutaf, keeping Hajra-e-Asvad (Black Stone) on his back, if someone sees above out of haram, this historic mountain is easily visible. It is the very first mount, which was created on the earth by Almighty Allah. It is very historic mount. At the time of Syedna Nooh (one great Prophet of Allah) when flood destroyed everything except the boat of his Prophet Nooh, Hajra-e-Asvad was placed here for safety.

The Event of Splitting Moon was also occurred at this mount. On the 9th year of Nabvi Calendar Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H.) splited moon into two parts simply by the indication of his holy finger.
Both the parts of the Moon travelled in against directions for a while and then they came back to joint.

This is very eventful mountain of islamic history. Prophet syedna Adam allihisalam was the first human being who built holy kabba by his hands. For this very first construction syedna Adam allihisalam used the stone this mount---jabal-e-abu-qubais.

MEDIA

In fact the topic (the makkah and madina) over which i have worked is itself has so magnetic attraction that the person behind it becomes automatically important.These are your affection that most of you appreciated ahlan.I specially thank Honourable Dr. Maleeha Lodhi, the ambassador of Pakistan In United kingdom who sent me few words of encouragement and honour which are really asset for me and her kind words will help me to make my work more better. Moreover i am thankful to Mr Tarik Allagany of royal embassy of saudi Arabia in USA and of Mr imran Ali 3rd secretary of pakistan embassy in washington DC-USA who sent me mails of compliments and honour.

I thank radio pakistan F.M 101 where the ahalan was discussed live for an hour . I never forget Mr Aftab Azeem ,Producer of religious programmes of Pakistan Television, who presented a 15 minutes interview regarding AHLAN in his weekly popular religious programme HI_YA_LAL_FALHA.

I also thank daily jang karachi ,daily dawn, daily jang london, daily express, daily pakistan, daily nawa e waqat, daily ausaf, daily khabrain, daily jasarat, weekly Akhbar e jahan, weekly family magzine, weekly the mag.monthly ghazi, monthly akhbare watan ,monthly Alakhbar, monthly awaz-e-khawateen, monthly Ahang and monthly pakistan post where ahlan is published on full length coloured pages. I do admit here that the print media really boasted ahlan very much and they played key role to promote ahlan among muslims all over the world.

islamic landmarks:

Conversion to a library

The mosque didn’t exist by 1950. Under pressure from key religious figures of the time, the new Saudi government had levelled the house (and other significant historical sites) out of fear that people would make them a source of exaggerated veneration.
However, the Mayor of Makkah at the time, Shaykh Abbas Yusuf Qattan, was alarmed by these developments. He was successful at obtaining a legal document to gain control of the site and established a small library on top of the foundations of the home in 1953.

The library consists of two small floors in a rectangular shape with the main façade on the west facing Masjid al-Haram. It houses a large collection of manuscripts and many rare local, Arab and Islamic newspapers and periodicals.
Photos of the interior:

Above 2 photos from: https://www.ahlanpk.org/makholy5.htm

https://www.ahlanpk.org/makholy5.htm

the above photo is when when it is the office of ministry of haj. --- m. so they should know of all people, when they say on their swebsite that this tHE Birthplace.

Above photo from : https://www.islamicboard.com/travel/134349362-historical-makkah-al-mukarramah.html

Plus other photos .. used vpn

ABOVE LEFT VIDEO FROM: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xsjdmf############## 7/31/2012

above photo from: https://hasansagaf.wordpress.com/2010/06/20/rumah-siti-khadijah/

https://hasansagaf.wordpress.com/2010/06/20/rumah-siti-khadijah/

Arrow direction [above] (Siti Khadijah's house) Siti Fatimah's birthplace

Siti Khadijah's house is located in Zuqaq Al-Hajar. In this house Rasulallah saw lived in a household with Siti Khadijah ra, his wife who was never married, for 28 years and all his sons and daughters were born in this place, including Qasim, Abdullah, Umm Kaltsum, Ruqayah, Zainab and Fatimah, his youngest daughter . And it was also in that house that Siti Khadijah died.

The Prophet SAW remained in this house until he received an order from Allah to migrate to Medina. According to Sayyid Dr. Muhammad bin Alwi Al-Maliki from Al-Azraqi, this house is the most afdhol place after the Grand Mosque, because many revelations came down in this place. After the Prophet SAW migrated to Medina, Siti Khadijah's house was taken by Aqil bin Abi Thalib ra and then sold to Muawiyah bin Abi Sufiyan who at that time served as Caliph, then Muawiyah built a mosque.

ABOVE PHOTO Photo allegedly showing the house of the blessed wife of the Holy Prophet (pbuh) Khadijah where the Prophet lived and Fatima was born prior to its demolition in 1413 A.H./1992 A.D. by the Saudi regime under the pretext of "expanding the Sacred Mosque" housing the Ka’aba

ABOVE 2 PHOTOS FROM: https://hasansagaf.wordpress.com/2010/06/20/rumah-siti-khadijah/

https://hasansagaf.wordpress.com/2010/06/20/rumah-siti-khadijah/

In 1373 H, Siti Khadijah's house was used as a School for Girls of the Qur'an by Sheikh Abbas Al-Qattan who at that time served as governor of Mecca, according to his request to the local government. After being approved by the government, the place became a waqf that could not be bought or sold, or rented, could not be transferred, exchanged or lent. In 1401 H, this place was then taken over by the government and demolished to expand the courtyard of the Grand Mosque. At the time of the demolition of the place, remains of the Prophet's relics were found, such as the Prophet's Mihrab facing the Kaaba, the Prophet's ablution basin, the Prophet's room, the birthplace of Siti Fatimah, etc.

After being dismantled, this house was used as a backdrop for the Grand Mosque, which is now located near Bab an-Nabi (the Prophet's Gate) or a few steps from the door. In the past, a small dome was built in that place, named Kubbah Al-wahy, meaning the dome where revelations came down, because revelations from Allah often came down through Gabriel in this house.

SEE THIS SWEBSITE FOR MORE INFO ABOUT THE HOUSE:

https://www.jam3aama.com/forum/showthread.php?t=19705&langid=1

ACCCOMPANYING ABOVE SKETCH FROM: https://yedikita.com.tr/hz-haticenin-r-anha-evi/

Think of a house that will be honored with the Messenger of Allah for twenty-eight years. May the children of our Prophet, the sun of the two worlds, honor the earth in this house. The house we are talking about is none other than the house of happiness of our mother Hazrat Khadija (may Allah have mercy on her), the companion of our Prophet (pbuh). No shortcomings were made in the respect and reverence given to this exceptional house, which was a place of pilgrimage for Muslims for centuries. Until the Ottomans withdrew from the region. First the sands, then time covered this sacred place. Those who know its location are only a handful. While its original has been preserved and preserved since the Age of Bliss, what do you think is the state of the house of happiness now?..

She was one of the most blessed women on earth… She was the companion of the Messenger of Allah, the confidant of the revelation, the first and pioneer of Islam. What a beautiful coincidence that the name she bore meant “early born, the first, the early riser”. Our mother Hazrat Khadija (r.anha), who was the companion of our Prophet (pbuh) for twenty-five years, was also the mother of the Ahl al-Bayt. She was the mother of the six children of the sun of the two worlds with the scent of heaven, and the grandmother of the seyyids and sherifs who would come until the Day of Judgment…

Our sublime book, the Quran, informs us that the wives of our Prophet (pbuh) are the mothers of believers. For this reason, our mother Hazrat Khadijah is the mother of everyone who is a Muslim. Praising her is certainly not enough for sentences or books. Here, instead of the blessed life of our mother Hazrat Khadijah, we will talk about her bright house in Mecca. This is such a house that our Prophet (pbuh), the sun of the two worlds, lived here for twenty-eight years, his pure Muhammadan lineage emerged here, and he shared the indescribable difficulties of the first years of his prophethood with our mother Hazrat Khadijah.

Gabriel (pbuh) had visited our Prophet (pbuh) in this house many times and conveyed the first revelations here. On that great day when he was given the prophethood on Mount Hira-Nur, our Prophet (pbuh) ran with excitement and anxiety and knocked on the door of this house and as soon as he entered, he said to our mother Khadija, “Cover me and sprinkle cold water on me!” Gabriel (pbuh) came for the second time that day, revealed verses from the Muddaththir Surah and gave the order, “O you who lie down wrapped in your coverlet (Muhammad!), get up and warn the people!” here again. And many more memories from the climate of happiness…

from: https://makkawi.azurewebsites.net/Book/1968/

The house of Lady Khadija (may God be pleased with her) in Mecca

The authorAhmed Zaki Yamani Number of pages172

maybe same book as sold by :

The House of Khadeejah Bint Khuwaylid in Makkah al-Mukarramah

A Historical Study of its Location, Building, and Architecture

By Ahmed Zaki Yamani

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http://doi.org/10.56656/101017

The book's subject: This book is a scientific, cultural, and archaeological study of the house of Lady Khadija bint Khuwaylid (may God be pleased with her) in Makkah Al-Mukarramah, which existed for nearly 14 centuries until it was removed during the Saudi era after the year 1344 AH. The Makkan author introduced the biography of Lady Khadija, the Mother of the Believers (may God be pleased with her), and her position in the heart of the Messenger (peace and blessings of God be upon him), reviewing the most important events that took place in her house, specifying its location and the houses that surrounded it through the historical tracing of the architecture of this house throughout the ages in the accounts of historians when it was used as a mosque during the reign of Muawiyah (may God be pleased with him). He also followed it in travel books to Makkah Al-Mukarramah, to reach the end of its reality in the excavations for the expansion of the Grand Mosque in the year 1410 AH.

The author was able to reach important results through this book, the most important of which are: determining the location of the house in the northeastern area of the Grand Mosque, southwest of the Banu Hashim quarters, specifically in what was known as the Stone Alley or the Attarin in ancient times, and that the house was a waqf from the era of Caliph Muawiyah (may God be pleased with him) until the era of King Abdul Aziz when he established a school for memorizing the Holy Quran. The caliphs, sultans and princes took care of this house, constructing, renovating, restoring and maintaining it throughout the ages, all under the supervision of the early scholars who did not deny visiting the famous places in Mecca that were associated with the Prophet (peace and blessings of God be upon him), the most prominent of which is this blessed house. The author did not fail to point out the fallacies about the house that some travelers fell into when describing it, in addition to the book’s unique presentation of a number of documents, photographs and horizontal projection maps of the house, published for the first time, and an analysis of the description of the historian Al-Fasi of the house by projecting it onto three-dimensional forms of the architectural character and the divisions of the internal house with complete accuracy in measuring dimensions. The book is a valuable addition A rich resource for the Arab and Islamic library in documenting the remaining prophetic relics in protected Mecca.

Content titles: Mother of the Believers, Lady Khadija bint Khuwaylid (may Allah be pleased with her) - The location of Lady Khadija's (may Allah be pleased with her) house and the houses surrounding it - The architecture of Lady Khadija's (may Allah be pleased with her) house throughout history according to historians' accounts - Lady Khadija's (may Allah be pleased with her) house in travel books to Mecca - Lady Khadija's (may Allah be pleased with her) house in excavations of the year 1410 AH.

Mount Sinai:

Associated with Prophet Moses (Musa), Mount Sinai is also revered in Islam as the location where Moses received divine revelations. The Quran mentions Mount Sinai (Tur Sinai) and the surrounding area as sacred.

so the Quran confirms that Mount Sinai is revered either partly or wholly because revelations were received there. also the rebelations received there were over a 40 day period.

According to the standard set by the Quran, the The House of Khadija is therefore also sacred, it too is a site where revelation was received, but it should be even a more sacred site, for the Prophet as involved, was the most senior Prophet - the Prophet Muhammed, and because vastly more? revelations were received over a period for 13 years [check how many revelations received in both locations.

I have in my hands a book written by His Excellency Sheikh Ahmed Zaki Yamani and published by Al Furqan Islamic Heritage Foundation 1434 AH - 2013 AD (The House of Lady Khadija bint Khuwaylid, may God be pleased with her, in Makkah Al Mukarramah). A historical study of the house, its location, and its architecture in 172 pages, with photos, sections, and pictures (a visualization of the place).

The book was given to me by my friend, Professor Najib Issam Yamani, and I found in it a lot of information about the house of Lady Khadija, may God be pleased with her. I chose from it what related to the excavations of 1410 AH - 1989 AD.

The author says that in 1410 AH, during the preparation of the first phase of the development project for the courtyards surrounding the Grand Mosque from the direction of the Al-Qashashiyah neighborhood east of the Mas’a, with the aim of providing spaces for the largest number of worshippers, as well as providing spaces for the implementation of the service tunnels project and facilitating the movement of visitors to the Grand Mosque, those in charge of the project discovered, during the removal of existing properties in the area, some archaeological landmarks in an area known as “Al-Quban Square,” which was located northeast of the Mas’a and the Al-Mud’a Market, where traces of an ancient prayer niche appeared that was facing the Grand Mosque. This was in the same location where the “School for Memorizing the Holy Quran” was located, which Sheikh Abbas Qattan had built with the approval of King Abdulaziz on the old site of the house of the Mother of the Believers, Lady Khadija, may God be pleased with her, which was known as the birthplace of Lady Fatima Al-Zahra, may God be pleased with her, in the Al-Hajar Alley, which was known in the past as the Al-Attarin Alley and later as the Al-Sough Alley.

Site Visit
The author says that as soon as I learned about this, I visited the site and volunteered to provide all the necessary capabilities to be secured and made available in such a case and in such a sensitive discovery to start work immediately and in record time to preserve the importance of the discovery after taking the necessary measures to fence the site, a team of specialized engineers was assigned to start work with a team of skilled workers to complete the excavation and discovery of the site as quickly as possible. Work began on 29 Rabi’ al-Awwal 1410 AH (November 1989 AD) and ended on 27-5-1410 AH. During the work stages, its stages were documented with photographs and maps, and areas were measured with the necessary accuracy and horizontal projections were made.

The author adds: I was following the work with passion driven by the love of those who inhabited the land. In the coming pages, I will attempt to present a descriptive study of the results of the excavations of the house of Lady Khadija (may Allah be pleased with her), relying in the description and analysis on two important methods:
The first is the historical data provided by the primary sources of the history of Mecca, foremost among which is Akhbar Mecca by Al-Azraqi.
The second is the photographs, tables, and topographical plans of the elements of the house of Lady Khadija (may Allah be pleased with her), which were prepared and collected by the work team in charge of the excavation work for the house from 1410 to 1989 AD.

Landmarks of the house : •
The birthplace of Lady Fatima (may Allah be pleased with her). • The Dome of Revelation Room. • The hiding place. • The portico in front of the mosque mentioned by Al-Fasi. • The courtyard between the front portico and the back portico. • The back portico. • The house of #Abu Sufyan. • The site of the birthplace of Lady Fatima (may Allah be pleased with her)

I will suffice with what is stated in the book, and I point out that “Al Bilad” was the first newspaper to publish information about the I location of the house of Lady Khadija and the birthplace of the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, in Mecca, and to publish the legal documents proving that King Abdulaziz granted the two places to Sheikh Abbas Qattan to establish a library in the place of the Prophet’s birth and a Quran memorization school in the place of the house of Lady Khadija, may God be pleased with her.

Al-Bilad 1437/1/2 AH - Mr. Khaled Al-Hussain

i will suffice with what is stated in the book, and I point out that “Al Bilad” was the first newspaper to publish information about the location of the house of Lady Khadija and the birthplace of the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, in Mecca, and to publish the legal documents proving that King Abdulaziz granted the two places to Sheikh Abbas Qattan to establish a library in the place of the Prophet’s birth and a Quran memorization school in the place of the house of Lady Khadija, may God be pleased with her.

Al-Bilad 1437/1/2 AH - Mr. Khaled Al-Hussaini

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different article from the same site:

he house of Lady Khadija bint Khuwaylid (may Allah be pleased with her) is that pure house which Allah Almighty made a place for His revelation to descend upon the best of His creation, our Master Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), and it is the house which he (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) intended and headed towards after descending from Hira. It was the first house to receive his noble body, and the soil of which his pure skin touched. It was also the first house in which he (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) worshipped after the first verse of revelation was revealed to him while he was in the Cave of Hira, which is considered the first place in which he secluded himself before prophethood.

In this house, the Almighty’s words were revealed to him: “O you wrapped up in your cloak,” when the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, returned from Hira to Lady Khadija, may God be pleased with her, and said: “Cover me up…cover me up.” Thus, this house was the first house in which the Qur’an was revealed, and the second place in which the Noble Qur’an was revealed to our Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace.

In this house was the faith of Lady Khadija - may God be pleased with her - who was the first woman to believe in him, may God bless him and grant him peace. In this house, this lady - may God be pleased with her - was given the good news of a house in Paradise in which there is no noise or confusion.

In this house, our Master the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, married our Lady Khadija, may God be pleased with her. In this house, the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, gave birth to all of his children from her, may God be pleased with her: Al-Qasim, Abdullah, Zainab, Ruqayyah, Umm Kulthum, and Fatimah, may God be pleased with them all.

In this house, his noble chest was split open, his pure heart was taken out, and it was washed with the blessed water of Zamzam.

In this house was his life and his stay with this noble lady since the revelation of the Quran and the message until her death. From this house she was taken out to her grave and the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, buried her with his blessed hand. The Messenger, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, lived in this house for twenty-eight years and left it as an emigrant. It was called the House of Emigration.
Next to this house is the stone that used to greet the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, whenever he went to Hira and returned from it to the house.

With these firsts, advantages, virtues, characteristics and merits of the house that was honoured by the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, and with this great honour that Lady Khadija attained in this house of the honour of prophethood and message, with all of this, Ibn Zuhairah, Imam al-Tabari and others of knowledge and virtue have concluded that this house is the best house after the Sacred Mosque. This means that it is the best house on the face of the earth due to its connection to the best of creation and the best women of the world.

We find all this information, virtues and historical monuments detailed in an independent and unique book that has never been done before, as it has delved into research, excavation, study and investigation of this house, entitled: (The House of Lady Khadija bint Khuwaylid - may God be pleased with her - A Historical Study of the House, its Location and Architecture) by its author, His Excellency Sheikh Ahmed Zaki Yamani - may God protect and preserve him - and published by the Al-Furqan Foundation for Islamic Heritage.

I received a copy of it as a gift from His Excellency, in a luxurious print and rich fabric befitting this house in terms of mention, place, interest, and status in the hearts of Muslims. I have not seen, within the limits of my research and readings on what has been written about Mecca, an independent book about this house with such a comprehensive study. Everything mentioned about it in the sources comes within its chapters and sections according to its methodology and the classification of its topics. Thus, this book is a rich and unique addition to the framework of the programs of researchers and specialists, and an enrichment to the Arab and Islamic library in general. This book comes at a time of great need to stand closely on the prophetic monuments in Mecca and Medina to determine their locations, preserve them, and introduce people to their status and virtue. Perhaps this is what the Encyclopedia of Mecca and Medina is working on, which is a branch of the Al-Furqan Foundation for Islamic Heritage.

In the introduction to the author, he says: “The house of Lady Khadija, may God be pleased with her, is considered an Islamic landmark for Muslims in general. It is the house in which the Messenger, may God bless him and grant him peace, married the Mother of the Believers, Khadija, may God be pleased with her. Gabriel, peace be upon him, visited it carrying the messages of his Lord in the Holy Qur’an. The verses of the Holy Qur’an were revealed in the house: {O you wrapped in your cloak, * Arise and warn * And glorify your Lord} [Al-Muddaththir: 1-3]. Revelation was repeatedly sent down in the house, and in it his heart, may God bless him and grant him peace, was split open.

This house remained standing for nearly fourteen centuries. The author adds: During the eras and periods in which the house existed, it was the subject of books by Meccan historians and books on rituals, such as Al-Azraqi, Al-Fakihi, Ibn Al-Dhiya, Al-Fasi, Al-Tabari, and others. Some described the house briefly and elaborated on events and incidents, while others expanded on the description, mentioning the characteristics of the house in terms of location, architecture, and internal divisions. Among the most important of these historians was the historian of Mecca, Taqi Al-Din Al-Fasi (d. 832 AH / 1428 AD), who provided us with measurements of the basic units of the house. This enabled the research team to develop a design for an approximate, three-dimensional shape of the house and its front corridors, the closest image and shape to what the house was like during Al-Fasi’s time. This step was of great importance, as it enabled us to compare Al-Fasi’s description with the condition of the house before it was buried after the year 1344 AH, and to know the changes, coordinates, and additional areas that occurred in the house after Al-Fasi’s time.

This study was not limited to surveying the Meccan historical sources only, but rather went beyond that to examine the descriptions of a number of Muslim travelers and a number of orientalist travelers who came to Mecca and visited that blessed house, during different time periods, starting with the journey of Ibn Jubayr in 579 AH, passing through the journeys of Ibn Battuta in 715 AH, Al-Ayyashi in 1059 AH, Evliya Çelebi in 1082 AH, Burckhardt in 1229 AH, Burton in 1269 AH, Ayyub Sabri Pasha in the late thirteenth century AH, Snouck in 1303 AH, Ibrahim Rift in 1319 AH, and many others mentioned by the author.

He adds, "The travelers who saw that house provided a wealth of information, not only about the location of the house and its description from the outside and inside, but also extending to describing the festive aspects and rituals that accompanied their visits, which made it possible to know the cultural and social aspects that prevailed in Meccan society during the different eras."

In the first chapter, the author provides the lineage of our mother, Lady Khadija (may Allah be pleased with her). In the second chapter, he provides a detailed description of the house, identifying its location with photographs and engineering maps, and explaining its parts and the function of each part with an urban plan of the entire area: one-third for Lady Khadija’s trade, and two other thirds were as follows: The first section consists of the prayer hall of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), which is square in area, the room of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), which was rectangular in shape, and the room of Lady Fatima’s birth, which was also rectangular. A small path connects them with three doors leading to the components of the first section. The second section was a rectangular hall for receiving delegations, and between the two sections of the house was a path that connected the house to each other.

The third chapter covers the architecture of the house throughout history, as seen in historians' accounts. The fourth chapter covers the house's mention in travelogues about Mecca. The fifth and final chapter covers the house during the excavations of 1410 AH, followed by the results of the study. These chapters include everything I've mentioned in these lines.

Among the ways mentioned by the author, including the recent access to this house, is the stance of Sheikh Abbas Yousef Qattan - the Secretary of the Holy Capital - with the founder of this country, His Majesty King Abdulaziz - may God have mercy on them - when the house was discovered during the first Saudi expansion works of the Grand Mosque during the reign of King Abdulaziz Al Saud. Sheikh Abbas wanted to preserve and maintain this house, so King Abdulaziz - may God have mercy on him - granted Sheikh Abbas Qattan (the white land that was metaphorically known as the House of Lady Khadija - may God be pleased with her - to establish a school for memorizing the Holy Quran on the ruins of this house. King Abdulaziz - may God have mercy on him - also kindly granted him the place where the Greatest Messenger, may God bless him and grant him peace, was born to build a huge library frequented by pioneers and students of knowledge). The library exists to this day, thanks to God, under the Makkah Al-Mukarramah Library and is affiliated with the Ministry of Endowments Affairs. Dr. Abdul-Wahhab Abu Sulayman devoted a nice book to this library issued by the King Fahd National Library in which he documented the history of the house, the library, and its contents.

The house of Lady Khadija - may God be pleased with her - was included in the expansion of the Mas'a Square in the year 1410 AH. It was reported that the house was not leveled with the ground when its parts were found in its area, but rather it was covered with a concrete structure and then that cover was buried to the required extent of backfilling in leveling the ground in the existing square (currently).

The author concludes his introduction by saying: “God Almighty has honored me by allowing me to tackle this topic, research the history of this great house, and supervise all the steps of the study in which a specialized team from the Encyclopedia of Mecca and Medina participated.”

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Third article from the same site:

The Al-Furqan Islamic Heritage Foundation has published the first and most important scientific, historical, and architectural study on the House of Lady Khadija bint Khuwaylid, may God be pleased with her, in Mecca. The study was authored by His Excellency Professor Ahmed Zaki Yamani.

The study deals with the history of the house since its establishment before Islam in the quarters of Bani Abd Shams next to the house of Abu Sufyan, the location of the house in comparison with the houses surrounding it, and its architecture throughout the different eras until its appearance in the excavations of 1410 AH / 1989 AD.

The book was published in a wonderful format, including important tools, such as indexes and models. Its pages are large, about two hundred pages, made of glossy paper, with a luxurious binding decorated with gold inscriptions. The book is a luxurious commemorative edition.

The author says in the introduction to his book, which was published in a distinguished edition, supported by rare photos, maps, documents, paintings, indexes and catalogs:

The house of Lady Khadija (may Allah be pleased with her) is considered an Islamic landmark for Muslims in general. It is the house in which the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) married the Mother of the Believers Khadija (may Allah be pleased with her). Gabriel (peace be upon him) frequently visited her carrying the messages of his Lord in the Holy Quran. The verses of the Holy Quran were revealed in the house: “O you enwrapped in your cloak! Arise and warn. And your Lord, glorify. And your garments, purify.” Revelation was sent down repeatedly in the house. Khadija (may Allah be pleased with her), Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), and Zayd ibn Haritha (may Allah be pleased with him) converted to Islam in it.

The Prophet and the House

The Isra and Mi'raj journey began from the house of Khadija, may God be pleased with her, and in it his heart was split open, may God bless him and grant him peace. Khadija bore the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, the following children: Zainab, Ruqayyah, Umm Kulthum, and Fatimah, may God be pleased with them, and the following children: Al-Qasim and Abdullah.

In addition to all of this, it is the first house whose soil the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) touched, and in which he walked, and whose rooms and walls his noble body touched. May the best prayers and most complete peace be upon him. He (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) lived in the care of this house and among its rooms for 28 years of his life. It is no exaggeration for Al-Tabari and others to say: The house of Khadija (may Allah be pleased with her) is the best place in the Haram after the Sacred Mosque.

This blessed house continued to exist for nearly 14 centuries. It was seen and described by the traveler Eldon Rutter during his trip to Mecca in 1344 AH (1925 AD), where he stood upon it, blocked with stones and mud. Then it turned into a white, buried land during the visit of Muhammad Hussein Heikal in 1354 AH (1935 AD), and those who came after him to Mecca.

Description of historians

Throughout its existence, the house was a subject of numerous accounts by Meccan historians and pilgrims, including al-Azraqi, al-Fakihi, Ibn al-Dhiya, al-Fasi, al-Tabari, and others.
Some provided brief descriptions of the house, detailing its events and incidents, while others expanded on the description, detailing its location, architecture, and internal divisions.

One of the most important of these historians was the eminent historian of Mecca, Taqi al-Din al-Fasi (d. 832 AH - 1428 AD), who provided us with the measurements of the basic units of the house (the birthplace of Fatima, may God be pleased with her, the location of the Dome of Revelation, and the hiding place of the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace). He also described and measured the additions that were later added to the house, such as the porticoes of the mosque (the front, the back, and the courtyard), using the measure of the iron cubit, which enabled us to construct an approximate, three-dimensional shape of the house and its front porticoes, closer in imagination to what the house looked like in al-Fasi’s time. This addition was of great importance, as it enabled a comparison to be made between Al-Fasi’s description and the condition of the house before it was buried after the year 1344 AH (1925 AD), and to know the changes, coordinates and additional areas that occurred in the house after Al-Fasi’s period.

Scan sources

The study was not satisfied with surveying the Meccan historical sources only, but rather went beyond that to describe a number of Muslim travelers and a number of Orientalist travelers, who came to Mecca and visited that blessed house during different periods of time, starting with the journey of Ibn Jubayr, and passing through the journeys of Ibn Battuta, Al-Ayashi, Evliya Çelebi, Ayyub Sabri, Burckhardt, Burton, Snook, Al-Batanuni, Ibrahim Rifat, and Eldon Rutte, up to the journeys of each of: Muhammad Hussein Haikal, Ibrahim Habib, and Muhammad Lutfi Juma, when the house of Lady Khadija, may God be pleased with her, became a trace after an eye and no longer existed, during their visits to Mecca, and their search for the location of the house.

The travelers who visited this house provided a wealth of information, not only covering its location and its description from the outside and inside, but also extending to the description of the festive aspects and rituals that accompanied their visits, which enabled us to understand the cultural and social aspects that prevailed in Meccan society during different eras, and the extent of the doctrinal influences on these practices and aspects.

The study presented by the book was able to document historical information and identify the characteristics of the house, across the various historical stages, as well as identify the repairs, renovations, additions, and modifications that surrounded the house, and the various social and cultural aspects that accompanied its existence.

The study encompassed several elements that touched upon the location of the house of Lady Khadija, may God be pleased with her, and the houses surrounding it, the most important events and incidents that took place in the noble house, and what was mentioned about the house in the books of travel to Mecca and through the accounts of historians, as well as a practical study of the house of Lady Khadija, may God be pleased with her, in the excavations of the year 1410 AH / 1989 AD. At the end of the study, a presentation of the results.

Study results:
The study concluded with several results, the most important of which are:

First: The study showed that Lady Khadija, may God be pleased with her, had two houses in Mecca: the first was her old house before her marriage to the Messenger, may God bless him and grant him peace. It was among the quarters that Qusayy ibn Kilab allocated to Banu Asad ibn Abd al-Uzza, southwest of the Holy Kaaba. It was located in the Al-Hizamiyah alley, close to the houses of Hakim ibn Hizam and the houses of the Al-Zubayr family.

As for the other house (the subject of this study), it is the one that Lady Khadija, may God be pleased with her, bought in the quarters of Banu Abd Shams, in the northeastern region of the Grand Mosque, southwest of the quarters of Banu Hashim.

Second: The study showed that the house of Lady Khadija, may God be pleased with her, located in the quarter of Bani Abd Shams, northeast of the Grand Mosque in the alley of Al-Hajar, or Al-Attarin in the past, is the house that was the residence of the Messenger, may God bless him and grant him peace, and his wife Lady Khadija, may God be pleased with her, and all of his children, and in which he received revelation.

It has been reported in many sources that it was used as a mosque since the era of Caliph Muawiyah, may God be pleased with him, until the middle of the fourteenth century AH (twentieth century AD) when it was buried below ground level.

Third: The house underwent several changes throughout the different historical eras, including the rooms of the house, the corridors of the mosque that Caliph Muawiyah, may God be pleased with him, ordered to be built, in addition to the buildings surrounding the house, the names of the alleys, and the lowering of the house’s level compared to the surrounding alleys.

Fourth: After the ninth century AH (eleventh century AD), differences arose in the names of some of the rooms of the house. The room of the Dome of Revelation was called the Room of Lady Khadija, may God be pleased with her.

The hiding place was also called the Dome of Revelation, or the Prayer Room of the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, while the room of the birth of Lady Fatima, may God be pleased with her, retained the same name, despite its expansion to the south and northeast.

Fifth: The study revealed that the house of Lady Khadija, may God be pleased with her, had been a waqf since the era of Caliph Muawiyah, may God be pleased with him, and remained so until the era of King Abdul Aziz, may God have mercy on him, when he commissioned Sheikh Abbas Youssef Qattan to establish a school for memorizing the Holy Qur’an on the site of the house.

Sixth: The study demonstrated the interest of the caliphs, sultans, kings, princes, and governors in the house of Lady Khadija, may God be pleased with her, through their undertaking of construction, renovation, restoration, and maintenance in different eras, and assigning those who would carry out this on their behalf from the sheikhs of the sanctuary, the custodians of the House, and the notables of Mecca the Holy.

Seventh: The study revealed that some of the areas attached to the house, such as the resting place of Lady Fatima, may God be pleased with her, were endowments for the interests of the house, endowed by the Abbasid Caliph Al-Nasir to spend the proceeds on the house’s repairs.

Eighth: The chapter on the traveler's description of the house contains some historical inaccuracies, such as mentioning the birth of Hassan and Hussein in the house, and the presence of their belongings in the house, as well as belongings of their mother, Lady Fatima, may God be pleased with her, in addition to describing some illegal practices and rituals of some of the common people visiting the house. The study cited these texts in accordance with the scientific methodology and the integrity of the quotation, despite the reservations regarding these exaggerations and rituals.

Ninth: Excavation operations in the year 1410 AH (1989 AD) revealed a similarity in the site with the description recorded by Al-Batanuni in his (Journey), who was the last traveler to describe the house before its landmarks were destroyed.

The study was keen to clarify the inaccuracy of what Al-Batanuni mentioned regarding the names of places that were not mentioned by anyone who preceded him in describing the house, such as the room for receiving delegations, which was originally the front corridor, and the place of trade of Lady Khadija, may God be pleased with her, which was originally the place of residence of Lady Fatima, may God be pleased with her.

Tenth: The study is unique in presenting a number of documents, photographs, and horizontal projection maps of the house of Lady Khadija, may God be pleased with her, published for the first time.

Eleventh: The study was unique in analyzing the description of the historian Al-Fasi of the house and its appearance in the ninth century AH (fifteenth century AD), and projected his data onto three-dimensional forms of the architectural character and the divisions of the internal house with its various elements, with complete accuracy in measuring areas, and converting the measurement with the iron cubit, which was used in Al-Fasi’s time, to the meter measurement.
This matter required studying several concepts and possibilities, which were discussed by a specialized work team, until the closest conception of the character of the house in Al-Fasi’s time was reached, relying on the surveying and historical data provided by Al-Fasi.

Source: Okaz 09/25/1434 AH

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The house of Lady Khadija, may God be pleased with her

The house of Lady Khadija, may God be pleased with her, is located in the Al-Hajar Alley, east of the Mas’a, in front of the current door of the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, with a slight inclination to the north and not many steps from the door. This house is the best location in Mecca after the Grand Mosque, according to what Al-Muhib Al-Tabari and other scholars have said.

Al-Azraqi said: This house was inhabited by the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, with Lady Khadija, may God be pleased with her, and he built a house in it. She gave birth to all of her children in it and died in it. The Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, continued to live in it until he migrated to Medina. Aqeel bin Abi Talib took control of it, then Muawiyah bought it from him while he was Caliph and made it a mosque. He opened a door in it from the house of his father, Abu Sufyan, about which the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said on the day of the conquest: “Whoever enters the house of Abu Sufyan is safe.” This entire house is called the birthplace of Fatima, and the place where she was born is known. Al-Fasi said: There is no doubt that Fatima was born in this house.

This is the house in which the light of Islam shone and illuminated the two horizons. It is the house that witnessed the launch of the message carried by the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace. It is the house in which the trustworthy Gabriel visited the trustworthy Taha and revealed to him the Seven Mathani and the Noble Qur’an. It is the house in which the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, stayed for thirteen years calling people from it to monotheism and abandoning the worship of idols. From this house, the Messenger of God introduced himself to the Quraysh and to the people as a messenger from the Lord of the Worlds. More than two-thirds of the chapters of the Noble Qur’an were revealed in this house.

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ANOTHER HOUSE IN WHICH THE PROPHET SAW LIVED:.

ALI'S HOUSE

This is the exact location where the Prophet saw grew up from age of 8 to 25 in the house of Abu Talib.

The House of Hazrat Abu Talib (Alaihissalam) (Father Of Hazrat Maula Ali) Was Here.

The Prophet Muhammad (Salallahu Alaihe Wa Aalihi Wassalam) Lived Here From The Age Of 8 Until He Got Married.

His contributions to the early Muslim community, both on and of the battlefeld, continue to be celebrated, and his memory remains an integral part of Islamic history and tradition

PUT ALSO IN THE PROPHET'S HOUSES:

This is the exact location where the Prophet saw grew up from age of 8 to 25 in the house of Abu Talib.

The House of Hazrat Abu Talib (Alaihissalam) (Father Of Hazrat Maula Ali) Was Here.

The Prophet Muhammad (Salallahu Alaihe Wa Aalihi Wassalam) Lived Here From The Age Of 8 Until He Got Married.

Dar Ali bin Abi Talib

Overview

The house of Ali - may God bless him - and his upbringing and the home of his father, Abu Talib, is located in the shib of Bani Hashim, which was named after that the shib of Ali, and it is the house that the Messenger of God - may God bless him and grant him peace - inhabited - after his uncle Abu Talib took care of him.

Current location:

Dar Ali is located east of the Noble Sanctuary (Haram al-Sharif), at a distance of one and a half kilometers. It has been converted into a school called Al-Najah School.

So the Muslims retreated from the Holy City to a nearby valley, where they lived for about three years. It was a very hard time and until they eventually they ran out of food. The valley was known as Shi’b Abi Talib.

A shi’b is a way through a narrow place, with mountains on each side. It is different from a thaniya, which is a narrow pass, while shi’b would be more like a canyon or narrow valley. Shi’b Abi Talib has been known by other names: Shi’b Banu Hashim, Shi’b Abi Yusuf, and Shi’b ‘Ali bin Abi Talib.

Some records tell us that ‘Abd al-Muttalib owned property there, as well as the place where Khadija lived with the Prophet Muhammad. (Qāʾidān, Tārīkh wa āthār-i Islāmī-yi Makka wa Madina, p. 114)

So when the Muslims retreated back to their homes in this very narrow valley, the people of Quraysh came and barricaded the entrance and placed a guard there. So they were locked in. And for three years they suffered, until the boycott was lifted.

Al-Rahiiq al-Makhtum also mentions:

“Abu Talib wisely and quietly took stock of the situation and decided to withdraw to a valley on the eastern outskirts of Makkah. Banu Hashim and Banu Al-Muttalib, who followed suit, were thus confined within a narrow pass (referred to as ‘Shi‘b of Abu Talib’), from the beginning of Muharram, the seventh year of Muhammad’s mission till the tenth year, that is a period of three years.

Dar Ali bin Abi Talib

Overview

Current location:

Dar Ali is located east of the Noble Sanctuary (Haram al-Sharif), at a distance of one and a half kilometers. It has been converted into a school called Al-Najah School.

Al-Rahiiq al-Makhtum also mentions:

Shi’b Abi Talib (Valley of Hz. Abu Talib

Valley where muslims along with Prophet Muhammad ﷺ spend three years when the polythiests of Mecca Sharif declared an economic and social boycott on them

Shi’b Abi Talib is a valley between the Mount Abu Qubays and the Mount Khandama in Mecca. When polytheists of Mecca declared an economic and social boycott on Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, Banu Hashim and Muslims, It was in Shi’b Abi Talib they lived for three years under blockade.

The valley was owned by Hz. Abd al-Muttalib رضي الله عنه and the house of Hz. Bibi Khadija رضي الله عنها where she lived with Hz. Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, and their children were born in, was located there.

The valley is in the east of Ka’ba, next to the place where Sa’y is performed. Because the valley is located close to Ka’ba, it was regarded as the best place in Mecca sharif.

As Hz. Prophet Muhammad ﷺ was also born in that region, it is also called as Shi’b al-Mawlid (the birthplace valley).

Bibi Fatima رضي الله عنها was born in this region as well.

Today, only a small part of this region, called Suq al-Layl, is left and the other parts were added to al-Masjid al-Haram in different expansions of the mosque.

Meccan boycott of the Hashemites

It was a public boycott against the clan of Banu Hashim, declared in 616 (7th year of Prophethood) by the leaders of Banu Makhzum and Banu Abd-Shams, two important clans of Quraysh.

According to tradition, the boycott was carried out in order to put pressure on Banu Hashim to withdraw its protection from Hz. Prophet Muhammad ﷺ.

The terms imposed on Banu Hashim, as reported by Ibn Ishaq, were “that no one should marry their women nor give women for them to marry; and that no one would trade with them, and when they agreed on that they wrote it in a deed.

t became a source of great troubles for the Muslims. They were forced to do their second migration to an area called Shib Abi Talib or Shib Abi Hashim where they suffered hunger. The boycott was ended in 619, the Year of Sorrow.

The boycott eventually collapsed mainly because it was not achieving its purpose; the boycott had caused extreme privation and the sympathizers within the Quraysh finally united to annul the agreement.

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Quraysh force a boycott of the Muslims

When Islam began to spread the Makkans asked Abu Talib, the uncle and protector of the Prophet (ﷺ), to hand him over to them for execution but he steadfastly refused. Abu Talib acted fast and called on the members of Banu Hashim and Banu al-Muttalib to meet at the Ka’bah and convinced them to pledge that they would protect their clansman, Muhammad (ﷺ). Abu Lahab, another of the Prophet’s uncles and self-proclaimed sworn enemy, refused to take the pledge and declared he was on the side of the Quraysh.
The Quraysh held a meeting and decided to outcast the Banu Hashim and Banu al-Muttalib by placing them under a total social boycott. The other clans from the Quraysh would not marry their daughters, transact business with them, keep company with them, nor would they accept any peace overtures from these two clans until they handed over the Prophet (ﷺ).
Once all the people present had agreed with the points mentioned above, Baghid bin Amir bin Hashim put this pact in writing. The Quraysh chiefs signed this document and the parchment was hung in the Ka’bah in order to give it authority. This was done on the 1st Muharram, in the seventh year of the Prophet’s (ﷺ) mission. When the deed was done, Baghid’s hand, or at least some of his fingers, became paralysed.

The hardships the Muslims had to face

The Prophet (ﷺ), along with Abu Talib and clan members of Banu Hashim and Banu al-Muttalib were forced to withdraw from Makkah and live in She’eb Abi Talib, which was a subsection of one of the gorges that ran down to Makkah. The valley rested between Mount Abu Qubais to the south, and Mount Abyad to the north.
The boycott was devastating and for many months they lived in misery. It was so rigorously applied and food was so scarce that they had to eat the leaves of trees. The women, and more specially the children and suckling babies would cry with hunger which could be heard all over the valley. The Quraysh told the merchants not to sell any goods to them. Prices were increased to prevent them from buying even essentials. They remained in that state for three years. Apart from some kind Qurayshi people who secretly sent food to them they were totally abandoned. Despite such grim circumstances, the Prophet (ﷺ) never ceased inviting non-Muslims to Islam. He was particularly active during the time of Hajj. It was at this time that he would speak to tribes that had travelled to Makkah from all over the Arab world.

Support by some of the Quraysh

A group of fair-minded Quraysh, led by Hisham ibn ‘Amr, hated this unfair boycott. Hisham was highly respected among his people. He contacted some men of the Quraysh whom he knew to be kind-hearted and considerate. He told them it was shameful to allow such tyranny to continue and asked them to abandon the unjust contract. When he had persuaded five men to agree, they met together to work towards this end. When the Quraysh were assembled the next day, Zuhayr ibn Abi Umayyah, whose mother was the aunt of the Prophet (ﷺ), faced the people and demanded, “People of Makkah! Do we eat and clothe ourselves while the Banu Hashim are perishing, unable to buy or sell? By Allah, I will not sit down until this unjust document is torn up!”
Abu Jahal became suspicious of the sudden rebellion but Abu Talib saw his opportunity to step in. He had come into the precincts of Ka’bah to tell the Quraysh that the Prophet (ﷺ) had received a revelation about the fate of the wicked parchment. He stood up, and facing the Quraysh, told them that Allah had revealed to the Prophet (ﷺ) that termites had eaten the parchment inside the Ka’bah. The only thing that remained of the document, Abu Talib said, were the words “In Your Name, O Allah.” Abu Talib then challenged the Quraysh, saying that if the Prophet’s claim turned out to be false, he would no longer stand between them and the Prophet (ﷺ). However, if the Prophet had spoken the truth, the Quraysh should end the boycott. The Quraysh accepted Abu Talib’s challenge.

The boycott is nullified

When Mut’im bin Adiy rose to retrieve the parchment, the assembly saw that it had been destroyed. Its only remaining words were “Bismika Allahumma” (In Your Name, O Allah) and Allah’s name. Allah (ﷻ) had given the Quraysh yet another sign but once again they refused to admit their error and accept Islam. Their only concession was to end the boycott. The Prophet (ﷺ) and his Companions came out of the mountain pass and were allowed to live in Makkah once again.

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hi’b Abi Talib is a valley between the Mount Abu Qubays and the Mount Khandama in Mecca. When polytheists of Mecca declared an economic and social boycott on Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, Banu Hashim and Muslims, It was in Shi’b Abi Talib they lived for three years under blockade.

The House of Hazrat Abu Talib (Alaihissalam) (Father Of Hazrat Maula Ali) Was Here.

The Prophet Muhammad (Salallahu Alaihe Wa Aalihi Wassalam) Lived Here From The Age Of 8 Until He Got Married.

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##### ascending from the Grand Mosque, at the beginning of the plain, adjacent to Al-Marwah.

It is the house about which the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said upon the conquest of Mecca: “Whoever enters his house and closes his door is safe, whoever enters the Sacred Mosque is safe, and whoever enters the house of Abu Sufyan is safe.” That was on the morning of Friday, the twentieth of Ramadan, in the eighth year of the Hijra.

This house and its surroundings were not overlooked by historians, so much so that the historian Al-Azraqi mentioned in his history the gist of it, that wheat, grains, butter, and honey were sold in the square between the house of Abu Sufyan and the house of Hanthala bin Abu Sufyan, all of which were things that the caravans carried when they came to Mecca from the Sarawat, Taif, and other places.

Reference: Al-Manhal Magazine, Issue 475 - 1410 AH

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houses of the Companions

Dar Abi Sufyan (Al-Qabban Hospital)

Every city has a history, and part of its history is represented by the distinctive sites in it, famous religiously, culturally and socially. Makkah Al-Mukarramah, the holy city of Muslims, has a long history full of places, monuments and stories surrounding it, such as the Grand Mosque, the Station of Ibrahim, the Well of Zamzam, palaces, castles and the houses that formed the urban and social fabric of Makkah, including the famous and important ones such as the house of Lady Amina, where the Master of Mankind, peace and blessings be upon him, was born, and the house of his wife, Lady Khadija bint Khuwaylid, the House of Al-Nadwa and the House of Al-Arqam. Here we shed light on one of the chapters of history, the house of the noble companion (Abu Sufyan ibn Harb), which gained historical importance on the day of the conquest of Makkah, in addition to being the house of the leader of Quraysh at the time, as the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, mentioned it when he entered the great city and granted its residents safety, saying: ((Whoever enters the house of Abu Sufyan is safe, and whoever closes his door is safe, and whoever enters the Sacred Mosque is safe)).

(And whoever enters the house of Abu Sufyan is safe)

The house of Abu Sufyan ibn Harb in Makkah Al-Mukarramah was located to the right of the person ascending from the Sacred Mosque to the claimed place, adjacent to Al-Marwah, so it was at the beginning of the claimed street that came out of the Sacred Mosque. This is the house that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) meant on the day of the conquest of Makkah when his announcer called out: “Whoever enters his house and closes his door is safe, and whoever enters the mosque is safe, and whoever enters the house of Abu Sufyan is safe.” That was on the morning of Friday, the twentieth of Ramadan in the eighth year of the Hijrah.

he house of Abu Sufyan, may God be pleased with him, is called “Al-Qabban,” with the qaf pronounced with a fatha and the ba’ with a shaddah. It is located in the direction of Al-Mas’a at the beginning of the claim.

Al-Azraqi said in his history on page (193) of the second part, in summary: that wheat, grains, butter, and honey were sold in the open space between the two houses, the house of Abu Sufyan and the house of Hanthala bin Abu Sufyan, which the caravans carried when they came to Mecca from the Sarawat and Taif and other than that, so this open space is the most honorable quarter of Mecca.

Al-Azraqi’s history states: To the family of Harb bin Umayya bin Abd Shams is the house of Abu Sufyan bin Harb, which is between the two houses. It is called the house of Raytah bint Abi al-Abbas, and it is the house about which the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, said on the day of the conquest: Whoever enters the house of Abu Sufyan is safe.

The history of the house
Sheikh Al-Kurdi quotes Imam Al-Azraqi’s description of the house, saying: “This area of Abu Sufyan’s house (i.e. Al-Qaban Hospital) had a hospital for the sick since ancient times. He says in his history on page 192 of the second part: The blacksmiths’ house in the night market is opposite the fruit market and the date market in the alley between the house of Huwaytib and the house of Sufyan ibn Uyaynah’s nephew, which he built. This blacksmiths’ house was in the past called the House of God’s Money, where the sick and the food of God were kept.” End of his statement - he says: The blacksmiths’ house is called the House of God’s Money and it is located in the night market and in this house the sick would be at that time - Al-Kurdi adds: We say that the night market is located behind the claim, and the night market begins behind the Al-Qaban Hospital just as the claim begins from this hospital.

And Sheikh Al-Ghazi says in the third part of his history when mentioning the biography and appointment of Hajj Muhammad Hasib Pasha to Mecca, the following: Then, after Hajj Muhammad Sharif Pasha, Marshal Hajj Muhammad Hasib Pasha took over in the year (1264) and came to Mecca, and he was kind to the neighbors of the House of God Almighty and paid them their salaries, and he began to directly build the blessed monuments, and increased the salaries of some of the servants of the Holy Sanctuary, then he built the place now known as “Al-Quban” and renewed its construction and made it a cell for the poor of the Sanctuary and arranged for them dinner and soup, and in our time “that is, the house of Abu Sufyan called Al-Quban” was made (a hospital) and this is a Turkish word meaning a hospital, for the sick poor of the people and the stranded, and it is the house of Abu Sufyan about whom the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said on the day of the conquest of Mecca: “Whoever enters the house of Abu Sufyan is safe.”

Then I took care of this hospital more than what was mentioned above, because in the year (1282) “Bazm Alam”, the mother of Sultan Abdul Majid Khan, one of the Ottoman Sultans, ordered that this house be made a hospital for the sick. There were some doctors in it with the necessary medicines, so the weighing of grains and things in it was no longer done, so the scales were moved to the shops adjacent to the house, and this continues to this day (the time of Al-Kurdi). For this reason, the hospital was attributed to the scales, so it was called “The Scales Hospital”.

As the hospitals multiplied in the holy town, patients were transferred from this house to some other hospitals, and the Qaban Hospital was made a warehouse for health medicines and medical equipment belonging to the Ministry of Health starting from the year (1364 AH), so it is now known as "the warehouse of the Ministry of Health".

The reason for naming the house (Al-Qaban)!
Al-Kurdi explains this when he says: The aforementioned house of Abu Sufyan is known in our time as the Qaban Hospital, and it is in its place at the beginning of the claim. Al-Qaban is with a fatha on the qaf and a shaddah on the ba. Al-Munjid said about it: "A machine with which things are weighed, and the word is borrowed." The reason for attributing the hospital to the Qaban is that in the aforementioned house, sacks of grain, cans of ghee, honey, and the like were weighed using a long scale on which the desired weight was fixed, and then two people carried it to determine the weight in exchange for a certain fee.

A story about the house
Abu Al-Walid told us: My grandfather Abdul Rahman bin Al-Hasan bin Al-Qasim told me on the authority of his father, on the authority of Alqamah bin Nadlah, who said: Umar bin Al-Khattab ( may Allah be pleased with him) climbed Al-Mu’allat to fulfill some need, and he passed by Abu Sufyan bin Harb preparing his camel. He looked at stones that Abu Sufyan had built that looked like a shop in front of his house, where he would sit in the morning. Umar said to him: O Abu Sufyan, what is this structure that you have erected in the path of the pilgrims? Abu Sufyan said: A shop for us to sit on in the shade in the morning. Umar said to him: I will not go back to this place until you remove it and raise it up. Umar fulfilled his need and came back to the shop as it was. Umar said to him: Didn’t I tell you not to go back until you remove it? Abu Sufyan said: O Commander of the Faithful, I was waiting for one of our craftsmen to come to us, remove it and raise it up. Omar, may God be pleased with him, said: I order you to pull it out with your hand and place it on your neck. Abu Sufyan did not respond to him until he pulled it out with his hand and placed the stones on his neck and began throwing them in the house.

Then Hind bint Utbah came out to him and said: O Omar, is it the likes of Abu Sufyan that he takes this upon himself and is hasty in bringing him some of his colleagues?

He stabbed her veil with a knife that was in his hand. Hind said and blew it away with her hand: Go away from me, O Ibn Al-Khattab. If you had done this on any other day, the wood would have fallen on you.

He said: When Abu Sufyan removed the stones and moved them, Umar faced the qibla and said: Praise be to Allah who has honored Islam and its people. Umar ibn al-Khattab, a man from Banu Adi, orders Abu Sufyan ibn Harb, the chief of Banu Abd Manaf in Mecca, and he obeys him.
Then Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, took over. End quote from al-Azraqi.

The meaning of shop here as mentioned in Al-Munjid is: something like a bench to sit on, and the word is Persian. The meaning of Mukhsara with a kasra on the meem here as mentioned in Al-Munjid is: what the king takes in his hand to point with when addressing someone.

Description of the house in the later centuries
In Tahsil Al-Maram, the historian Al-Sabbagh (d. 1321 AH) describes the house by saying: “And this place in our time has now been made a house for doctors to treat patients, and the expenses of that are paid for by the mother of Sultan Abdul Aziz Khan, and I saw in it strange medicines that are not found elsewhere, and huge sums of money are spent on it, all for the sake of reward and healing from Allah.”

The most eloquent description of the house was given by the writer Aziz Diaa in his masterpiece (My Life with Hunger, Love and War), where he described it in an accurate manner, the most prominent of which is his saying:
“We found the weigher, which we enter through a wide gate after climbing a number of long black stone stairs as wide as the wide gate, and we found it to be a beautiful place facing the small mosque inside.

Then, to the right of the wide corridor, or what is called (the vestibule), there is a garden and a full pool of water, not large but in proportion to the courtyard around it. In the middle of this garden and on the sides there are doors, each of which was opened by Mr. Ahmed, and we walked behind him as he said: These are three halls, and in each hall there are beds for your number.

We noticed, on our part, that in the large hall there were a number of windows overlooking the garden, and facing them at the top of the wall were a number of skylights closed with glass shutters, but to open them one had to climb a ladder.

We went out into the spacious hall, in which was the door of that small, closed mosque, and then another door through whose bars, which were made of iron painted white, we saw another garden that seemed to us more beautiful than our garden, but there was no way to enter it because the door was tightly closed, so we approached it and stuck to it to get a full view of what was behind it.

The garden was clean and its trees were short. Al-Mandili said they were lemon trees. There were also arranged beds with a group of flowering plants. We recognized some of them as “night roses,” “cheek apples,” “daffodils,” and a plant that climbs the trunks of lemon trees. It is known as “morning lover” because it produces flowers that open at dawn and then wither in the morning.

We looked around as closely as we could, as close as we could to the door, and saw an oval pool of water, no more than a metre above the ground, and in the middle of it a fountain from which water was flowing gently and slowly.

We came wanting to enter the mosque to see what was in it, and the doorman did not object, but he said that it was dark and we had to enter it during the day. We understood from him that hardly anyone prayed in it, because the large door was always closed, even though it was devoid of any windows except for two high skylights as high as the dome building.

As for Sheikh Al-Kurdi, he entered the house and gave it a general description, saying:
We entered this house on the twenty-eighth of Rajab in the year (1376 AH) to take some photographs of it, and we found in it a plaque about one meter long and about half a meter wide, on which was written in Thuluth script, “Whoever enters the house of Abu Sufyan is safe,” written by (Muhammad Arif Mustafa Shukri) in the year (1312 AH).

We also found in the aforementioned house a very old well, which is very deep and has abundant water, and the taste of its water is somewhat salty. It is said that a person fell into it and died fifteen years ago. Some divers from Mecca went down to it, but were unable to retrieve the body of the man who fell into it, so they brought a diver from Jeddah, a man of the sea, who went down into it and extracted the body.

Not all the boundaries of Al-Qaban Hospital, or in other words, the “Ministry of Health warehouse,” are the same boundaries as Abu Sufyan’s house in his time. Rather, his old house is a small part in comparison to the warehouse’s architecture today, many times what it was in his time, may God be pleased with him.

The aforementioned house of Abu Sufyan will not remain, after fourteen centuries have passed, in the same condition it was in his time. It must have been destroyed and rebuilt many times, but the same place and location is still known and preserved to this day, and it has a visible prayer niche. Exactly behind this location is the birthplace of Fatima al-Zahra, the daughter of the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, and the home of the Mother of the Believers, Khadija, may God be pleased with her.

Fate of the house

Since nothing lasts forever, and everything has an end, the fate of this house was to perish, so it was decided to rebuild it. The goal was to rebuild it so that it could be used more effectively, after the spread of hospitals and health service centers in the areas of Mecca. Sheikh Al-Kurdi mentions the news of that:

“In this year (1385 AH), the Saudi government began demolishing Al-Qaban Hospital, which originally stood on the site of Abu Sufyan’s house, may God be pleased with him. The government wants to demolish it, then rebuild it and turn it into a library for the public good.” End quote.

Unfortunately, this did not happen, as after the house was demolished, it remained a vacant lot that was later used as a parking lot! It remained this way until the time came for the expansion of King Fahd bin Abdulaziz - may God have mercy on him - and the land was paved with marble from the Grand Mosque, thus turning a page and a memory of Mecca's history.

References:

1.The True History of Mecca and the Holy House of God. Muhammad Tahir Al-Kurdi.
2. Benefiting Mankind by Mentioning the News of the Sacred Land of God with its Commentary Entitled “The Completion of Speech”, Abdullah Al-Ghazi Al-Makki.
3. Attaining the Goal in the News of the Sacred House and the Great Sites and Mecca and the Sanctuary and its Honorable Governors, Muhammad bin Ahmad Al-Sabbagh.
4. The Mother of the Believers Khadija bint Khuwaylid: A Lady in the Heart of the Chosen One (PBUH), Muhammad Abduh Yamani.
5. My Life with Hunger, Love and War, Aziz Diaa.
6. Al-Arabi Magazine, Issue 78, 1385 AH / 1964 AD.

7. Umm Al-Qura Newspaper, King Abdulaziz Foundation

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The house of Al-Arqam Ibn Abi Al-Arqam

It was located on the right side of Mount Safa, then it was removed when the new road was opened next to it, and a modern building was built in its place, then this building was removed. Its location is known above the Safa tunnels leading to the south of Aziziyah.

It was the first place where the Prophet met with his companions who had embraced Islam. They studied the Qur’an and learned the religion at the hands of the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, away from the harm and harassment of the polytheists.

Source: Al-Manhal Magazine / Issue 475 / 1410 A

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THREE POINTS:

1,IF ITS OK TO CORDON OF A SECTION OF THE LAND OF THE GM FOR A BLOCK OF TOILETS, OR OTHER USE, THEN SURELY IT WAS OK TO ALSO CORDON OF THE HISTORIC HOUSES, AND CONTNUE THE MOSQUE OR ITS COURT YARD AROUND IT.

2. THE LAND OF MANY OF THE DESTROYED SITES HAS NOT BEEN USED FOR THE EXPANDED MOSQIE, SO THERE WAS NO NEED TO DESTROY THEM: IE THE hOUSE OF KHADIJA, THE BP, THE MOSQUES OF ABU BAKR AND HAMZA THAT WERE DESTROYED NOT FOR THE MOSQUE BUT TO ALLOW A PRIVATE COMPANY TO BUILD HOTEL RUN FOR PROFIT, THE HOUSE OF ALI COULD HAVE BEEN SAVED BY SLIGHTLY ALTERING THE ROUTE OF THE ROAD FOR A FEW MITERS.

3. USED THE SAME TRICK TO CALM PEOPLES CRITICISM, BY NAMING NEW STRUCTURES AFTER ISLAMIC SITES: ABU BAKRS MOSQUE DESTROYED, AND A ROOM BUILT IN THE HOTEL WAS ALLOWED TO BE USED AS A MOSQUE, AND NAMEDTHE ABU BAKR MOSQUE TO MAKE UP FOR THE FACT THAT THEY'D DESTROYED THE REAL THING, AND REPLACED IT WITH A FAKE.... ZAMZAM WATER PLANT, NEXT TOBP, LOCKER BUILDING NEXT TO BP JUSTIFIED BY SATYING IT WAS FOR CONVENIENCE OF HAJ AND UMRAH PILGRIMS, CARS FOR TRANSPORTING PILGRIMS WITHIN THE MOSQUE COURTYARD [FUNERALS] EXCUSED BECAUSE IT WAS FOR BENEFIT OF PILGRIMS, SHOP BUILT ADJACENT TO BP PROVIDING INFORMATION TO PILGRIMS, ROAD BUILT RIGHT NEXT TO REAR OF BP, FOR BENEFIT OF LOCALS AND PILGRIMS.

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The house of Umm Hani, may God be pleased with her

Sheikh Muhammad Tahir Kurdi, may God have mercy on him, has conducted numerous studies in several books to arrive at the location of this house. Kurdi is relied upon in such matters, as he is the last of the verified historians of Mecca. He also knew of a number of places before they were removed in the recent expansions that took place in the Haram and wrote about them, explained them and clarified them. The house of Umm Hani, may God be pleased with her, gained its importance from the fact that the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, was taken on the Night Journey from it. Otherwise, there were many houses of the Companions, may God be pleased with them, in Mecca, which were destroyed and their landmarks were lost and their locations were not known.

Al-Kurdi, may God have mercy on him, says: After reviewing the numerous studies we have read, we know the location of Umm Hani’s house, may God be pleased with her, from the following:

1. From the words of Al-Azraqi, may God have mercy on him: (The house of Umm Hani bint Abi Talib, which was with the wheat merchants near the minaret, was included in the Grand Mosque when Al-Mahdi expanded it during the final demolition in the year 167 AH)

2. And what Al-Fasi, may God have mercy on him, said about the riddle: (And there was a wheat market in Mecca, and it was below it, near the minaret of the Grand Mosque in Ajyad)

3. From the map we have drawn up in the statement of the additions that occurred in the Sacred Mosque,
from these three matters it has become clear to us beyond doubt that the house of Umm Hani, may God be pleased with her, is located exactly at the minaret of the Farewell Gate, in our present time, because it is the minaret referred to in the two expressions of Al-Azraqi and Al-Fasi above, so its location at that time is the same as its location today and has not changed, and the puzzle was located near it, as was the wheat market.

Anyone who looks at the map of the expansions of the Grand Mosque in our book will know for certain that the aforementioned minaret is located at the end of the expansion of Al-Mahdi Al-Abbasi, may God have mercy on him, from the southern corner of the Grand Mosque opposite Ajyad. The house of Umm Hani, may God be pleased with her, was at this corner, then it was included in the expansion of the Grand Mosque.

Written by: Hossam Abdel Aziz Makkawi | Image design: Qiblat Al Donia website (Hassan Abdel Aziz Makkawi)

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If someone comes out from Haram through Marwa Gate, which is situated where the last and seventh round of Saie ends and keeping Marwa Gate behind, walks straight over marble flooring outside haram for a few yards, he would see a white coloured house at the dead end of white marble flooring. There is a green board fixed on that house on which Maktab-Al-Makkah-Al-Mukkarama is written.

5 . The new name of the road where the birth place is situated is known as "Shahra-e-Malik Saud".

6 . Photography of this place is prohibited.but can take picture from far away by zooming your camera

7. It is in the bottom of Mount Qubais . It is called Muhalla Qasheeqa.

8 . Pilgrims must see this place with great spiritual thoughts. It is really a place of honour to see.

9 . Generally this holy house remained closed and opens in their specific times but saudi administration discourages people to go inside. pilgrims may see it from outside. It depends on your luck may get it opened at any time.

phot estimated by me to be from 2000 taken from site: https://www.al-islam.org/gallery/photos/imagehp3.htm

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for inside of BP GO TO: http://www.3dmekanlar.com/en/birthplace-of-prophet-muhammad.html

http://www.3dmekanlar.com/en/birthplace-of-prophet-muhammad.html

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HOUSE OF SYEDNA ABU BAKAR SIDDIQ (RA)

1 . If you come out from "Haram"through "Bab-e-Abdul Aziz" and walk straight for few yards you will find yourself in a road which is slightly in slope and a multi-storied, modernly built building will be at your right hand. It is called "Muhalla Misfala"- (Misfala means Slope). It is very populated area and both the sides of road have different types of shops and restaurants. When you walk few yards ahead, you find a mosque on your right hand. It is the house of"Syedna Abu Bakar Siddiq (RA)". Although, it is stone throwing distance from "Haram" yet five times regular "Salat" are offered here.

BELOW PHOTO:

Main gate of mosque syedna abu bakar which was his house

2 . It is the place (house)where from beloved Prophet Muhammad (S. A. W.) started the journey of migration (Hijart) towards "Madina-e-Munawwara". In the night big and well powered people of "Makkah" were standing with their sharp swords, covering this house with bad intentions. The Prophet (S. A.W.) ordered "Syedna Ali (RA)"to lay over his bed and started to recite the verses of holy Surah of "Yaseen".Prophet (S. A. W.) came out with his companion syedna Siddiq(RA) and passed through enemies reciting verses of "Holy Surah Yaseen"and pouring mud over their heads. It was the help of Allah who made enemies unconscious or half sleepy.

above photo from:

https://www.ahlanpk.org/makholy5.htm

Description of above photo below:

First minerate of Masjid hamza and Second
of masjid- abu nakar both were houses of
both companions in misfillah --Makkah

3 . It is said that two stones are kept in this mosque named "Mutakalim" and "Mutkka". "Mutakalim" is the stone which said Salaam to Prophet Muhammad (S. A. W.) whereas stone"Mukka" was used by Prophet MUHAMMAD (S. A. W.) as pillow.But now these are not available to see.

4. In year 2010 when Almighty Allah blessed my 10th chance of my life to see holy makkah . i noticed that this masjid has been demolished (shaheed) and a small building has been constructed. i do not know whether this masjid or any memories of this historic place would be kept or not.Any how pilgrims may see this building keeping in mind that this was the place of masjid-e-hijra or house of syedna abu bakar siddiqi radiAllah ho talla anhoo.

Above photo from: https://www.ahlanpk.org/makholy5.htm

Description for above photo:

In 2010 this buiding was constructed exactly the place where previously the masjid Hijra or house of syedna abu bakar was present.

A close-up of the notice on the wall of the above building, below:

[a] Board of [from the] civil engineering company over this building indicating MASJID

ABOVE PHOTO: House of syedna Hamza R.A. IN MISFILLAH MAKKAH FROM: https://www.ahlanpk.org/z3.html

syedna Hamza R.A was the uncle of prophet sallallaho allihi wasalam. Only two uncles of holy prophet sallalla ho allihi wasalam accepted islam and syedna Hamza was one among them. Second one was Syedna Abbas R.A .
syedna Hamza R.A was very brave soldier and he embraced shahadat in the battle of uhad, Madina Munawarrah. (complete detail of this battle and shahadat of Ameer Hamza R.A has been explained in the portion of MADINA )
He accepted islam miracally. One day when he came back to makkah in the evening from hunting out side the town, he learnt that kuffar-e-Makkah had teased very much to his nephew prophet Muhammad sallalla ho allihiwasalam. He became very angry and drew his sword out and shouted that he would spare head of those who had teased his beloved nephew . Kuffar said that your nephew was preaching for ONE GOD and denying even your religion . How is it possible hamza that you would spare head to those who believe in your religion. Hearing these words of expolitation syedna Hamza recited words of KALMA-E-SHAHADAT loudly and embraced islam . Kuffar became frightened and started to move from there .Syeda hamza was the 39th person who accepted islam and this historic event had occured only 3 days before the embracing islam of syedna Umer R.A.

BELOW PHOTO: Name frame is fixed on front wall of Masjid FROM: https://www.ahlanpk.org/z3.html

When syedna Hamza accepted islam in makkah , he used to live in Mohallah MISFILAH (misfillah means slope) in the same street where syedna ABUBAKAR SIDDIQUI had resided and it was the house where from Rasool Allah sallallaho allihi wasalm started jouney of hijrah with syedna Abu bakar (Its' detail is given seperately in the topic of "HOUSE OF SYEDNA ABU BAKAR"). Both the houses are still situated in this muhalla but now these houses has been converted in MASAJID . House of syedna Abu bakar is called MASJID-E-HIJRAH and house of syedna Hamza is called MASJID-E-HAMZA.

Though Masjid-e-Hamza is few meters way from Masjid-ul-Hram yet 5 times azan and salat is offered regularly. If you come come from haram through BAB-E-ABDUAL AZIZ gate , you will find a huge building of BIN DAUD (wooden work is done on the windows of this multi-storied building). Keeping this building at your right you go forward . It is muhalla misfilah. Keep walking untill bulding ends and fter few yards further walk
you will get a narrow congested right way turn near a pakistani hotel (MUTAM) . Take right turn from here and come to other street parrell to previous street and take left turn steping in new street. It is small street . you will find this Masjid at your right . A frame is fixed on front wall telling "masjid-e-Hamza".You may say this small street in width as well as in length is in between misfilah street and big, famous double track "SHARA_E_IBRAHEEM KHALEEL_ULLAH ".

ABOVE PHOTO: https://www.ahlanpk.org/z3.html

pilgrims going towards HARAM near to Masjid-e-Hamza.(See rounded buiding on the top of picture .it isbuiding of BIN DAWOOD. wooden windows are visible. see one more thing... At right side a small brown border is looking. it is Masid Hijrah...house of syedna Abubakar siddiq R.A

ABOVE PHOTO: HOUSE OF ALI FROM: https://www.ahlanpk.org/makholy11.htm#ali

HOUSE
OF
SYEDNA ALI (R.A.)It is just few steps away way from the exact place of Birth of Prophet Muhammad sallalla ho allihi wasalam. The house of Syedna Ali is no more here.

An old pic of syedna Abu talib house where Ali R.A used to live. This house is no more .

NEW NOTE: DIRIYAH COMMERCIAL AREA IS SAME ARCHITECTUTE, MATCHES OLD DIRIYA STRUCTURES, BLENDS IN , WHAREVER THEY ARE, RESTARAUTS, SHOPS ETC, AND ROADS UNDERBREATH-- BOTH UNLIKE AROUND THE GM AND THE BP.

ABOVE PICTURE: WELL OF ZE-TOYA OR MASJID-UL-RAYA FROM: https://www.ahlanpk.org/makholy11.htm#ali

Latest view of Masjid-e-Raya. Pic taken on 1st july'2003 [ABOVE]

1. It is the well where the Prophet (P.B.U.H.) stayed when Muslims surrounded Makkah on 10th Ramadan 8 Hijra. Here now days a mosque is built. Its' name is Masjid-ul-Raya. Prophet Muhammad sallallaho allihi wasalam had used the water of this well for bathing before entering in the Holy city of Makkah, when it was captured by muslims. It is situated in Muhallah (Area) Shoab Amir, right to Masjid-e-Jinn. In arabic Raya means “Flag”. This was the point where Prophet (P.B.U.H.) hoisted flag of victory.

2 . If pilgrims come out from masjid-ul-haram through Bab-e-marwa which is one of the main gates in haram , he can reach o this mosque easily.(More guidance may be taken from the topic of Masjid-e-jin or Jannat-ul-maolla as it is near to both of these places.)

BELOW PHOTO:

Little old view of Masjid-e-Raya FROM: https://www.ahlanpk.org/makholy11.htm#ali

This is the purest part of the earth. This is the place which is chosen by Almighty Allah (GOD) for His HAR`M. In Holy "Quran" it is called "BA-BAKKATUL MUBARKA". This part of the earth is also discussed and explained in other religious book like Bible

It is called "UM-MUL QURA" which means the mother of all cities.

Due to respect and purity, there is no Airport in Makkah but in Jeddah, which is one hour drive away has two International Airports and a sea port . Jeddah is the first destination for the pilgrims.

--M. WHICH MEANS IT MUST BE THE BEST PLANNED, RESPECT SACREDNESS, BALANCED,

SEE ABOUT JEDDAH THE GRAVE OF :

For academic information it may be noted that in arabic jeddah means "grand mother or ancestor" . Since this is the city where the grave of syeda hawa (the EVE) is situated, it is called Jeddah (city of the mother of all human beings). SEE HIS PHOTO OF THE GRAVE SEYDA EVE. Grave of bibi Hawwa---(The EVE) in jeddah

On the other hand Qubais Mount is called the first ever mount which was created by Almighty Allah on the earth. SEE ISLAMIC LANDMARKS ON MORE ABOUT THIS MOUNTAIN NEAR THE BP.

The first mountain created by God on earth is Mount Abu Qubais

Standing in Mutaf, keeping Hajra-e-Asvad (Black Stone) on his back, if someone sees above out of haram, this historic mountain is easily visible. It is the very first mount, which was created on the earth by Almighty Allah. It is very historic mount. At the time of Syedna Nooh (one great Prophet of Allah) when flood destroyed everything except the boat of his Prophet Nooh, Hajra-e-Asvad was placed here for safety.

When the Prophet Adam was given the task of building the Kaaba, he took rocks from Mount... m. The Kaaba was built for the first time on earth by Prophet Aadam...

Prophet Aadm died at the foot of the mountain and was buried there.

Before, this was the Mount of Abu Qubays. After building the Ka'aba, Nabi Ibrahim [a] stood on this mountain and called mankind to come and worship Allah. When the Holy Prophet [s] first started preaching Islam publicly, he stood on Jabal Abu Qubays and called mankind to submit to Allah.

It is believed that it was from the top of this mountain that the Prophet (ﷺ) pointed to the moon and split it into half.

This name arose from the tradition that this mountain safeguarded the Hajar al-Aswad (the Black Stone of the Ka’bah) when the flood in the time of Prophet Nuh (عليه السلام) rushed through Makkah, destroying it along with the Ka’bah. Jabal Abu Qubais, believed by some to have been the first mountain on earth created by Allah (ﷻ) is narrated in several records as having been the final resting place of the Hajar al-Aswad during this catastrophic event. Then, as these records assert, once Prophet Ebrahim (عليه السلام) had been guided to the location of the Ka’bah’s foundations and was subsequently engaged in reconstructing it, he was further guided to where the Hajar al-Aswad was resting upon Mount Abu Qubais. He was then informed that it was a stone that had descended from Jannah (Paradise) and was told where it should be placed on the Ka’bah.

According to at-Tabari, Prophet Adam (peace be upon him) died at the foot of Jabal Abu Qubais and was subsequently buried there.

A royal palace currently exists on top of the mountain.

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HOUSE OF HALIMA SADIA
PROPHET saw BROUGHT UP

It is the place in Banu Saad area just before Taif where Sayyida Halimah Saadiyya's village was. He brought up the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) at this place. When Banu Sa'd accepted Islam, Sayyida Halima reached Medina with her daughter and accepted Islam. The Holy Prophet (PBUH) warmly welcomed his foster mother and sister and made them sit after spreading his cloak. Later sent them away with many gifts.

In a village called Shuhta near Taif, the tribe of Sayyida Halimah Saadiyya (R.A.) still resides in Banu Saadabad. This area is located on the tourist highway from Al-Baha to Taif. Its distance is about 170 km from Al-Baha and 70 km from Taif.

There was an ancient mosque of Banu Saad on a hill, of which only the stones remain. . This is probably the mosque that was built after Banu Saad accepted Islam. Next to the mosque was the house of Sayyida Halima Saadia, which consisted of two small stone rooms. Sayeda will live with her husband in one room and the other room will be for the children. Now only the stones of these rooms remain.

” This picture is of the ruins of the same house of Halima Saadia where Bibi Halima brought you to be raised away from Mecca according to the Arab custom - “

at the age of two or three years. Sayyidna Muhammad bin Abdullah (peace be upon him) used to run on these hills. This is where you grazed goats at a young age.

"And at this same place, once the angels came down to earth and kissed the blessed chest of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) while he was playing with the children - all the children would run away in fear, but the angels washed his blessed heart. He filled it with knowledge, wisdom and light, which every Muslim remembers from the incident of Sadr - this is the blessed and precious place.

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HATEEM...

1. A half circled place adjacent to Kabat-ullah is called "HATEEM".

ONE THING MUST BE CLEARED IN MIND:
Whole the Hateem area is not Kabbas' inner side
It must be noted here that an area of approximately 3 meters adjacent to the wall on the side of the Hateem actually constitutes as being part of the Ka’bah, the rest falls outside the Ka’bah. It is however clear that Tawaf must be performed outside the complete area of the Hateem. The rest part is of Hateem was actually the shelter of Syedna ismael allihi salam and his mother syeda Bibi hajra and it is called HAJR_E_ISMAEL.

Whole curved wall area is not inner part of Kaba .The area only 3 meters from kaba wall is
inner kaba area and rest the back area till the hateem curved wall is the spot of syedna ismael
A.S and syeda Bibi Hajras' shelter where they used to live.

It means tawaf is done in rectangular shape covering holy kaba as well as hateem and hijr-e-ismael . Secondly no compulsory salat (5 times mandatory prayers) is permitted to offer in hateem. Hateem is closed when the imam leads 5 time compulsory prayer. However pilgrims may offer their nafils (optional prayers) in this area. pilgrims try to offer two rakat nafil here quickly as it is very little place and many many muslim brothers and sisters wait for their turn. Ladies may also offer their nafil salat here behind men at any time.

4 .This place has been kept open so that a worshiper could get the opportunity to pray (NAFIL) here. It is just an equal honour for a faithful as he prays inside the Kabat-ullah.

6 . It is said that Syedna ISMAIL (Allaihi Salaam) and his Mother Syeda HAJIRA (Allaihi Salaam) are lying to rest under "Hateem" but their physical graves are not visible . people must not be curious to explore the graves of these two noble personalities as it is the place of Almighty Allah and they must try to keep their full attention towards his Lord.

7 . Hateem is also called Hajar.

It is the northern wall of Kaba in Hateem side.

In front of the northern wall of the Holy Kaba (Northern wall is the wall on which Mezab a Rahmat is located) there is a 1.31 meter high semi-circular wall. The area between the northern wall of Kaba and this semi-circular wall is commonly known as Hateem. Some people also call this area as Hijr a Ismail, but in reality this area consists of both.

Lots more info on about the Kaaba,

Both photos below from: https://www.ahlanpk.org/k20.html

GOD MAKES ALL MUSLIMS TO DO TAWAF AROUND THE KAABA, WITH THE BODY OF A PROPHET BURIED RIGHT THERE, WHY BECAUSE THE CICUMBULATION OF A HOLY PROPHET IS NOT AN ACT OF WORSHIP BECAUSE YOUR NOT WORSHIPING THE PROPHET, BUT YOU'RE SEEKING A MEANS ... m. of gaining blessings

SO PEOPLE NOT ALLOWED TO READ FARDS PRAYER IN HATEEM,

BUT THEY ARE ALLOWED TO PRAY VOLUNTARY PRAYERS NAFL, ON TOP OF/OVER PROPHET ISMAIL'S GRAVE

THEY CAN STAND THERE OVER THE GRAVE AND MAKE DUA TO ALLAH.

THEY CIRCUMBULATE AROUND THE HATEEM, WITH THE GRAVE IN THE HATEEM BELOW GROUND

THEY CAN DO TASBEE THERE OR OTHER TYIPES OF ZIKR

The burials of Sayyidna Ismail (peace be upon him)
and Bibi Hajra (peace be upon him

Along with the northern wall of Kaaba Mashrafah, which is made like an arc-shaped cover, it is commonly called Hatim or Hajar Ismail, and it is generally believed that This is the inner part of Kaaba Mashrafah, which could not be built due to the lack of permissible capital during the construction of the people of Quraysh, and remained outside Kaaba Mashrafah, and to determine its boundaries, it is the inner part of Kaaba around it. An arc-shaped wall was made so that those performing Tawaf would perform Tawaf from outside it and during Tawaf they would not come within the boundaries of the Kaaba because Tawaf must be performed from outside the boundaries of the Kaaba - this arc-shaped wall you can see in this picture. and people from outside it are performing Tawaf - an idea about it which is also quite correct is that the action of one who performs the Nafl prayer inside this arc-shaped wall, i.e. in Hatim, is exactly the same as if someone Prayed inside the Kaaba Sharif -

Today's Hatim is decorated with very beautiful cold white marble slabs (SLABS), but today's pilgrims are now deprived of visiting some of the great places inside it - if they visit these corners in Hatim. Even if they do know, they must be ignorant of the actual location of these corners - that's why in today's Ahla quiz, you are presented with an old picture of Hatim or Hajar Ismail showing these blessed and great corners. You can see -

In this photo, in the first row inside Hatim, where some people are also seen praying, there are prayer-like markings on the floor along with Tawatar which I have indicated by placing blue dots along with Tawatar -

Also, you can see a long rectangular mark in the red dot in this image behind the squiggly row, along with the smaller square mark that I have denoted by the "green dot" -

Hatim or This entire row of blue dots in Hajar Ismail, the long rectangular mark of red dots and the small square of green dots marking important historical and blessed corners,

actually Hatim or Hajar Ismail consists of two parts - Kaaba Al-Mushrafah. The wall on which is Mizab Rehmat, that is, a channel for water falling from the roof. From there, the inner part of three tenths of one meter of Hatim is actually the inner part of the Kaaba, which could not be included in the Kaaba Mashrafah due to the lack of permissible and halal moon at the time of the Quraish's construction. Tak is not the inner part of the Kaaba, but it is the place where Bibi Sayyida Hajra along with her son Sayyidna Ismail (peace be upon him) used to live next to the wall of the Kaaba - at this place, for these two mothers and daughters and their goats, the palu wood and A hut was made of palm branches and these two beings used to lean against the wall of the Kaaba in their room---what a good abode---- which my Allah wrote in the destiny of these two beings-- Neighborhoods are jealous. On this shack living in two neighborhoods -

The house or hut of Bibi Sayyida Hajra and Sayyidna Ismail (peace be upon him) is called "Hajar Ismail" - this makes it clear that three tenths of a meter from the wall of the Kaaba is the actual Hatim i.e. the inner part of the Kaaba, while the rest The entire section, up to the arc-shaped wall, is "Hajar Ismail" - at the time of construction by the Quraysh, that wall could not be removed from the place which was completely adjacent to the chamber of Bibi Sayyida Hajra and Sayyidna Ismail (peace be upon them) and which These two persons used to sit leaning on each other - rather, this wall was erected three tenths of a meter before the original boundaries of the Kaaba, which we can see in today's picture - this is why the Kaaba is three tenths of a meter. The inner part of it was automatically joined to Hajar Ismail - and thus Hatim and Hajar Ismail merged into each other which they are till today - that is why some people call it Hatim and others call it "Hajar Ismail" -

one thing is clear and necessary. It is said that before the construction of the Quraysh, there was no roof on the Kaaba and the Quraysh wanted to put a roof on it for the first time, but the legitimate and halal capital was not enough to put a roof on the entire Kaaba. The wall was erected three tenths of a meter before the boundary of the original Kaaba - you can see this wall in this picture as well - it is not based on the original foundation of the Kaaba and the original foundation is three tenths of a meter outside the Kaaba in Hatim. Meters away - In this old photo, the entire section of the Hatim is engraved with masla marks, indicating that only this part of the Hatim is actually the inner part of the Ka'ba - I have seen it frequently. It is indicated by the blue dot - so the answer to the first question is that the frequent blue dots are marking the inner part of Kaaba Mashrafah - there is no such sign in the current Hatim - just you." You can imagine by looking at the picture of and by going to Hatim, you can determine this place by guess -

Sayyidna Ismail (peace be upon him) was only fifteen years old when his mother Sayyida Bibi Hajra died, so he was buried in Hajar Ismail. You will do it - the green dot is marking the grave of Mubarak - about one hundred and twenty one years after this Tad Fan, when Sayyidna Ismail (peace be upon him) died at the age of 136 Mubarak, your Tad Fan was also buried. Ismail was buried at a distance of 63 inches from his mother's grave just below Meezab Rahmat - the oblong rectangular mark visible at the place of the red dot marks the location of Sayyidna Ismail's tad fan. Doing -

The famous traveler "Ibn Battuta" while writing about his visit to Makkah in his travelogue, says, "A green rectangular arch-shaped marble was placed on the grave of Hazrat Ismail (peace be upon him) with a width of approx. It was 14 inches - about
63 inches away from it, Bibi Hajra is also resting on the side of Rukn Iraqi.There is a green round stone on the grave.

But there are no such signs in the current Hatim - now you can only imagine these places in your mind by seeing these places in this picture presented by the forum of Ahla - and this imagination of yours will definitely give you spiritual satisfaction. -

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The library is located on Al-Qashashiya Street in Abu Ali or the people of Al-Mawlid, which is currently called the Night Market. Sheikh Abbas Qattan, the former capital of Mecca, was seeking to establish a public library that agreed with his brothers Al-Kurdi to buy the library of the late Sheikh Majid Kurdi, known as the Majid Library, and to transfer the contents to this house.

Every true believer knows that the Prophets of Allah are always alive according to the Quran and Hadeeth but this simple fact is not understood by some people as they removed the most beautiful name of Muhammad [PBUH] from the golden lattice. In this old picture, it can be clearly seen that ‘Ya Allah‘ and ‘Ya Muhammad‘ [PBUH] are written: In 1925, the Saudi government changed ‘Ya Muhammad‘ to ‘Ya Majeed‘ which is one of the 99 names of Allah:

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ABOVE 3 PHOTOS FROM HARMAIN ARCHIVES AS WELL AS BELOW PARAGRAPHS

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Safa Palace

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Built: 1980

The Royal Palace of Safa (‘Safa Palace’) in Makkah is one of the modern royal palaces, established during the reign of King Khalid bin Abdulaziz, may God have mercy on him, in Makkah during 1980.

Overlooking the Grand Mosque and Holy Ka’bah (towards the end of Mount Safa), the building is located on Mount Abu Qubais, historically known for its embrace of the Black Stone at the time of the flood during the reign of Prophet Noah (peace be upon him), and also the mountain on which it is believed that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) pointed to the moon to split it into half.

The palace witnessed many prominent political events, including the convening of the Islamic Summit in 2012. The Saudi government reside in the palace in the last half of Ramadan and the King stays in it in the last ten days.

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