Masjid Al Haram
21 25 '19 "N 39 49' 34" E / 21422, 39826
| Al-Haram mosque in Mecca | ||
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| Overview of the building | ||
| Local Name | (Al-Masjid Al-Haram) | |
| Contact | 21 25 '19 "North 39 49 '34 "East / 21,422, 39,826 | |
| Country |  Saudi Arabia | |
| Region | Mecca Province | |
| City | Mecca | |
| Worship | Muslim | |
| Type | Mosque | |
| Construction begins | VII century | |
| Work Completed | Twentieth century | |
| Style (s) dominating (s) | Miscellaneous | |
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Masjid al-Haram (in Arabic : , "the Sacred Mosque"), is a mosque in the city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia , the world's largest and the first shrine of ' Islam. Found in its center the Kaaba , which is embedded in a black stone that Muslims are trying to reach during Tawaf ( circumambulation ) during the pilgrimage ( hajj ).
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History
The mosque has evolved over time, the various Muslim regimes have attached high importance, but it is still very little studied because it appears to have had a limited impact on the Islamic architecture. Its current date for a large part of the Ottoman period.
The belief is Islamic , Al-Haram Al-Sherif was built by angels before the creation of humanity in order of Allah to be a reflection on earth of al-Ma Baytu Wall ( Arabic : ) the place of worship the angels were believed to be directly above the Kaaba in the sky. The Kaaba was built by the angels , then by Adam , the first man, who has rebuilt. Abraham is the last human who rebuilt the Kaaba with the help of his son Ishmael. The black stone that comes from heaven is located on the fourth corner of the Kaaba. The color black is that it would have supernatural power to absorb the sins of men that affect them.
Having been refused entry to the city in 628 to conduct a pilgrimage , Muhammad manages to perform the rite of circumambulation the following year, during a truce. In 630 , after the surrender of the city, he broke the idols of the temple, apart from a Madonna and Child according to some hadiths Architecture The mosque has an area of 400,800 square meters, spread over two floors and a huge terrace, a basement and plazas around. Its capacity is 900 000 people, some two million pilgrims during the Hajj , making it the largest mosque in the world. The nine minarets that make up the peak at 89 meters. The first mihrab of the mosque dates from the eighth century. The heart of the sanctuary itself is a monument very simple, almost cubic, with its 15 m high and its sides 10 and 12 m. The black stone was revered . Before Islam , the Kaaba was a place where tribal symbols were placed from all over Arabia , and a flat roof supported by six pillars was built around it to protect it to the early seventh century probably by Copts of Egypt . They had made a painted decoration. The position of the Kaaba indicates the direction ( qibla ) towards which turn the Muslims to perform their prayer. The mosque plays an important role in the Hajj and Umrah. Many people work at the Al-Haram with fifteen imam and muezzin as listed below: The muezzin of Haram Sharif must possess a number of qualities, the most important are: good morals and a good voice. There are 16 muezzins in the mosque now, during Ramadan, 6 others were added as reinforcements. During the prayers , a muezzin is also supporting the imams by repeating aloud the words of the latter. Kaaba
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