Masjid Aal Dhafir

Masjid Aal Dhafir is a mosque in Mecca Region, Saudi Arabia. Masjid Aal Dhafir is situated nearby to the college ثانوية أبي زيد الأنصاري, as well as near the neighborhood Wadi Jalil.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cave of Hira and Jabal al-Nour.

Cave of Hira

Cave

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Jabal al-Nour is a mountain near Mecca in the Hejaz region of Saudi Arabia. The mountain houses the grotto or cave of Hira. It is here where the Islamic prophet Muhammad is said to have received his first revelation of the Quran from the angel Jibra'il, which consists of the first five ayat of Surah Al-Alaq. Cave of Hira is situated 3½ km southeast of Masjid Aal Dhafir.

Jabal al-Nour

Peak

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Jabal al-Nour is a mountain near Mecca in the Hejaz region of Saudi Arabia. The mountain houses the grotto or cave of Hira. It is here where the Islamic prophet Muhammad is said to have received his first revelation of the Quran from the angel Jibra'il, which consists of the first five ayat of Surah Al-Alaq. Jabal al-Nour is situated 3½ km southeast of Masjid Aal Dhafir.

Mecca Museum

Museum

Al-Zaher Palace Museum in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, is a historical museum that exhibits the history of Makkah and various archaeological collections for different periods of Islamic history in the region. Mecca Museum is situated 4 km southwest of Masjid Aal Dhafir.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wadi Jalil and Haram.

Wadi Jalil

Neighborhood

Wadi Jalil is a village in the Makkah Province, in western Saudi Arabia. Wadi Jalil is situated 3 km northeast of Masjid Aal Dhafir.

Haram

Neighborhood

Photo: HolyArtThou, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Haram is one of several similar words originating from the triliteral Semitic root Ḥ-R-M. The word literally means "sanctuary", commonly used by Muslims to refer to Al-Masjid Al-Haram and Prophet Mohammad's Mosque. Haram is situated 6 km south of Masjid Aal Dhafir.

Mecca

Photo: Al Jazeera English, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Mecca, officially known as Makkah al-Mukarramah, is a major city in Saudi Arabia and the holiest city in Islam. Mecca is the birthplace of Prophet Muhammed, the founder of Islam, and Muslims believe the Qur'an was first revealed to Muhammad here.

Masjid Aal Dhafir

Type: Mosque
Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Mecca Region, Saudi Arabia, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

21.47325° or 21° 28′ 24″ north

Longitude

39.83194° or 39° 49′ 55″ east

Open location code

7GHXFRFJ+7Q

OpenStreetMap ID

way 432065101

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include ثانوية أبي زيد الأنصاري and Masjid Assamaha.

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