Masjid Al Hanifa

Masjid Al Hanifa is a mosque in , . Masjid Al Hanifa is situated near the mosque , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Cave of Hira and Jabal al-Nour.

Cave
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Jabal al-Nour is a mountain near in the region of . The mountain houses the 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. is situated 1½ km northeast of Masjid Al Hanifa.

Peak
Photo: Adiput, Public domain.
is a mountain near in the region of . The mountain houses the 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.

Cemetery
The Al-Adl cemetery is one of the earliest and largest of the six cemeteries in , Saudi Arabia. It is the second substantial cemetery in the city. is situated 1¼ km southeast of Masjid Al Hanifa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Haram and Mecca.

Neighborhood
Photo: HolyArtThou, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 and . is situated 3½ km southwest of Masjid Al Hanifa.

Photo: Al Jazeera English, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, officially known as Makkah al-Mukarramah, is a major city in and the holiest city in Islam. is the birthplace of Prophet Muhammed, the founder of Islam, and Muslims believe the Qur'an was first revealed to Muhammad here.

Neighborhood
is a historic neighborhood of in Makkah Province, in western . Ajya is directly south of Al Haram District. is situated 4 km southwest of Masjid Al Hanifa.

Masjid Al Hanifa

Latitude
21.44894° or 21° 26′ 56″ north
Longitude
39.846° or 39° 50′ 46″ east
Open location code
7GHXCRXW+HC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 460989769
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
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In Other Languages

“Masjid Al Hanifa” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مسجد الحنفاء”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Masjid Al Huda and Masjid Nayed Ar Rouqui.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Omar Ibnu Abdualaziiz primary school and Al-Hajj road135.

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