The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, or Protector of the Two Holy Cities, is a royal style that has been used officially by the monarchs of Saudi Arabia since 1986. The title has historically been u
The holy mosques of Masjid al-Haram in Mecca (left) and Masjid al-Nabawi in Medina (right), illustrated in an 18th-century religious manuscript
Masjid al-Haram
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Masjid al-Haram, also known as the Sacred Mosque or the Great Mosque of Mecca, is a mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, serving as the holiest and most important mosque in Islam. It encloses the vicinity o
Muslim pilgrims surrounding the Maqam (Station) of Ibrahim (Abraham) near the Kaaba in 2008
The Hateem where Isma'il (Ishmael) and Hajar (Hagar) dwelt
The Great Mosque in an illustration of the Dala'il al-Khayrat of Mustafa Halim, 1750