Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat: Holy Places Gallery

Holy Places around the world.

Field of Arafah

Jabal-e-Rehmat (A Mountain)

Birth place of Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him)

Arafat Ground

Exterior look of room (Sheikh's tomb)

Interior look of room (Sheikh's tomb)

Door of Gril (around the grave)

Field of Karbala (in the boundery of Imam's tomb)

A Well from where the flood upon the ummah of Prophet Noah was appeared.

House of Hazrat Ali (radi allaho taala anho)

A Well

A Room

Najaf City

Prayer Carpet of Hazrat Khizr (alaihis salam)

The birth place where the house of Rasulullah's (pbuh) was born is located. It is currently used as a library.

Panoramic view of Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah from Uhud mountain.

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Haram's picture. View of north west (historic)

Sun clock in Haram at rule of Turkish time.

Construction picture of first Saudi extension of Haram

Maintenance of Qubba-tul-HADRA

Masjid-e-Nabawi Shareef

Salam gate at Turkish time (around 1910)

Haram's picture. View of north west (historic)

Front view of Haram.

Picture of old Quba Mosque (from Turkish time)

General view of Jannat-ul-Baqi

Qabr of Ahle Bayt (left corner of blue sign board, surrounded by circle wall)

General view of Jannat-ul-Baqi

view of Uhud from Haram

Close view of Uhud

Cemetery of Jannat al-Mualla in Makkah before it was demolished by King al-Saud

Jannat al-Mualla after demolition. The Prophet's (s) ancestors, Sayyida Khadija, Abu Talib & many other pious personalities are buried here

Close up of Jabal Nur. At the top is the Cave of Hira

Jabal Nur

Cave of Hira (aerial view). The Prophet (s) used to meditate in this cave frequently. The first Qur'an verse was revealed to him here.

Entrance to the cave of Hira

Cave of Hira

Jabal Rahmah with plains of Arafat in the background. Part of Hajj rituals is to spend a day here

Plains of Arafat with Jabal Rahmah (the Mount of Mercy) in the middle

Mina. Stoning one of the three devils (jamaraat) - part of Hajj rituals

Crowd of cars & people at Mina

Mina. Tents everywhere

Mina. Crowd of people

Mina. Animals for Sacrifice - Part of the Hajj rituals

Mina. Crowd of people

Jabal ar-Rahmah (Mount of Mercy) at Arafat

Birth place of the Holy Prophet (s). The Saudi govt. have turned it into a library

On this mound once stood the house of the 4th Imam (a) in Makkah. He was here when he got the news that Mukhtar had killed Hurmala. That was the first time he smiled after Karbala. Behind this is the house where the Prophet (s) was born (see prev. pic.) This whole area was generally known as "Mahal-e-Banu Hashim". It is now called "Suq al-Layl"

The underground car park (built by the Saudi govt.) seen here is where the valley (shi'b) of Abu Talib was. In the early days of Islam, the Prophet (s) with his family & followers were isolated here by the Quraysh. To the left of this is the birth place of the Prophet (s) & behind the photographer are the gates to Safa-Marwa (Masjid al-Haram)

Entrance to Maqbarah al-Mualla also known as "Jannat al-Mualla"

Inside Jannat al-Mualla. Behind the white wall where you see people standing is where the Prophet's (s) family members are buried i.e. Abu Talib (a), Abdul Muttalib (a), Sayyida Khadija (a), etc. Looking through the grilled windows on the wall, one can see a white rectangle on the ground (partially visible in the 2nd pic). This is the grave of Ummul Mu'mineen Sayyida Khadija (a), the wife of the Prophet (s) & mother of Sayyida Fatima az-Zahra (a)

Jabal Abu Qubays. The building facing Masjid al-Haram that you see here is the palace of the King of Saudi Arabia. Before, this was the Mount of Abu Qubays. After building the Ka'aba, Nabi Ibrahim (a) stood on this mountain & called mankind to come & worship Allah. When the Holy Prophet (s) first started preaching Islam publicly, he stood on Jabal Abu Qubays & called mankind to submit to Allah. The Prophet's (s) miracle of splitting the moon was also see at the top of this mountain. At the top was a small mosque - Masjid Bilal - & until recently people used to climb to the top for ziyarat. As this was a security threat after the palace was built, the govt. demolished the mosque. Notice also that the gate of Masjid al-Haram facing the palace has only one minaret (instead of 2) because it was blocking the King's view of the Ka'aba from his bedroom.

When Imam Ali (a) married the Prophet's (s) daughter Sayyida az-Zahra (a), they first lived in a house on this open ground facing the mihrab of Masjid Quba (that can be seen behind). Their house was near the palm tree & next to theirs was the house of the Prophet's companion Hudhaifa al-Yamani. The Saudi govt. have demolished both houses & leveled the ground.

This is the hill of Uhud that some Muslim archers abandoned for the sake of booty because of which several Muslims were martyred. At the back of the photographer is the gate of the enclosure where Hamza (a) & the other martyrs are buried.

Hamza, the uncle of the Prophet (s), was martyred at Uhud at the foot of this hill. Some say this is the reason why the rock at the foot of the hill is red in colour as compared to the rest of the hill.

The small mosque ahead is the "maqam" (place of prayer) of the 4th & 6th Imam (a). Behind the photographer is the enclosure where the martyrs of Uhud are buried.

When the Muslims returned from Uhud to Madina, some of them were severely injured. The Prophet (s) took the clay from this ditch & applied it on their wounds as "shifa" hence the concept of "khak-e-shifa"

The well in the mosque of Fadheek where wine turned to vinegar

Part of the Garden of Fadak (behind Masjid Fadheek)

"Bir-e-Ali" or the Well of Ali (a). When returning from an expedition, the army of Imam Ali (a) once ran out of water. He dug this well from which water continues to flow even today. This place is not too far from Masjid Shajarah (Miqat)

The fort of Khaybar that Imam Ali (a) conquered against the Jews. Khaybar is over 100 kms outside Madina.

"Bayt al-Huzn" (The House of Sorrow) where Imam Zayn-ul-Abidin (a) used to come & weep after the tragedy of Karbala. (The Bayt al-Huzn of Sayyida Fatima (a) has been completed demolished by the Saudi govt.). This house is in the garden of Salman, the Prophet's (a) companion. Salman was a slave working in this date farm before the Prophet (a) freed him.

"Bayt al-Huzn" of Imam Zaynul Abidin (a). Coincidentally, the building in the background is a school called "Madrasah Husayn ibn Ali (a)"

This is the well from which Imam Ali (a) drew water to wash the Prophet's (s) body before burying him. The well is now closed. It is not too far from Salman's garden.

The university of Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq (a). This is the place where he taught different sciences to over 4,000 students. The place has been neglected & is now sealed off. It is not possible to enter the building.

Inside structure of the university of Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq (a). This picture was taken through a crevice in the wall.

The white house with a blue top border is called "Bayt Bint al-Yahud". Sayyida Fatima az-Zahra (a) once attended the wedding of a Jewish lady here. The bride died & with the prayers of Sayyida (a), she came back to life.

Highway leading to Badr

The place in Masjid Kufa where the flood of Prophet Nuh (a) started (tanoor)

Entrance to the house of Imam Ali (a) - Kufa

Inside the house of Imam Ali (a) - Kufa

The water well inside Imam Ali (a)'s house

Inside Imam Ali (a)'s house. The marble block in the middle is where his body was washed & prepared for funeral (ghusl). The two rooms on either side are of Imam Hasan (a) & Imam Husayn (a)

Jannat al-Baqi before being demolished by King Al-Saud in 1925

Jannat al-Baqi after demolition by Al-Saud in 1925

Jannat al-Baqi (Madina) with the Prophet's (s) Mosque (Masjid an-Nabawi) in the background

Part of an ancient Babylonian civilization. This huge edifice near Madain (Iraq) was the palace of Khusroe (Persian King). It is called the "Taq Kisra" & is said to have developed cracks on its wall when the Holy Prophet (s) was born.

Ruins of the former palace of Ubaydullah ibn Ziyad "Yazid's governor in Kufa largely responsible for the massacre of Imam Husayn (a)" - near Masjid Kufa

Haram of Imam Ridha (a) - Sehne Attigh (the Old Courtyard)

Haram of Imam Ridha (a) - Sehne Jadid (the New Courtyard)

Haram of Imam Ridha (a) - the Museum yard

Inside Maqam Sahib al-Zamaan (a) i.e. after opening the door seen in the previous picture

Mt. 'Arafat

Mt. A'rafah - panoramic view

The place of throwing pebbles

The people crowding to throw pebbles

Mina

Bab Al-Ghanbariyah

Bab As-Salam

Al-Madina

Prophet's Mosque

Green Dome

Madina Station, A train Ran along Istanbul & Madina Operated between 1906-1918

Cave of Hira

Grave of Uhud

Masjid al-Qiblatayn

Al-Haram

Ghar Uhud

Makkah

Cave of Thawr, Well of Tifla

Mountain of 'arafat

Cave of Hira

Mountain of Uhud

Maqam Araba'een

This is were the First Murder took place & were 40 ABDALS, come at Maghrib to Pray

Maqam Araba'een 2

The stairs take you to the 40 ABDALS & as you can see the last two Muqqadims are buried on the left

Maqam Araba'een 3

The Enterence to the Maqam

Maqam Araba'een 4

Two Niches one the left & one on the right, were Sayyiduna Ibrahim & Sayyiduna Khidr Prayed, thus the Qiblahs were made

Maqam Araba'een 5

Maqam Araba'een 6

The stone lying in the middle is were the Cave Crys, they say, drops of water fall into cup made stone

Maqam Araba'een 7

On the left is were the Murder took place & on the right are 3 holes were the ABDALS come from in spiritual form to Pray

Maqam Araba'een 8

A Closer look at the Holes were the ABDALS come from

Sleepers Of the Cave

This is the Cave, which the Quran Refers to about the 7 pious & their dog who slept for Many Hunreds of Years, to escape the evil king

Sleepers Of the Cave outside

believe to be the Tree which Blessed Prophet (pbuh) sat under as a child

When the Monk saw him In Jordan

Famous Mount Uhud - Taken by me

Fort 1

Fort 2

Duct

Hunza

khyber

minar

minar 2

Pothwar

River

Sikh

Skardu

Swat

View

Sanghoi

Date Palm at sunrise. Qerna, South Egypt.

Ibn Mas'ud related that Allah's messenger slept on a reed mat & got up with the marks of it on his body, so Ibn Mas'ud said, "Messenger of Allah, I wish you would order us to spread something out for you & make something." He replied, "What have I to do with the world? In relation to the world I am just like a rider who shades himself under a tree, then goes off it & leaves it." (Ahmad, Tirmidhi & Ibn Majah transmitted it).

Twemerit, Mauritania.

A University without a building.

Mauritania.

Sunrise over Twemerit.

The Hajj in Makkah, Saudi Arabia.

Pilgrims at Mina.

Pilgrims collecting stones for the jamarat (rajim alshytan)

The 1,000s of tents at Mina

Tents at Arafah

One of the many tunnels built through the mountains. This Tunnel in Mina leads from the tents area to the Jamarat (shytan -7 stone throwing). This particular one is for Pedestrian use only. Although used as a normal road in other non-hajj times.

Al-Jamarat. This is the 3rd Jamara Pillar (Al-jamara al-Kubra), due to large number of pilgrims the area has been extended into two floors. This is the ground floor.

Jabal Al-rahma, The mountain of Mercy. in Arafah. This is the mountain the Prophet (PBUH) climbed & made his duaas on in the day of arafah.

Arafah, getting ready to perfom Hajj salah (on arafah day)

Pathways & roads in arafah

Al-baqi' the place where most of the prophet's companions were buried in (medina). Near the Prophet's (PBUH) mosque.

Layout of our prophet Mohammad (PBUH) house

Syeda Khadija's House

Entrance of Prophet's room

Birth place of Hazrat Fatima Zahra

Guest Room

The place where Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) prays

Mosque in the Guest Room

Entrance to the Hazrat's room

A part of his earliest residence

A view of Ishqabad

The residence of Ala Hazrat Syedna Pir Mehr Ali Shah (R.A).

A slab of stone in the shape of a prayer mat, placed just across the old residence (Ishqabad), on which Hazrat Pir Mehr Ali Shah (R.A) spent so many nights devoted to prayer & meditation.