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Great Mosque of Mecca The Great Mosque during the Hajj of 2009 Location in Saudi Arabia Basic information Location Makkah, Saudi Arabia Geographic coordinates 21 ° 25 ′ 19 '' N 39 ° 49 ′ 34 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 21.422 ° N 39.826 ° E ﻿ / 21.422 ; 39.826 Coordinates : 21 ° 25 ′ 19 '' N 39 ° 49 ′ 34 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 21.422 ° N 39.826 ° E ﻿ / 21.422 ; 39.826 Affiliation Islam Country Saudi Arabia Administration Saudi Arabian government Leadership Imam ( s ) : Abdul Rahman Al - Sudais Saud Al - Shuraim Abdullah Awad Al Juhany Saleh Al Talib Saleh Al Humaid Bandar Baleelah Usaamah Khayyat Khalid Al Ghmadi Maher Al Mueaqly Faisal Gazzawi Website www.gph.gov.sa Architectural description Architectural type Mosque Date established Pre-Islamic era Specifications Capacity 900,000 worshippers ( Increased to 4,000,000 worshippers during the Hajj period ) Minaret ( s ) 9 Minaret height 89 m ( 292 ft ) Part of a series on Islam Beliefs Oneness of God Prophets Revealed books Angels Predestination Day of Resurrection Practices Profession of faith Prayer Fasting Alms - giving Pilgrimage Texts and laws Quran Sunnah Hadith Sharia ( law ) Fiqh ( jurisprudence ) Kalam ( dialectic ) History Timeline Muhammad Ahl al - Bayt Sahabah Rashidun Imamate Caliphate Spread of Islam Culture and society Calendar Festivals Academics Art Moral teachings Children Denominations Feminism Women Madrasa Mosque Philosophy Politics Proselytizing Animals LGBT Science Demographics Economics Finance Social welfare Related topics Criticism of Islam Islam and other religions Islamism Islamophobia Glossary Islam portal The Great Mosque of Mecca ( Arabic : المسجد الحرام ‎, translit. al - Masjid al - Ḥarām, lit. ' the sacred mosque ' ‎ ), also called the Grand Mosque, is the largest mosque in the World, and surrounds Islam 's holiest place, the Kaaba, in the city of Makkah ( Arabic : مكة ‎ ‎, Mecca ), Hijaz, Saudi Arabia. Muslims face in the Qiblah ( Arabic : قبلة ‎ ‎, direction of the Kaaba ) while performing Salah ( obligatory daily prayers ). One of the Five Pillars of Islam requires every Muslim to perform the Ḥajj ( Arabic : حج ‎ ‎, ' Pilgrimage ' ), one of the largest annual gatherings of people in the world, at least once in their lifetime if able to do so, including Ṭawāf ( Arabic : طواف ‎ ‎, Circumambulation ) of the Kaaba. Contents 1 History 1.1 Era of Abraham and Ishmael 1.2 Era of Muhammad 1.3 Umayyad era 1.4 Ottoman era 1.5 Saudi era 1.5. 1 Current expansion project 2 Pilgrimage 3 Symbolic structures 3.1 Kaaba 3.2 Black Stone 3.3 Maqam Ibrahim 3.4 Safa and Marwah 3.5 Zamzam Well 4 Controversies 5 See also 6 References 7 External links History Mecca in 1850, during the Ottoman period Mecca in 1910 One of the entrances of the Grand Mosque Era of Abraham and Ishmael The Quran states that Abraham, together with his son Ishmael, raised the foundations of a house ( Quran 2 : 127 ) that is identified by most commentators as the Kaaba. Allah had shown Abraham the exact site, very near to the Well of Zamzam, where Abraham and Ishmael began work on the Kaaba 's construction in circa 2130 BCE. After Abraham had built the Kaaba, an angel brought to him the Black Stone, a celestial stone that, according to tradition, had fallen from Heaven on the nearby hill Abu Qubays. According to a saying attributed to Muhammad, the Black Stone had `` descended from Paradise whiter than milk but the sins of the sons of Adam had made it dark ''. The Black Stone is believed to be the only remnant of the original structure made by Abraham. After placing the Black Stone in the Eastern corner of the Kaaba, Abraham received a revelation, in which Allah told the aged prophet that he should now go and proclaim the pilgrimage to mankind, so that men may come both from Arabia and from lands far away, on camel and on foot. Quran 22 : 27 Going by the dates attributed to the patriarchs, Ishmael is believed to have been born around 2150 BCE, with Isaac being born a hundred years later. Era of Muhammad Upon Muhammad 's victorious return to Mecca in 630, he and his son - in - law, Ali Ibn Abi Talib, broke the idols in and around the Kaaba, similar to what, according to the Quran, Ibrahim did in his homeland, which is believed to be ancient Iraqi city of Ur. Thus ended Polytheistic use of the Kaaba, and re-began Monotheistic rule over it and its sanctuary. Umayyad era The first major renovation to the mosque took place in 692 on the orders of Abd al - Malik ibn Marwan. Before this renovation, which included the mosque 's outer walls being raised and decoration added to the ceiling, the mosque was a small open area with the Kaaba at the center. By the end of the 8th century, the mosque 's old wooden columns had been replaced with marble columns and the wings of the prayer hall had been extended on both sides along with the addition of a minaret on the orders of Al - Walid I. The spread of Islam in the Middle East and the influx of pilgrims required an almost complete rebuilding of the site which included adding more marble and three more minarets. Ottoman era In 1570, Sultan Selim II commissioned the chief architect Mimar Sinan to renovate the mosque. This renovation resulted in the replacement of the flat roof with domes decorated with calligraphy internally, and the placement of new support columns which are acknowledged as the earliest architectural features of the present mosque. These features are the oldest surviving parts of the building. During heavy rains and flash floods in 1621 and 1629, the walls of the Kaaba and the mosque suffered extensive damage. In 1629, during the reign of Sultan Murad IV, the Kaaba was rebuilt with stones from Mecca and the mosque was renovated. In the renovation of the mosque, a new stone arcade was added, three more minarets ( bringing the total to seven ) were built, and the marble flooring was retiled. This was the unaltered state of the mosque for nearly three centuries. Saudi era The first major renovation under the Saudi kings was done between 1955 and 1973. In this renovation, four more minarets were added, the ceiling was refurnished, and the floor was replaced with artificial stone and marble. The Mas'a gallery ( Al - Safa and Al - Marwah ) is included in the Masjid via roofing and enclosements. During this renovation many of the historical features built by the Ottomans, particularly the support columns, were demolished. The second Saudi renovations under King Fahd, added a new wing and an outdoor prayer area to the mosque. The new wing, which is also for prayers, is reached through the King Fahd Gate. This extension was performed between 1982 and 1988. The third Saudi extension ( 1988 -- 2005 ) saw the building of more minarets, the erecting of a King 's residence overlooking the mosque and more prayer area in and around the mosque itself. These developments have taken place simultaneously with those in Arafat, Mina and Muzdalifah. This third extension has also resulted in 18 more gates, three domes corresponding in position to each gate and the installation of nearly 500 marble columns. Other modern developments include the addition of heated floors, air conditioning, escalators and a drainage system. Current expansion project See also : Mecca crane collapse In 2007, the mosque underwent a fourth extension project which is estimated to last until 2020. King Abdullah Ibn Abdulaziz planned to increase the mosque 's capacity to 2 million ; although the King died in 2015, his successor, King Salman, is likely to continue renovations. In 2016 it was estimated that Great Mosque had cost 100 billion dollars. A view of the ongoing construction in the mataaf and the temporary structure for tawaf surrounding the Kaabah in August 2014 Northern expansion of the mosque began in August 2011 and was expected to be completed in one and a half years. The area of the mosque will be expanded from the current 356,000 m ( 3,830,000 sq ft ) to 400,000 m ( 4,300,000 sq ft ). A new gate named after King Abdullah will be built together with two new minarets, bringing their total to eleven. The cost of the project is $10.6 billion and after completion the mosque will house over 2.5 million worshipers. The Mataaf ( the circumambulation areas around the Kaaba ) will also see expansion and all closed spaces will be air conditioned. The King Abdullah Expansion Project will cover an area of 456,000 sq. meters will accommodate an additional 1.2 million faithful. Courtyards of the mosque 's new expansion can hold more than 250,000 worshipers. The project is being implemented by the Saudi Binladin Group. On 11 September 2015, at least 111 people died and 394 were injured when a crane collapsed onto the mosque. Pilgrimage Main articles : Hajj and Umrah The Great Mosque is the main setting for the Hajj and ' Umrah pilgrimages that occur in the month of Dhu al - Hijjah in the Islamic calendar and at any time of the year, respectively. The Hajj pilgrimage is one of the Pillars of Islam, required of all able - bodied Muslims who can afford the trip. In recent times, over 5 million Muslims perform the Hajj every year. Some of the rituals performed by pilgrims are symbolic of historical incidents. For example, the episode of Hagar 's search for water is emulated by Muslims as they run between the two hills of Safa and Marwah. The Hajj is associated with the life of the Islamic prophet Muhammad from the 7th century, but the ritual of pilgrimage to Mecca is considered by Muslims to stretch back thousands of years to the time of Ibrahim ( Abraham ). Symbolic structures This section should include only a brief summary of another article. See Wikipedia : Summary style for information on how to properly incorporate it into this article 's main text. ( August 2017 ) Kaaba Main article : Kaaba Al - Ka'bah ( Arabic : الكعبة ‎ ‎, `` The Cube '' ) is a cuboid - shaped building in the center of the Great Mosque and is one of the most sacred sites in Islam. All Muslims around the world face the Kaaba during prayers, no matter where they are. The direction from the location of the person who prays to the Kaaba is called the Qibla. The Hajj requires pilgrims to circumambulate seven times around the Kaaba in a counter-clockwise direction. This circumambulation, the Tawaaf, is also performed by pilgrims during the Umrah ( lesser pilgrimage ). Black Stone The Black Stone ( Arabic : الحجر الأسود ‎ ‎ al - Ḥajar al - Aswad ) is the eastern cornerstone of the Kaaba. It was set intact into the Kaaba 's wall by Muhammad in the year 605, five years before his first revelation. Since then it has been broken into a number of fragments and is now cemented into a silver frame in the side of the Kaaba. Its physical appearance is that of a fragmented dark rock, polished smooth by the hands of millions of pilgrims. Many of the pilgrims, if possible, stop and kiss the Black Stone, emulating the kiss that Islamic tradition records it having received from Muhammad. If they can not reach it, they point to it on each of their seven circumambulations around the Kaaba. Maqām Ibrahim The Maqam Ibrahim ( Abraham 's place of standing ) is a rock that reportedly has an imprint of Abraham 's foot, which is kept in a crystal dome next to the Kaaba. This rock was identified by most Islamic scholars as the one behind which Muhammad prayed when he circumambulated the Kaaba. Several traditions existed to explain how Abraham 's footprint miraculously appeared in the stone, including one suggesting it appeared when Abraham stood on the stone while building the Kaaba ; when the walls became too high, Abraham stood on the maqām, which miraculously rose up to let him continue building and also miraculously went down in order to allow Ishmael to hand him stones. Other traditions held that the footprint appeared when the wife of Ishmael washed Abraham 's head, or alternatively when Abraham stood atop it in order to summon the people to perform the pilgrimage to Mecca. Safa and Marwah Main article : Al - Safa and Al - Marwah Al - Safa and Al - Marwah ( Arabic : الصفا ‎ ‎ Aṣ - Ṣafā, المروة Al - Marwah ) are two hills, now located in the Masjid al - Haram. In Islamic tradition, Abraham 's wife Hagar ran between the hills of Al - Safa and Al - Marwah looking for water for her infant son Ishmael until God eventually revealed her the Zamzam. Muslims also travel back and forth seven times during the ritual pilgrimages of Hajj and Umrah as a remembrance to her sacrifice. Al - Safa -- from which the ritual walking ( Arabic : سعى ‎ ‎ saʿy ) begins -- is located approximately half a mile from the Kaaba. Al - Marwah is located about 100 m ( 330 ft ) from the Kaaba. The distance between Al - Safa and Al - Marwah is approximately 450 m ( 1,480 ft ) Zamzam Well The Zamzam Well ( Arabic : زمزم ‎ ‎ ) is a well located 20 m ( 66 ft ) east of the Kaaba. According to Islamic belief, it began when Abraham 's infant son Ishmael was thirsty and kept crying for water. The well still supplies enough water for all pilgrims throughout the year. Pilgrims also take the water to their homes. al - Ḥajaru al - Aswad Maqam Ibrahim crystal dome Mount Marwah Mount Safa in the Sacred Mosque Zamzam well located beneath floor ( entrance now covered ) Controversies Main article : Destruction of early Islamic heritage sites in Saudi Arabia There has been some controversy that the expansion projects of the mosque and Mecca itself are causing harm to early Islamic heritage. Many ancient buildings, some more than a thousand years old, have been demolished to make room for the expansion. Some examples are : Bayt Al - Mawlid, the house where Muhammad was born, demolished and rebuilt as a library. Dar Al - Arqam, the first Islamic school where Muhammad taught, was flattened to lay marble tiles. The house of Abu Jahal has been demolished and replaced by public washrooms. Dome which served as a canopy over the Well of Zamzam demolished. Some Ottoman porticos at the Masjid al - Haram demolished and those remaining are under threat. 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Watch Live Al - Masjid al - Haram Official mobile application for indoor navigation system of the Grand Mosque Gallery of images of Mecca at 3dmekanlar.com Mecca, Kaaba, Al - Masjid 360 Degree Virtual Tour at 360tr.net Kaaba, Al - Masjid 360 Degree Virtual Tour at 360tr.com Recordings from Al - Masjid al - Haram at Haramain.info People and things in the Quran Characters God in Islam ( Allah ) Names of God found in the Quran Angels Israfil Izra'il / Azrael ( Malak al - Mawt ) Jibra'il / Gabriel ( Al - Ruh al - Amin ) and Holy Spirit ( Al - Ruh al - Qudus ) and Al - Ruh ( The Spirit ) Maalik Mika'il Harut and Marut Jinns Iblīs / Devil Shaitan / Satan Ifrit ( and Marid ) Qareen In Heaven ( Jannah ) Ghilman and Wildan Houri In Hell ( Jahannam ) Zabaniyya Zaqqum Prophets and apostles ( messengers ) of God Mentioned Ādam / Adam Alyasa ' / Elisha Ayyub / Job Dawud / David Dhul - Kifl / Ezekiel ? Harun / Aaron Hud / Eber ? Ibrahim / Abraham ( Khalilullah ) Idris / Enoch ? Ilyas / Elijah Imran / Joachim ( father of Maryam ) Isa / Jesus Isḥaq / Isaac Isma'il / Ishmael Dhabih Ullah Lut / Lot Muhammad or Ahmad / Paraclete Musa / Moses ( Kalimullah ) Nuh / Noah Saleh / Shelah ? Shuaib / Jethro Sulayman / Solomon Uzair / Ezra ? Yahya / John the Baptist Yaqub / Jacob ( Israel ) Yunus / Jonah ( Dhul - Nun, Sahib al - Hut ) Yūsuf / Joseph Zakariya / Zechariah Implied Ermia / Jeremiah Samuel Yusha ' ibn Nūn / Joshua Good people ( before Islam ) Mentioned Dhul - Qarnayn Luqman Maryam / Mary ( mother of Isa ) Talut / Saul Implicitly mentioned Asiyah bint Muzahim / Bithiah ? ( wife of Fir'aun ) Asif ibn Barkhiya Bilquis ( Queen of Saba / Sheba ) Believer of Fir'aun Family ( Hizbil / Hizqil ibn Sabura ) Beniamin / Benjamin Habib the Carpenter ( believer of Ya - Sin ) Kaleb / Caleb Khidr Magicians of Fir'aun Simon Cephas / Simon Peter Other people ( before Islam ) Mentioned Āzar ( uncle of Ibrahim ) Fir'aun / Pharaoh Haman Jalut / Goliath Qarun / Korah Sāmiri Implicitly mentioned Abraha Bal'am / Balaam Barṣīṣā Nebuchadnezzar II Nimrod Potiphar ( Al - Aziz ) Shaddad Simeon ( son of Ya'qub ) Slayers of Saleh 's she - camel ( Qaddar ibn Salif and Musda ' ibn Dahr ) Valid ibn Rayyan ( king of Egypt in the account of Yūsuf ) Zuleika ( wife of al - Aziz ) Mentioned people ( after inception of Islam ) Abū Lahab Zayd ibn Harithah Relatives of prophets Specified good relatives Daughters of Lut / Lot ( Ritha, Za'ura, et al. ) Elizabeth or ' Ishā ' ( wife of Zakariya ) Habil / Abel ( son of Adam ) Hawwa ' / Eve ( wife of Adam ) Kulthum / Miriam ( sister of Musa ) Saffurah / Zipporah ( wife of Musa ) and Layya ( Saffura 's sister ) Sarah ( wife of Ibrahim, mother of Isḥaq ) Yukabed / Jochebed ( mother of Musa ) Non-specified good relatives Abiona / Amtelai daughter of Karnebo ( mother of Ibrahim ) Bathsheba ( wife of Dawud ) Muhammad 's wives Daughters of Muhammad Hājar / Hagar ( wife of Ibrahim, mother of Isma'il ) Hannah / Anne daughter of Faquz ( mother of Maryam ) Imran / Amram ( father of Musa ) Lamech ( father of Nuh ) Rāhil / Rachel ( wife of Ya'qub ) Rahma / Dinah ( wife of Ayyub ) Shamkha bint Anush / Betenos ( mother of Nuh ) Son of Luqman Other relatives Brothers of Yūsuf Children of Ayyub Dead son of Sulaiman Qabil / Cain ? Tārah / Terah ( father of Ibrahim ) Umm Jamil ( wife of Abu Lahab ) Wali'ah or Wa'ilah / Waala ? ( wife of Nuh ) Walihah or Wahilah ( wife of Lut ) Yam or Kan'an ( son of Nuh ) Groups and tribes Tribes and ethnicities Mentioned ' Ād ( people of Hud ) Arabs and Ajam Children of Israel / Israelites Companions of the Rass People of Saba ' / Sheba People of Shu'aib ( people of Madyan and people of Aykah / Wood ) People of Tubba ' Quraysh Romans Thamud ( people of Saleh, companions of Hijr ) Ya'juj and Ma'juj / Gog and Magog Implicitly mentioned Ahl al - Bayt Amalek Banu Hashim Banu Nadir Banu Qaynuqa Banu Qurayza Iranian people Umayyad Dynasty Groups Mentioned Christian apostles Disciples of Jesus Companions of Noah 's Ark Companions of Sabbath ( Aşḥāb al - Sabt ) Companions of the Cave / Seven Sleepers and Companions of al - Raqaim Companions of the Elephant People of al - Ukhdūd People of the City ( People of Ya - Sin ) People of the Burned Garden ( Aşḥāb al - Jannah ) Ulu'l azm prophets Implicitly mentioned Ahl al - Suffa ( People of the Verandah ) Aus and Khazraj Copts Hezbollah Muhajirun ( The emigrants ) and Ansar ( The helpers ) Ummah of Islam ( Ummah of Muhammad ) Religious groups Ahl al - dhimmah ( Dhimmi ) Christians ( People of Injil ) Jews Kafir ( Infidels ) Majus Zoroastrians Munafiq Hypocrites Mushrik Polytheists Muslims People of the Book ( ‎ ′ Ahl al - Kitāb ) Sabians Ahbār ( Jewish scholars ) Qissis ( Christian priest ) Rabbani / Rabbi Ruhban ( Christian monks ) Locations, entities and events Locations Mentioned Ahqāf Al - Aqsa Mosque Arafat and Mash'ar al - Harām Bābil / Babylon Badr Door of Hittah Hijr / Hegra Holy Land ( Palestine and Levant ) Hunayn Iram Ka'bah / Kaaba ( Bayt al - Harām / Sacred House, Bayt al - ' Atīq / Ancient House ) Madyan / Midian Madinah / Medina ( formerly Yathrib ) Majma ' al - Bahrain Makkah / Mecca ( Umm al - Qura, Balad al - Amin, Bakkah ) Maqām Ibrahim Masjid al - Dirar Masjid al - Haram Mount Judi Mu'tafikat ( Sodom ) Rass Saba ' / Sheba Al - Safa and Al - Marwah Tur Sinā ' / Mount Sinai and Jabal al - Tur Egypt Valley of Tuwa Implicitly mentioned Antioch Antakya Ayla Barrier of Dhul - Qarnayn Bayt al - Muqaddas and ' Ariha Black Stone ( Al - Ḥajar al - Aswad ) and Al - Hijr of Isma'il Canaan Cave of Hira and Cave of Thawr Cave of Seven Sleepers Dār al - Nadwa Hudaybiyyah Jordan River Ma'rib Dam Masjid al - Nabawi ( Prophet 's Mosque ) Mesopotamia Nile River Nineveh Palestine River Paradise of Shaddad Quba Mosque Sinai Desert and Tīh Desert Ta'if Religious locations Bay'a ( Church ) Mihrab Monastery Mosque Salat ( Synagogue ) Non-human physical entities Religious texts Injil / Gospel Quran Suhuf - i Ibrahim ( Scrolls of Abraham ) Tawrat / Torah, Suhuf - i - Musa ( Scrolls of Moses ) and Tablets of Stone Zabur Related animals Cow of Israelites and Golden calf Dog of Seven Sleepers Fish of Yunis Hoopoe of Sulayman She - Camel of Saleh Related objects Forbidden fruit of Adam Heavenly Food of Christian Apostles Noah 's Ark Staff of Musa Tabut al - Sakina ( Casket of Shekhinah ) Throne of Bilqis Trumpet of Israfil Mentioned idols ( cult images ) Baal Lāt, ' Uzza and Manāt Wadd, Suwa ', Yaghuth, Ya'uq and Nasr ( Jibt and Taghut Ansāb ) Events Battle of Badr Battle of Hunayn Battle of Khaybar Battle of Tabouk Battle of the Trench ( Battle of the Confederates ) Battle of Uhud Conquest of Mecca Hadith of the pond of Khumm Incident of Ifk Layla al - Mabit Mubahala The Farewell Pilgrimage ( Hujja al - Wada ' ) Treaty of Hudaybiyyah Umrah al - Qaza Yawm al - Dār Note : The names are sorted alphabetically. Standard form : Islamic name / Biblical name ( title or relationship ) Mosques in Saudi Arabia Al Jum'ah Mosque Al - Fuqair Mosque Al - Ijabah Mosque Al - Rayah mosque Amberiye mosque As - Sabaq Mosque As - Sajadah Mosque Bani Bayadhah Mosque Bani Haritsah Mosque Bay'ah Mosque Fas'h mosque Grand mosque of Masjid al - Haram Jawatha Mosque King Saud Mosque Manartain mosque Masjid al - Nabawi Masjid al - Qiblatayn Masjid e Taneem Masjid - u-Shajarah Mosque of Al - Fadeekh Mosque of Al - Ghamama Mosque of Al - Saqiya Mosque of Atban Bin Malik Mosque of Bani Haram Mosque of the Jinn Quba Mosque The Seven Mosques List of mosques in Saudi Arabia Islam in Saudi Arabia Mosques by country Hajj topics Every year, from the eighth to the twelfth day of Dhu al - Hijjah. 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Question: what are the names of the two hills that the pilgrims visit
Answer: Safa