page_title: Holiest sites in Shia Islam
section_title: Other places associated with Muhammad
hierarchical_section_title: Holiest sites in Shia Islam / Holy sites accepted by all Muslims / Other places associated with Muhammad
caption_attribution_description: Grotte Hira, Mecca
context_page_description: In addition to the three mosques accepted by all Muslims as holy sites, Shi'ite Muslims consider sites associated with Muhammad, his family members and descendants, to be holy. After Mecca and Medina, Najaf, Karbala and Jerusalem are the most revered by Shias.
context_section_description: Quba Mosque found just outside Medina, Saudi Arabia, was the first mosque ever built by Muhammad. Its first stones were positioned by Muhammad on his emigration from the city of Mecca to Medina and was subsequently completed by his companions. Muhammad then waited for Ali to arrive before he entered the city of Medina.
  Masjid al-Qiblatain in Medina, Saudi Arabia - the mosque where the direction of prayer (qibla) was changed from Jerusalem to Mecca
  Cave of Hira located on the mountain Jabal al-Nour in Saudi Arabia - the place where the first verses of the Quran were revealed to Muhammad
caption: Cave of Hira, where the first revelation was revealed to Muhammad
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