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The
Holy
Places
of
Masjidil
Haram
Masjidil
Haram
is
located
in
the
city
of
Makkah
and
it
is
the
largest
mosque
in
the
world.
Masjidil
Haram
building
has
the
circle
shape.
The
structure
area
of
Masjidil
haram
is
around
656.800
square
metres
including
the
outdoor
and
indoor.
Masjidil
Haram
can
receive
more
than
one
million
people.
Then,
it
consist
of
3
floors
and
it
has
seven
tower
.
Beside
that,
this
mosque
has
4
main
door
and
45
extra
door.
Masjidil
Haram
is
the
holiest
mosque
in
the
world
and
it
is
the
primary
destination
of
the
pilgrimage
who
do
hajj
or
umroh.
The
specialty
of
Masjidil
Haram
is
“prayer
in
Masjidil
Haram
is
more
eminent
than
100.000
times
prayer
in
the
other
mosque.”
It
is
really
amazing.
Masjidil
Haram
has
some
holy
places,
there
are
Ka’bah,
Hijr
Ismail,
Maqam
Ibrahim,
Safa
Marwah
hills
and
Zam-Zam
well.
First,
Masjidil
Haram
has
a
square
building.
It
is
Ka’bah.
The
foundation
of
Ka’bah
is
made
from
marble.
The
thickness
of
marble
is
25
cm
at
least.
Ka’bah
is
the
first
building
on
the
earth
which
is
used
as
a
qiblat
in
moslem
prayer
piety,
so
that
Ka’bah
become
a
center
building
in
Masjidil
Haram.
Then,
Ka’bah
is
the
most
sacred
site
in
islam
and
all
of
moslem
around
the
world
face
the
Ka’bah
during
prayer,
no
matter
where
they
are.
All
of
moslem
who
do
hajj
or
umroh
have
to
around
the
Ka’bah
seven
times,
it
is
called
tawaf.
Every
wall
corner
of
Ka’bah
has
name.
The
north
side
is
Rukun
Iraqi
(Irak),
the
south
side
is
Rukun
Yamani
(Yaman),
the
west
side
is
Rukun
Syami
(Suriah)
and
the
east
side
is
Rukun
Aswad
(Hajar
Aswad).
Next,
Ka’bah
has
a
shutter
wall.
It
is
kiswah.
Kiswah
is
made
from
gold
thread
and
is
adorned
with
Al-Qur’an
callighraphy.
The
width
of
the
Kiswah
is
658
m2.
Also,
Ka’bah
has
Al-
Burk.
Al-Burk
is
the
gold
door
and
it
is
made
from
gold
99
carats.
The
weight
of
Al-Burk
is
280
kg.
In
addition,
Hajar
Aswad
is
a
black
stone.
It
is
in
the
corner
of
tawaf.
Hajar
Aswad
consist
of
8
piece
silver
circle.
Ka’bah
is
very
wonderful
and
has
a
lot
of
history.
Second,
one
of
part
from
Ka’bah
is
Hijr
Ismail.
Hijr
Ismail
is
located
in
the
north
side
of
Ka’bah.
It
is
covered
by
a
short
wall
(Al-Hatim)
and
it
is
circle
shape.
Hijr
Ismail
is
the
foundation
of
Ibrahim’s
family.
In
this
place,
many
people
who
do
hajj
or
umroh
piety
do
sunnah
prayer
directly
because
Hijr
Ismail
is
a
good
place
to
pray.
Third,
in
Masjidil
Haram
is
found
Maqam
Ibrahim.
The
Maqam
Ibrahim
is
a
rock
that
has
an
imprint
of
Ibrahim's
foot
which
is
kept
in
a
crystal
dome
next
to
the
Ka’bah.
Maqam
Ibrahim
faces
with
Al-Burk.
Maqam
Ibrahim
is
caressed
by
people
who
do
hajj
or
umroh
piety.
Fourth,
Masjidil
Haram
mosque
has
two
hills,
there
are
As-Safa
and
Al-Marwah.
Safa
and
Marwah
hills
are
located
approximately
half
a
mile
from
the
Ka’bah.
The
distance
between
Safa
and
Marwah
are
450
m
or
1.480
feet.
Safa
and
Marwah
are
two
small
hills
and
it
is
the
place
to
do
sa’i.
Sa’i
begins
from
Safa
to
Marwah.
When
the
moslem
do
sa’i
in
Safa
and
Marwah,
they
are
travel
back
and
forth
for
seven
times.
Among
Safa
and
Marwah
are
found
the
green
pillar.
Besides,
among
Safa
and
Marwah
sets
some
tap
water.
The
tap
water
originates
from
Zam-Zam
Well,
so
moslem
who
feel
thirsty
when
she/
he
does
sa’i
in
Safa
and
Marwah,
they
can
drink
the
water
directly
as
satisfied
as
possible.
The
last
is
Zam-Zam
Well.
The
name
of
the
well
traditionally
comes
from
the
phrase
Zomë-Zomë.
Zam-zam
water
originates
from
spring
in
the
base
land
of
Masjidil
Haram,
it
is
called
Zam-Zam
Well.
It
is
located
around
20
m
(66
feet)
at
southeast
of
Ka’bah.
Zam-Zam
Well
taps
ground
water
from
the
Wadi
Alluvium
lining
and
it
spurts
water
non-stop.
The
well
has
never
gone
dry
despite
the
millions
of
liters
of
water
consumed
every
year.
Zam-zam
water
has
no
colour
or
smell,
and
has
a
distinct
taste.
All
in
all,
Masjidil
Haram
is
the
greatest
mosque.
It
is
the
most
special
mosque
in
the
world
because
the
holy
places
in
Masjidil
Haram
is
very
extraordinary
and
astonishing.
Also,
Masjidil
Haram
becomes
center
mosque
in
the
world.
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