WORLD RELIGIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -Mecca, Arabic Makkah, ancient Bakkah, city, western Saudi Arabia, located in the Ṣirāt Mountains, inland from the Red Sea coast. It is the holiest of Muslim cities. Muhammad, the founder of Islam, was born in Mecca, and it is toward this religious centre that Muslims turn five times daily in prayer (see qiblah).

Detailed explanation-2: -Islamic tradition identifies Bakkah as the ancient name for the site of Mecca.

Detailed explanation-3: -Mecca is generally considered “the fountainhead and cradle of Islam". Mecca is revered in Islam as the birthplace of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. The Hira cave atop the Jabal al-Nur ("Mountain of Light"), just outside the city, is where Muslims believe the Quran was first revealed to Muhammad.

Detailed explanation-4: -Mecca is considered the holiest city in Islam, as it is home to Islam’s holiest site Kaaba (’Cube’) in Al-Masjid Al-Ḥaram (The Sacred Mosque). Only Muslims are allowed to enter this place.