History Of Mecca And Islam In It

NameProfessorCourseDateHistory of MeccaMecca is the city in which the most revered Muslim shrine is located - the mosque of al-Masjid al-Haram with its Kaaba in the center. Mecca is the third largest city in Saudi Arabia. Its population is about 1 million people, including attendants. It is located in the west of the Arabian Peninsula, 75 km off the coast of the Red Sea, in a small rocky valley surrounded by mountains (Kister 69).IntroductionMecca is an ancient religious center, the birthplace of a world religion - Islam and its founder, the Prophet Muhammad. Islam originated in the southwest of the Arabian Peninsula at the beginning of the 7th century in Hejaz among the tribes of Western Arabia. Its founder is Mohammed (570-632), who proclaimed himself a prophet (Gülen 114). The community he created became the basis of a later state formation - the Arab Caliphate (Stewart 29). Mecca is essential for people because Mecca and its environs are considered sacred territory - haram, where all life before the Day of Judgment is under the protection of Allah (Stewart 33). The research is aimed to analyze the origins and history of Mecca and its role for Muslims and Islam. This