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goodness and heedfulness. Do not help each other to wrongdoing and
enmity. Have fear of Allah. Allah is severe in retribution. (Surat al-
Ma'ida, 2)
Allah has made the Ka'ba, the Sacred House, a special institution for
mankind, and also the sacred months and the sacrificial animals and
the ritual garlands. That is so you will know that Allah knows what is
in the heavens and in the earth and that Allah has knowledge of all
things. (Surat al-Ma'ida, 97)
Our Lord! I have settled some of my offspring by Your Sacred House
in an uncultivated valley. Our Lord! Let them perform prayer! Make
the hearts of mankind incline towards them and provide them with
fruits, so that hopefully they will be thankful. (Surah Ibrahim, 37)
The Ancient House
Then they should end their state of self-neglect and fufil their vows
and circle the Ancient House.' (Surat al-Hajj, 29)
You have advantages in them till a fixed time, then their place of sac-
rifice is the Ancient House. (Surat al-Hajj, 33)

SAFA – MARWA
Safa and Marwa are among the Landmarks of Allah, so anyone who
goes on hajj to the House or does 'umra incurs no wrong in going back
and forth between them. If anyone spontaneously does good, Allah is
All-Thankful, All-Knowing. (Surat al-Baqara, 158)

MASJID AL-AQSA
Glory be to Him Who took His servant on a journey by night from
the Masjid al-Haram to the Masjid al-Aqsa, whose surroundings We
have blessed, in order to show him some of Our Signs. He is the All-
Hearing, the All-Seeing. (Surat al-Isra', 1)

MECCA
Mecca, mentioned in the Qur'an as the city where Ka'ba is located, is
among the holy places. Other names used for Mecca in the Qur'an are
Bakka and the Mother of Cities.