Makkah is Islam's holiest city — where Ibrahim and Ismail (peace be upon them) built the Holy Kaaba, and around it rose the stories of Zamzam, Quraysh, and Arabia's trade routes.
Cradle of the Message
Prophet Muhammad ﷺ was born here in the Year of the Elephant; from Makkah, Islam's message spread, and the city witnessed the great Conquest in 8 AH.
Through the Ages
Every Islamic era served the Haram — Rashidun, Umayyad, Abbasid, Ottoman — each leaving its mark on the Grand Mosque's architecture. The Saudi era brought history's largest expansions, raising capacity to millions of worshippers with transport projects that made the rituals easier than ever.
