Mecca-saudi arabia

Mecca is the birthplace of Muhammad. Hira Cave which is located above Jabal an-Nur is in the city of Mecca and the cave is the location where Muslims believe that the Koran was first revealed to Muhammad.[5][6] Visiting Mecca to perform the pilgrimage is an obligation for able Muslims (fulfillment of the pillars of ). The Grand Mosque is home to the Kaaba—believed by Muslims to have been built by Ibrahim and Ismail—which is one of the holiest sites for Muslims and serves as a benchmark for the direction of Qibla for Muslims, which reinforces the meaning of Qibla. Mecca to Muslims.