Islamic Museum in Makkah (Part 1)

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 A brass crescent belonging to one of the minarets of the Holy Mosque dating back to 1299 H

 A copper door of the Holy Mosque dating Back to First Saudi construction

 A copper pillar which used to be on of the pillars around the Mataf dating back to the First Saudi construction of the Holy Mosque

 A Golden board made of six pieces,on an iron base on which Quranic verses are engraved.This used to be on the Ka'ba wall dated 1119H

 A Copper Plated leaf of a door to the pulpit of Sultan Sulaymaan Bin Saliim Khan the Holy Mosque.He ordered it to b made in 966H

 A marble arch facade of one of the doors to the holy Mosque dating back to 984 H

 A marble midday timer used to determine prayer times before the printing of the Hijiri Calendar

 A piece of the Saudi green curtain of the Holy Ka'aba

 A pillar's base of granite from the twelve th century on Al Hijrah

 A wooden door of the Holy Mosque Dating back to the early years of the fourteenthcentury of the Hijrah.

 Ash.0.0...-Shumaisi stone moldings dating back to tenth century of the Hijrah

Ash-Shumaisi moldings which used to be above one of the entrance of the Holy Mosque

 Copper rings used to fix the Kiswa of the Holy Ka'ba dating back to the Saudi era

 Old metal coins taken from ZamZam Well during cleaning works

 The Basmalah and the two Suras of An-Nas and Al-Falaq engraved on Ash-Shumaisi molding to the twelfth century of the Hijrah

 The circling nave before the First Saudi Expansion and you can see the wooden stairecase of Al Kaabah behind Zamzam building

  The curtain of the Holy Ka'aba door

  The door to the Ottoman pulpit in the Prophet's Masjid which was made at the order of Sultan Murad III in 998 H

 The interior red curtain of the Holy Ka'aba which King Abdul Aziz ordered to made

 Two marble tiles on one is engraved a cypress and on the other a palm-tree like shape dating back to 1201 H

weights made of led used to fix the Kiswa of the Holy Ka'ba dating back to the Saudi era

 

 

House of Haleema Saadia whre Rasoolallah (P.B.U.H) spent his Childhood

Allah has granted special privilege to things and places related to Rasoolullah (صلى الله عليه وسلم). Hujrathu Shareefah (حجرة الشريفة), the small area where Rasoolullah’s (صلى الله عليه وسلم) Qabar Shareef is located is described as the best place in earth. Area between Hujrathu Shareefah and Pulpit(منبر) of Rasoolullah’s (صلى الله عليه وسلم) is described as a garden among garden of the Paradise.

It is written in history with golden scripts about childhood of Rasoolullah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) with Halimah (رضي الله عنها). It was a practice in that era that toddlers in city were nursed by villagers who folk the cities for that purpose. Birth parents of babies had found it a useful practice as their babies will gain better physical and mental strength once lived in villages. On the other hand villagers saw it as an opportunity to get some wealth.

Halimah (رضي الله عنها) accompanied by her husband Harith came to Makkah riding on an old and weak animal along with many other women from Saadiyya tribe seeking babies. Because of the weakness of their vehicle they were lagging at rear of the convoy. The frontrunners of the convoy entered the city fast and got babies from wealthy families.

Halimah (رضي الله عنها) when reached Makkah she couldn’t find a baby from rich families and was sad. She was told about the orphan infant in the house of Abdul Muttalib and went to see the baby. At once she was attracted and after consulting with her husband took the baby.

Subhana Allah… she couldn’t believe it. Suddenly her animal started to run fast as if it got fresh energy from somewhere! It raced ahead of all other vehicles and other women were amazed to see it! Her breast seem to be full with milk which was dry till then and her son Dhamrah (ضمرة) was crying without getting milk!

Such was blessing (بركة) of Rasoolullah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) even at this infant age. Verily Allah has given this blessing to his beloved Rasoolullah (صلى الله عليه وسلم). Anything and everything related to Rasoolullah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) is full with blessings from Allah.

There were many wonders happened during Rasoolullah’s (صلى الله عليه وسلم) stay with Halimah (رضي الله عنها) and for sure she loved Him more than her own children. The garden surrounding their house became green and blossom. Sheep and cattle became fat and healthy. Their livelihood became easier than ever.

During His (صلى الله عليه وسلم) stay there on 4th year of age the famous heart splitting incident occurred. It was while He (صلى الله عليه وسلم) and Dhamrah where grazing their herd when three angels descended and held Rasoolullah (صلى الله عليه وسلم). They operated his chest and took out the heart. They removed a blood-clot from it and cleansed it with Zam Zam before keeping it back!

Here are a few pictures of the house of Halimah (رضي الله عنها), It is a few kilometers away from Taif. The serenity and village nature of the area is still intact today as the route to this site remains rough and the area is scarcely populated still. Unfortunately this place is obscured like many other historically significant places in Hijaz and there is no easy access for the public. There used to be a Masjid very close to this area which has been destroyed but the place of the Masjid is specially marked. Another Masjid is built in a different area for daily prayers.”

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A Historic Mosque in Saudi Arabia - Al - Kou Mosque - Taif

Masjid Kou (مسجد كوع) is few hundred years old near where Prophet Muhammad SAW rested after being attacked by the Mob.  As per some historians there is a mark on the rock at which Rasoolullah (صلى الله عليه و سلم) leaned impacted by His leaning.  No one can locate this rock there, might be obscured by construction of the Masjid.

This Masjid is thought to be built on the approximate spot the Prophet Muhammad(صلى الله عليه و سلم) stood or when he first came to Al Taif. This Masjid was built by the end of the Ottoman era and has been recently renovated.

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