Haramain Companions

, meaning “Garden of ” (Arabic: جنة البقيع), is the main cemetery of . Buried here are many members of the ’s (ﷺ) close family, around ten thousand of his (Sahabah) and many prominent, pious personalities.

(“the enlightened city”) ranks as the second most in after . It is the city that gave refuge to the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) and the early upon their migration from Makkah and where lies the burial place of the (ﷺ).

Makkah in 1930

This is a close-up of the lock on the door of the Ka’bah.

(Arabic: جبل عرفات) is a small, granite in the plain of Arafat, about 20km from the Ka’bah. Standing at Arafat is a fundamental requirement of . travel here from on the second day of Hajj (9th Dhul Hijjah). The mountain is also known as Jabal al-Rahmah, meaning “Mountain of Mercy”.

Mina (Arabic: منى) is a valley six kilometres east of the Masjid al-Haram in . It’s where Hajj sleep overnight on the 8th, 11th, 12th (and some even on the 13th) of Dhul Hijjah. The valley of contains the Jamarat, the three stone pillars which are pelted by pilgrims as part of the rituals of .

The General Presidency has completed all preparations to receive pilgrims to raise capacity to 70 thousand pilgrims daily. Under the follow-up of His Excellency the General President Sheikh Dr. Abdul Rahman bin Abdulaziz Al-Sudais.

Al-Abtah (Arabic: الأبطح), is a wide valley that extends between Makkah and Mina. The Prophet (ﷺ) camped in this area before performing the Hajjatul Wida (The Farewell Hajj). It is also known as Al-Muhassab (Arabic: المحسب).