The largest mosque in the world, it surrounds Islam's holiest place, the Kaaba. One of the Five Pillars of Islam requires every Muslim to perform the Hajj (Major Pilgrimage) here, at least once in his or her lifetime if able to do so.
A mosque near Jabal 'Arafat, which Muslim pilgrims visit durung the Hajj.[8]
Al Qantara Mosque
At-Ta'if
1856
A historical mosque from the Ottoman era, which is considered to be built on a site where Muhammad and his adopted son, Zayd ibn Harithah, rested after their expulsion from At-Ta'if.[3]
Historically important for Muslims as it is the place where, after the Islamic prophetMuhammad received the command to change the direction of prayer (qiblah) from Jerusalem to Mecca.