9. Muslims from around the world visit Makkah to perform Hajj.

10. Whosoever enters this sacred city will attain peace. Therefore, it is stated in Para 1, Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 126:

وَ اِذْ قَالَ اِبْرٰهٖمُ رَبِّ اجْعَلْ هٰذَا بَلَدًا اٰمِنًا

Translation from Kanz-ul-Iman: And (recall) when Ibrahim requested, ‘O my Lord, make this city (Makkah) a peaceful one.

11. One speciality of Makkah is that whoever remains patient upon its heat for some time of the day, will be distanced from the fire of Hell.

The virtue of remaining patient upon the heat of Makkah

The Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has stated:

مَنْ صَبَرَ عَلٰی حَرِِّ مَکَّۃَ سَاعَۃً مِّنْ نَہَارٍ تَبَاعَدَتْ مِنْہُ النَّارُ

Translation: Whoever remains patient upon the heat of Makkah for some time of the day, the fire of Hell will get away from him. (Akhbar Makkah, vol. 2, pp. 311, Hadees 1565)

Cave of Hira

12. The cave of Hira is in Makkah, where the first revelation descended upon the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. the Holy Rasool صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم would perform worship and meditation^[1] before declaring his Risalat. This cave faces the direction of the Qiblah. This is the place where the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم received the first revelation ‘اِقۡرَاۡ بِاسۡمِ رَبِّکَ الَّذِیۡ خَلَقَ  ۚ(۱)’ (i.e. first five Ayahs of Surah Al-‘Alaq). The sacred cave is situated in the mount Hira towards the eastern side of Masjid-ul-Haraam about 3 kilometres away. This sacred mountain is also called ‘Jabal Noor’. The cave of Hira is greater than the cave of Saur as the Beloved and Blessed Rasool صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم spent only 3 nights in the latter while he صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ تَعَالٰى