Famous Place & Landmarks ... Grade 2 & 3 (MCCGP)/Ages 6 & 7 (MAP)

MOUNT UHUD: It is a volcanic hill in Western outskirts of Madinah. The famous historic Battle of Uhud was fought near this mountain. Prophet(SAW)'s uncle Hamza (RA) was martyred in this battle.

MOUNT SINAI: Located in Egypt, this mount is also known as Jabal Musa, or the Mountain Of Moses. Here Musa (AS) was shown great miracles and was given the Torah.

ARAFAT MOUNTAIN: This mountain is situated in Makkah and is a major meeting point of Hajj. On the 9th of Dhu'l Hajj, pilgrims gather here which is the most important part of Hajj.

SAFA AND MARWAH: These are two hillocks situated near Ka'bah. Those performing Hajj or Umra, walk seven times between them, starting from Safa and ending at Marwah. This walking is called Sa'ee.

CAVE OF HIRA: This is the place where the first revelation of the Quran was made to Prophet Muhammad (SAW). It is situated in Jabal Al Noor( the mountain of light), a few miles away from Makkah.

CAVE OF THAWR: This is the cave where Muhammad (SAW) and his closest companion, Abu Bakr Siddiq (RA), hid for three nights on their migration from Makkah to Madinah.

BABYLON: Babil or Babylon is one of the ancient cities, the ruins of which can be seen today near Iraq. The Quran mentions this city with reference to two angels, Harut and Marut. They were sent by Allah to warn the people of Babylon because of bad practices.

GARDEN OF SALMAN AL FARSI: It is the land on which Prophet (SAW) planted around 300 date palm trees to free Salman Al Farsi from slavery. It is located close to Masjid Quba.

RUKAN YAMANI: This is one of the corners of Ka'bah that faces the land Of Yemen.

MULTAZIM: The area between Hajr Al Aswad (The Black Stone) and the door of the Ka'bah is called Multazim.

THE NILE: The Nile river is believed to be the longest river in the world. According to a Hadith from Sahih Al Bukhari, it is one of the two worldly rivers found in Jannah, the other being the Euphrates.

WAADI MUHASSAR: It is a place between Mina and Muzdalifah. It is here that Allah(SWT) destroyed Abraha and his army of elephants, as they were progressing to attack Ka'bah. This incident is mentioned in Surah Feel.

THE DOME OF THE ROCK: It is located in Jerusalem.The Prophet (SAW) had climbed upon a rock at Bayt Al Maqdis from where he was taken to the heavens during his night journey with angel Jibril. A special structure was later built at this place.It is called the Dome Of The Rock. It was built by Abd Al Malik.