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Before [[Islam]], the area of [[Ka'ba]] with the area around it was called al-Masjid al-Haram. | Before [[Islam]], the area of [[Ka'ba]] with the area around it was called al-Masjid al-Haram. | ||
In this period, al-Masjid al-Haram had no walls or buildings; it was just an area in which the Ka'ba was located. It is not historically known exactly when the area was recognized as a [[mosque]] | In this period, al-Masjid al-Haram had no walls or buildings; it was just an area in which the Ka'ba was located. It is not historically known exactly when the area was recognized as a [[mosque]], but there are some [[hadith]]s in this regard. According to these hadiths, the current location of al-Masjid al-Haram was chosen before the creation of human beings and the Ka'ba was built by [[angel]]s. | ||
Some hadiths take [[Adam (a)]] to be the one who built or rebuilt the Ka'ba. After that, [[Ibrahim (a)]] and [[Isma'il (a)]] reconstructed the building. There is a hadith from the [[Prophet (s)]] to the effect that al-Masjid al-Haram was built by Ibrahim (a). This hadith took al-Masjid al-Haram to be the oldest mosque on the | Some hadiths take [[Adam (a)]] to be the one who built or rebuilt the Ka'ba. After that, [[Ibrahim (a)]] and [[Isma'il (a)]] reconstructed the building. There is a hadith from the [[Prophet (s)]] to the effect that al-Masjid al-Haram was built by Ibrahim (a). This hadith took al-Masjid al-Haram to be the oldest mosque on the earth. | ||
Before [[Qusayy b. Kilab b. Murra b. Ka'b]], the fourth ancestor of the Prophet (s) and the head of [[Quraysh]], people of [[Mecca]] did not build houses near al-Masjid al-Haram. However, Qusayy encouraged people to build houses near the Ka'ba, though with a certain space that allows [[tawaf]] (circumambulation around the Ka'ba). | Before [[Qusayy b. Kilab b. Murra b. Ka'b]], the fourth ancestor of the Prophet (s) and the head of [[Quraysh]], people of [[Mecca]] did not build houses near al-Masjid al-Haram. However, Qusayy encouraged people to build houses near the Ka'ba, though with a certain space that allows [[tawaf]] (circumambulation around the Ka'ba). | ||
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The first change in the area of al-Masjid al-Haram occurred in the period of the [[Second Caliph]]. He purchased some houses around it and attached them to it. A short wall was built around the mosque, with some candles on them to illuminate the mosque. | The first change in the area of al-Masjid al-Haram occurred in the period of the [[Second Caliph]]. He purchased some houses around it and attached them to it. A short wall was built around the mosque, with some candles on them to illuminate the mosque. | ||
Since the number of | Since the number of [[pilgrim]]s increased, the [[Third Caliph]] destroyed more houses around al-Masjid al-Haram and attached them to it; he also built a porch and a ceiling for the mosque. | ||
===Umayyad Era=== | ===Umayyad Era=== | ||