Al-Masjid al-Haram: Difference between revisions

Islamic sources, and in particular the [[Qur'an]], imply that al-Masjid al-Haram was called so by people of [[Hijaz]] even before the emergence of [[Islam]], and even though there used to be no buildings or walls around the [[Ka'ba]], the area in which the pilgrims circumambulate ([[tawaf]]) around the Ka'ba was known as al-Masjid al-Haram. The descriptive phrase "al-Masjid al-Haram" is repeatedly used in the Quran; for example in a [[verse]] stating that [[polytheist]]s should not be allowed to pilgrim the Ka'ba and perform [[hajj]]:  

The phrase "al-Masjid al-Haram" has also been used in the Qur'an and [[hadith]]s to refer to the Ka'ba, the city of Mecca and the whole sacred area called "haram."