From the Quranic Arabic Corpus - Ontology of Quranic Concepts

Masjid al-Haram (المسجد الحرام) is the main mosque in Makkah. Surrounding the kaaba, it is the largest mosque in the world and the holiest place in Islam. This concept is part of the following classification in the ontology: Concept (root) Artifact Place of Worship Mosque (مسجد) Masjid al-Haram (المسجد الحرام)

Quranic Concept Masjid al-Haram المسجد الحرام Translation Masjid al-Haram Transliteration l-masjidu l-ḥarām Category Mosque

Masjid al-Haram is referred to in verse (2:149) of chapter (2) sūrat l-baqarah (The Cow):

Sahih International: So from wherever you go out [for prayer, O Muhammad] turn your face toward al- Masjid al-haram, and indeed, it is the truth from your Lord. And Allah is not unaware of what you do.

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Concept map for Masjid al-Haram. Related concepts are highlighted in blue.

Knowledge Base

// Predicate logic relations for the ontology concept masjid-al-haram:

(instance masjid-al-haram mosque)

See Also

• Verse List - Show other verses related to this concept in the Quran (15 occurances)
• Masjid al-Haram - Wikipedia article
• Quran Index - Index of Quranic concepts

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