From the Quranic Arabic Corpus - Ontology of Quranic Concepts

Bakkah (بكة) is another name for the holy city of Makkah (Mecca). Bakkah is a historic name for the city of Makkah. This concept is part of the following classification in the ontology: Concept (root) Location Geographical Location City Bakkah (بكة)

Quranic Concept Bakkah بكة Translation Bakkah Transliteration bakkah Category City Alternative name Makkah

Bakkah is referred to in verse (3:96) of chapter (3) sūrat āl ʿim'rān (The Family of Imrān):

Sahih International: Indeed, the first House [of worship] established for mankind was that at Makkah - blessed and a guidance for the worlds.

Visual Concept Map

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Concept map for Bakkah. Related concepts are highlighted in blue.

Knowledge Base

// Predicate logic relations for the ontology concept bakkah:

(name-of bakkah makkah)
(instance bakkah city)

See Also

• Verse List - Show other verses related to this concept in the Quran (1 occurance)
• Bakkah - Wikipedia article
• Quran Index - Index of Quranic concepts

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