Arabic · proper noun · Faith & Sacred History
Makka
मक्का
said mak-kaa
also written: mecca, makkah, umm-ul-qura
Meaning
Mecca, the holiest city of Islam, site of the Kaaba and goal of pilgrimage; the spiritual centre of the Muslim world.
Related words
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Kaaba
The cube-shaped House of God at Mecca, the holiest site of Islam and focus of the pilgrimage.
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Madina
The City of the Prophet; the second holiest city of Islam, where Muhammad established the first Muslim community.
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Hijaz
The western region of Arabia holding Mecca and Medina; for Iqbal a charged emblem of the desert cradle of Islam and pure faith.
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Haram
The sacred sanctuary, especially the inviolable holy precinct around the Kaaba in Mecca.