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Misconceptions about Ghar e Hira among pilgrims

22Nov

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Misconceptions about Ghar e Hira among pilgrims

Ghar e Hira is one of the prominent religious sites for Muslims all around the world. Millions of pilgrims visit Jabal e Noor to witness this miraculous sit. Despite a lot of knowledge and content, people have few misconceptions about this vicinity. Today we will discuss all of them one by one. We all know the significance of Ghar e Hira situated in Jabal e Noor, Mecca KSA. Every Muslim knows that this is the sacred place where Prophet Muhammad (SAW) got the first Qur'an's revelation from the angel Jibreel (A.S). According to a few historians it happened in the sacred month of Ramadan. So every year millions of pilgrims visit the cave and seek blessings. Caves witness a heavy flux in the last 10 days of Ramadan because of their historic significance. With time a lot of misconceptions ...

Ghar e Hira : Beholder of Islam for 1400 years

One of the important monuments in Mecca is Ghar e Hira. It is on the top of Jabal e Noor (mountain of light). You need to climb 1750 stairs to witness that holy place. Apart from our Beloved Prophet (PBUH), there are other sacred places and monuments for Muslims as well. One of them is Ghar e Hira that is located on the top of Jabal e Noor near Mecca. It is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Mecca. The mountain itself is barely 640 m (2,100 ft) tall. Nonetheless one to two hours are needed to make the strenuous hike to the cave. There are 1750 steps to the top which, even for a fit individual, can take anywhere between half an hour and one-and-a-half hours. Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) received his revelations from Allah SWT through the angel Gabriel. Prophet M...

Shihab Chottur walk all the way to Mecca for Hajj 2023

A 29 year old man, Shihab Chottur from Malappuram, a state of Kerala, India, started his journey to Mecca by foot to perform Hajj 2023. Shihab Chottur start his journey toward Mecca right by offering ‘Morning Prayer’ and ‘Duas’ and wishing goodbye to his family and friends. His few relative and locals followed him for some distance. Later on they parted their ways and Shihab continued as one-man journey. Shihab is the very first guy in 21st century who started his journey towards Mecca on foot. He only carried basic necessities of life and decided to sleep in Mosques along the way. He concluded the distance between his home places to Mecca is about 8,640 Kilometers. According to his calculations he have to walk 25 km per day to reach his final destination. It will take 280 days t...