place

Mecca

The Hijazi city of the Kaaba. Islamic prayer orients toward it; that is a documented direction, not a later occult “world navel” slogan.

Also known as Makkah · Makka

Islam · Arabia

Mecca appears in Arabia.
Mecca is a Hijazi city. The region is the map, not a mystic east.
from M.A.S. Abdel Haleem (translation) · The Qur’an, 2004 (this translation); Arabic text 7th century CE
appears in · sourced · documented
Mecca is sacred to Islam.
Mecca is the city of the Sacred Mosque in Islamic practice. A Hijazi city of that religion, not a generic holy city of all traditions.
from M.A.S. Abdel Haleem (translation) · The Qur’an, 2004 (this translation); Arabic text 7th century CE
sacred to · sourced · documented
Kaaba appears in Mecca.
The Kaaba stands in Mecca. The house and the city are not a generic “world navel.”
from M.A.S. Abdel Haleem (translation) · The Qur’an, 2004 (this translation); Arabic text 7th century CE
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Qibla is associated with Mecca.
To face the qibla is to face toward Mecca’s sanctuary. A geographic direction in a legal-ritual sense.
from M.A.S. Abdel Haleem (translation) · The Qur’an, 2004 (this translation); Arabic text 7th century CE
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