The article An introductory view of Mecca and its holy mosque made 3 days ago has shown pictures as I walked towards the Masjidil Haram or holy mosque in Mecca at night. Now time to savour some views from the middle or rather, inner compound of the mosque in broad daylight.
Sunday afternoon 7th April 2013. After conducting the Zuhur (afternoon) prayers in congregation me and wife stepped onto the inner compound.
The 650-metres high or so Mecca clock tower looms large outside...
As usual I like to take in views from different angles turning anti-clockwise.
The holy Ka'abah, Muslims' focal point for prayers worldwide. Behind is the long straight segment attached to the holy mosque where lies the place for sa'ie... an act of walking to and fro between the peaks of two ancient hills emulating the action of Siti Hajar (Hagar), wife to Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham) when she was looking for water to give to her crying infant son Prophet Ismail (Ishmael).
That is estimated to have happened some 6,000 years ago, when the city of Mecca was still a barren desert. Now just look at the developments going around...
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