Meccan Trade sets out to prove that the accepted history of the rise of Islam is largely fabrication, that the security system established by Quraysh for caravan trade, if it existed at all, was of a ...

He made the remarks on a Friday night’s televised speech during the holy month of Ramadan and said, “the situation for resistance front in the region and Lebanon is like the situation of Meccan ...

Explore the beliefs of the Meccan polytheists regarding the creation of the heavens and the earth. Despite acknowledging Allah as the Creator and Controller of all affairs, they still turned to ...

This paper argues that the trade in leather and other pastoralist products, which the tradition ascribes to the Meccans, could make sense on the assumption that the goods were destined for the Roman ...

This question originally appeared on Quora. Answer by Ibtehal Noorwali, Saudi by law: As a Meccan, I have to say that it does get hectic during Hajj and the month of Ramadan. For example, a 20 ...

Saudi Arabia boasts that Abraj al-Bait -- Arabic for "Towers of the House," referring to the Kaaba's nickname, "the house of God" -- will be the largest building in the world in terms of floor space.