When you visit Makkah for religious purposes, you should make the sole intention to visit Masjid al-Haram (whether it is for Umrah or not). You should not set out to visit any other site in Makkah for religious purposes (i.e. with the intention and hope for a reward). And this is based on the hadith that states only 3 places are worthy of designating a religious visit to. So, the places that will be mentioned in this post are strictly for historic tourism only and one should not believe nor hope for a reward by visiting them. Unless there is evidence to do so of course (e.g. a couple of the places are part of Hajj). Also, I would only advise you visit them as long as it will not eat up your time or energy. Time and energy that should be reserved for Masjid al-Haram.
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Jabal Thawr – Mountain Thawr
This is the place where the prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and Abu Bakr hid while they were migrating from Makkah to Madinah.
Arafah
This is the place where the pilgrims stay on what is considered one of the main days of Hajj. The prophet stood at the bottom of the Arafah mountain and made dua all day on the day of Arafah.
Mina
This is the place where pilgrims stay for a number of days during Hajj.
Jabal Noor – Mountain Noor – Cave Hira
At the top of this mountain there is a cave and in this cave the prophet received the first revelation.
Graveyard
This is the graveyard in Makkah where supposedly the prophet’s grandfather, uncle and wife are buried.
