Question

What is the importance of the city of Mecca?

Answer 1

Mecca is Islam’s holiest city; it’s the birthplace of Prophet Muhammad and the site of the Kaaba inside the Grand Mosque, which is the qibla (the direction Muslims face in prayer) and the focal point of the annual Hajj pilgrimage.

Hajj, made obligatory as one of the Five Pillars of Islam, draws millions to Mecca each year, and the city is central to the early history and development of the Muslim community.