The Muslim profession of faith the Shahadah illustrates

The Muslim profession of faith, the Shahadah, illustrates the Muslim conception of the role of Muhammad – "There is no god except the God, and Muhammad is the Messenger of God. "

A folio from an early Quran, written in Kufic script (Abbasid period, 8 th– 9 th century).

The last ayah from the sura An-Najm in the Quran: "So prostrate to Allah and worship [Him]. " Muhammad's message of monotheism (one God) challenged the traditional order.

View of Cave Hira from peak of Jabal-al-Noor. It is notable for being the location where Muslims believe Muhammad received his first revelation from God through the angel Jabril, also known as Gabriel to Christians

A hilya containing a description of Muhammad

The tomb of Muhammad is located in the quarters of his third wife, Aisha.

Al-Masjid al-Ḥarām ('The Sacred Mosque') or the Grand Mosque surrounds one of Islams holiest places, the Kaaba. It is located in the city of Mecca and is the largest mosque in the world.

The Kaaba in Mecca long held a major economic and religious role for the area. Seventeen months after Muhammad's arrival in Medina, it became the Muslim Qibla, or direction for prayer (Salah).

Al-Haram Sharif, Ka’aba, Mecca

Mausoleum Muhammed

Quranic inscriptions on the Dome of the Rock, adjacent to the Al-Aqsa Mosque in the al-Haram ash-Sharif. The Dome of the Rock marks the spot from which Muhammad is believed to have ascended to heaven.

The Dome of the Rock is a shrine located on the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem.

Interior of the Dome of the Rock (1914)

The Quba Mosque, in the outlying environs of Medina in Saudi Arabia, is the oldest mosque in the world. Its first stones were positioned by the Islamic prophet Muhammad as soon as he arrived on his emigration from the city of Mecca to Medina and the mosque was completed by his companions.

The Al-Aqsa mosque along the southern wall of Haram al-Sharif

Al-Aqsa Mosque

Interior view of the Al Aqsa mosque showing the central naves and columns

Al-Masjid al-Nabawi (the Mosque of the Prophet) in Medina, Saudi Arabia, with the Green Dome built over Muhammad's tomb in the center.

Masjid al-Haram panorama during Hajj, 2007

Interior of the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

Masjid al-Qiblatain is a mosque in Medina that is historically important for Muslims as the place where the Islamic prophet Muhammad, leading the prayer, is said to have been commanded to change the direction of prayer (quibla) from Jerusalem to Mecca.

Masjid Quba at dawn

Maqbaratu l-Baqī' is a cemetery in Medina, Saudi Arabia, located to the southeast of the Masjid al. Nabawi. The mosque is built where the Islamic prophet Muhammad used to live, and is currently buried.

Mount Arafat or Mount Arafah is a granite hill east of Mecca. It is also known as the Mount of Mercy (Jabal ar-Rahmah). The hill is the place where the Islamic prophet Muhammad stood and delivered the Farewel.

Pilgrims supplicating on the Plains of Arafat