In pictures: Learn about Jabal Al-Nour and Cave Hira

<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">ArabiaWeather.com- In conjunction with the anniversary of the noble Prophet’s migration, we recall together <strong><a href="http://www.arabiaweather.com/content/بالصور-رمي-النفايات-ظاهرة-مؤسفة-جداً-في-غار-حراء">the Cave of Hira</a> ,</strong> the landing site of revelation, which overlooks the eastern side of the holy city of Makkah Al-Mukarramah at a distance of about 4 kilometers. Its destiny was to be pivotal in the history of all mankind, as Jabal Al-Nour is located on A height of 634 meters, that cave in which the Messenger of God, Muhammad, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, was secluded, before the Qur’an was revealed to him by means of Gabriel, peace be upon him. </p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><img alt="" src="/contents/sites/default/files/editor/images/54794_imgcache.jpg" style="height:400px; opacity:0.9; text-align:center; width:600px" /><br /><br /> The Messenger, may God bless him and grant him peace, would stay away from Mecca and its people because they worship idols, and he would go to Jabal al-Nour and Hira Cave and stay there for long days, thinking about who created this world.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> And on a day in the month of Ramadan, when the age of the Prophet, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, was 40 years old, God revealed to him the angel Gabriel, and he said to the Messenger: Read, and he answered him: “I am not a reader.” Gabriel repeated the question to him, and the Messenger answered every time with “what I&#39;m a reader.&quot;</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="font-size:13px; line-height:1.6em">And</span> <span style="font-size:13px; line-height:1.6em">the last time, Gabriel, peace be upon him, said: &quot;Read in the name of your Lord who created. He created man from a clot. Read, and your Lord is the Most Generous. He who taught by the pen. He taught man what he did not know&quot;, so that these blessed verses are the first to be revealed from the Noble Qur’an to our master Muhammad Peace be upon him.</span></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The Cave of Hira is a gap at the top of Jabal Al-Nour that Muslims now visit from all parts of the earth. Its door is directed towards the northern side, and only 4 or 5 people can sit in it because of its narrow area. Those who stand on top of Jabal Al-Nour can see the holy city of Makkah. </p><p class="rtecenter" style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><img alt="" src="/contents/sites/default/files/editor/images/2011-11-03T154348Z_01_ACAE7A217P300_RTROPTP_2_OEGTP-SAUDI-HAJ-SK6.JPG" style="height:400px; width:600px" /></p><p class="rtecenter" style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Congestion to enter the Cave of Hira </p><p class="rtecenter" style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><img alt="" src="/contents/sites/default/files/editor/images/hera 1.jpg" style="height:450px; width:600px" /></p><p class="rtecenter" style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Laurel Gate </p><p class="rtecenter" style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><img alt="" src="/contents/sites/default/files/editor/images/7-14-2013 11-33-40 AM.png" style="height:644px; width:600px" /></p><p class="rtecenter" style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The stairs that lead to the laurel </p><p class="rtecenter" style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><img alt="" src="/contents/sites/default/files/editor/images/7-14-2013 11-34-03 AM.png" style="height:566px; width:600px" /></p><p class="rtecenter" style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The cave from the inside and a narrow passage leading to it </p><p class="rtecenter" style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><img alt="" src="/contents/sites/default/files/editor/images/101110082014kXR9.jpg" style="height:399px; width:600px" /></p><p class="rtecenter" style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> A view of Mecca&#39;s buildings from the top of Jabal Al-Nour </p><p class="rtecenter" style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><img alt="" src="/contents/sites/default/files/editor/images/1011100820140C3c.jpg" style="height:404px; width:600px" /></p><p class="rtecenter" style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> A young Muslim prays to God from Mount Light </p><p class="rtecenter" style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><img alt="" src="/contents/sites/default/files/editor/images/Mecca 360 Degree View from Ghar E Hira (Cave)-(Must See)4.jpg" style="height:338px; width:600px" /></p><p class="rtecenter" style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Jabal Al-Nour.. Looking at Makkah Al-Mukarramah</p><p class="rtecenter" style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong>Watch also</strong></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong><a href="http://www.arabiaweather.com/content/بالصور-شاهد-كيف-رصدت-ناسا-مُعجزة-انشقاق-القمر-للنبي-صلى-الله-عليه-وسلم">In pictures: Watch how NASA observed the miracle of splitting the moon of the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace</a></strong></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong><a href="http://jo.arabiaweather.com/content/%D8%AA%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%8... and virtue of the Quba Mosque.. the first mosque in Islam</a></strong></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p>