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The Hejaz , also Al - Hijaz ("", literally " the Barrier "), is a region in the west of present - day Saudi Arabia . The region is so called as it separates the land of the Najd in the east from the land of Tihamah in the west . It is also known as the " Western Province ." It is bordered on the west by the Red Sea , on the north by Jordan , on the east by the Najd , and on the south by Asir . Its main city is Jeddah , but it is probably better known for the Islamic holy cities of Mecca and Medina . As the site of ___MASK83___ ' s holiest places , the Hejaz has significance in the Arab and Islamic historical and political landscape . Iraq (, or ; '; '), officially known as the Republic of Iraq ('; ') is a country in Western Asia , bordered by Turkey to the north , Iran to the east , Kuwait to the southeast , Saudi Arabia to the south , Jordan to the southwest , and Syria to the west . The capital , and largest city , is Baghdad . The main ethnic groups are Arabs and Kurds ; others include Assyrians , Turkmen , Shabakis , Yazidis , Armenians , Mandeans , Circassians , and Kawliya . Around 95 % of the country ' s 36 million citizens are Muslims , with ___MASK44___ , Yarsan , Yezidism , and Mandeanism also present . The official languages of Iraq are Arabic and Kurdish . The Hajj ("" " pilgrimage ") is an annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca , the most holy city of the Muslims , and a mandatory religious duty for Muslims that must be carried out at least once in their lifetime by all adult Muslims who are physically and financially capable of undertaking the journey , and can support their family during their absence . It is one of the five pillars of ___MASK83___ , alongside Shahadah , Salat , Zakat , and Sawm . The Hajj is the largest annual gathering of people in the world . The state of being physically and financially capable of performing the Hajj is called " istita ' ah ", and a Muslim who fulfills this condition is called a " mustati ". The Hajj is a demonstration of the solidarity of the Muslim people , and their submission to God ( Allah ). The word Hajj means " to intend a journey ", which connotes both the outward act of a journey and the inward act of intentions . Qasim ibn Muhammad ( Arabic :     ) was the son of Muhammad and Khadijah bint Khuwaylid . He died in 605 AD ( before the start of his father ' s prophethood in 610 ) , before his second birthday and is buried in Jannatul Mualla cemetery , Mecca , Saudi Arabia . Abraham ( Avraham ), originally Abram , is the first of the three patriarchs of ___MASK93___ . His story features in the holy texts of all the Abrahamic religions and Abraham plays a prominent role as an example of faith in ___MASK93___ , Christianity , and ___MASK83___ . A ___MASK28___ is someone who follows or practises ___MASK83___ , a monotheistic Abrahamic religion . Muslims consider the Quran ( Koran ), their holy book , to be the verbatim word of God as revealed to the Islamic prophet and messenger Muhammad . They also follow the teachings and practices of Muhammad (" sunnah ") as recorded in traditional accounts (" hadith "). " ___MASK28___ " is an Arabic word meaning " one who submits ( to God )". The Quran (; ', literally meaning " the recitation "; also romanized Qur ' an or Koran "') is the central religious text of ___MASK83___ , which Muslims believe to be a revelation from God (" Allah "). It is widely regarded as the finest work in classical Arabic literature . The Quran is divided into chapters (" surah " in Arabic ), which are then divided into verses (" ayah "). ___MASK83___ (' ;) is a religion articulated by the Quran , a text considered by its adherents to be the verbatim word of God ('), and , for the vast majority of adherents , the teachings and normative example ( called the " sunnah ", composed of accounts called " hadith ") of Muhammad ( 570  8 June 632 CE ). It is the world ' s second - largest religion and the fastest - growing major religion in the world , with over 1 . 7 billion followers or 23 % of the global population , known as Muslims . ___MASK83___ is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion that upholds that God is one and incomparable and that the purpose of existence is to worship God . Muslims consider Muhammad to be the last prophet of God . Muhammad ( c . 570 CE  8 June 632 CE ) is the central figure of ___MASK83___ and widely regarded as its founder by non - Muslims . He is known as the " Holy Prophet " to Muslims , almost all of whom consider him to be the last prophet sent by God to mankind to restore ___MASK83___ , believed by Muslims to be the unaltered original monotheistic faith of Adam , Abraham , Moses , Jesus , and other prophets . Muhammad united Arabia into a single Muslim polity and ensured that his teachings , practices , and the Quran , formed the basis of Islamic religious belief . Saudi Arabia , officially known as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ( KSA ), is an Arab sovereign state in Western Asia constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula . With a land area of approximately , Saudi Arabia is geographically the fifth - largest state in Asia and second - largest state in the Arab world after Algeria . Saudi Arabia is bordered by Jordan and Iraq to the north , Kuwait to the northeast , Qatar , Bahrain , and the United Arab Emirates to the east , Oman to the southeast , and Yemen to the south . It is separated from Israel and Egypt by the Gulf of Aqaba . It is the only nation with both a Red Sea coast and a Persian Gulf coast , and most of its terrain consists of arid desert or barren landforms . The Makkah Region or Mecca Region ("") is the most populous region ( mintaqah ) in Saudi Arabia . It is located in western Saudi Arabia and has an extended coastline . It has an area of 153 , 128 km² and a population of 6 , 915 , 006 ( 2010 census ). Its capital is Mecca ( also transliterated as Makkah ), the holiest city in ___MASK83___ , and its largest city is Jeddah , which is also Saudi Arabia ' s main port city . The third major city is Taif . Moses (' ' '; " Moushe "; '; "" in both the Septuagint and the New Testament ) is a prophet in Abrahamic religions . According to the Hebrew Bible , he was a former Egyptian prince who later in life became a religious leader and lawgiver , to whom the authorship of the Torah , or acquisition of the Torah from Heaven is traditionally attributed . Also called " Moshe Rabbenu " in Hebrew (" lit ." " Moses our Teacher "), he is the most important prophet in ___MASK93___ . He is also an important prophet in Christianity , ___MASK83___ , Bahá ' í Faith as well as a number of other faiths . Mecca or Makkah ("" ) is a city in the Hejaz region of Saudi Arabia that is also capital of the Makkah Region . The city is located inland from Jeddah in a narrow valley at a height of above sea level . Its resident population in 2012 was roughly 2 million , although visitors more than triple this number every year during the " hajj " (" pilgrimage ") period held in the twelfth ___MASK28___ lunar month of " Dhu al - Hijjah ".