Two maps in one: inside Masjid al-Haram, and Makkah with Mina, Muzdalifah, Arafat and Jabal al-Nour. Tap a place to read what it is, which rite happens there and where that comes from, or follow Hajj day by day.
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A simplified guide map we drew ourselves. The Hajj sites and Madinah are placed from real coordinates; the mosque plans are not to scale. Nothing is loaded from a map service, so it works on a slow connection.
Every place
Tawaf in every Umrah and Hajj
The House of Allah at the centre of Masjid al-Haram, and the qibla that every Muslim faces in prayer. The Quran says Ibrahim and Ismail raised its foundations.
What happens here: Tawaf: seven rounds around it, anticlockwise, keeping the Kaaba on your left, starting and ending at the Black Stone.
“Indeed, the first House [of worship] established for mankind was that at Makkah” (Quran 3:96, Sahih International).
Start and end of each round
A stone set in a silver frame in the Kaaba's eastern corner, at about chest height. A green light on the wall of the mosque opposite it marks the line where each round begins.
What happens here: Begin each round here. Kiss or touch it if you can reach it without pushing anyone; otherwise face it, raise your right palm toward it and say Bismillah, Allahu akbar.
Umar kissed it and said: “I know that you are a stone that can neither harm nor benefit. Had I not seen the Prophet ﷺ kiss you, I would not have kissed you” (Sahih al-Bukhari 1597).
Two rakahs after tawaf
The stone Ibrahim stood on while he built the Kaaba, kept in a gold-coloured case a few metres from the Kaaba's door, on its north-east side.
What happens here: After tawaf, pray two rakahs behind it if there is room, or anywhere in the mosque when it is crowded. They are wajib after every tawaf in the Hanafi school, and sunnah in the Shafi'i and Hanbali schools.
“And take, [O believers], from the standing place of Abraham a place of prayer” (Quran 2:125). The Prophet ﷺ recited this and prayed two rakahs there (Sahih Muslim 1218, from Jabir).
Go round it, not through it
The low semicircular wall on the Kaaba's north-west side. Part of the ground inside it belongs to the Kaaba, left out when Quraysh rebuilt the House with too little money.
What happens here: Tawaf goes around the outside of this wall. A round that cuts through it does not count in full, so repeat it. Praying inside it is praying inside the Kaaba.
Aishah asked the Prophet ﷺ whether the wall was part of the House, and he said yes (Sahih al-Bukhari 1584).
Drink after tawaf
The well Allah opened for Hajar and the infant Ismail. The well lies under the mataf, about 20 metres east of the Kaaba; you drink from coolers and taps all over the mosque.
What happens here: Drinking Zamzam after tawaf is a sunnah. Face the qibla, say Bismillah, drink in three breaths, and make dua.
The Prophet ﷺ said of Zamzam: “It is blessed. It is food that nourishes” (Sahih Muslim 2473, from Abu Dharr). “Zamzam water is for whatever it is drunk for” is in Sunan Ibn Majah 3062; some scholars graded it hasan through its other chains, others weak.
Sai starts here
A small hill at the south end of the Mas'a, the long gallery of sai. It is now inside the mosque, with part of the rock left bare behind glass.
What happens here: Start sai here. Face the Kaaba, raise your hands, praise Allah and make dua, then walk to Marwah. Men walk briskly between the two green lights; women walk at a normal pace.
“Indeed, as-Safa and al-Marwah are among the symbols of Allah” (Quran 2:158). The Prophet ﷺ said, “I begin with what Allah began with,” and climbed Safa first (Sahih Muslim 1218).
Sai ends here
The hill at the north end of the Mas'a. Safa to Marwah is one lap and Marwah back to Safa the second, so the seventh lap ends here. One way is roughly 400 metres, about 3 km for all seven.
What happens here: After the seventh lap, men shave the head or trim it, and women cut about a fingertip's length from the ends of their hair. That ends the ihram of Umrah.
Hajar ran between Safa and Marwah seven times looking for water for Ismail, and sai follows her steps (Sahih al-Bukhari 3364, from Ibn Abbas).
Main gate, south side
One of the largest gates, on the south side facing the Clock Tower and the hotels of Ajyad. Its pair of minarets makes it easy to spot.
What happens here: No rite. It is a common meeting point, and one of the doors often used by pilgrims arriving for Umrah.
Gate numbers are written above each door. Which doors are open for Umrah pilgrims changes with the crowd, so follow the signs and the staff.
Main gate, west side
The main gate of the King Fahd extension on the west side of the mosque, with two minarets.
What happens here: No rite. Useful if your hotel is to the west or south-west.
Agree on a gate and a time with your group before you go in. The mosque is large and phones often have no signal in the crowd.
Gate, north-west side
A gate on the north-west side, named after the old road out to Tan'im, where people of Makkah go to put on ihram for Umrah. Some older lists number it 63.
What happens here: No rite. You can enter by any gate. Enter with the right foot and say the dua for entering a masjid.
The dua for entering a masjid: “Allahumma iftah li abwaba rahmatik”, O Allah, open for me the doors of Your mercy (Sahih Muslim 713).
Gate, north-east side
A gate on the north-east side near Marwah, close to where the old Bab Bani Shaybah stood. Many pilgrims like to enter through it, though no rite depends on it.
What happens here: No rite. Close to Marwah, so it is handy after sai.
Some reports say the Prophet ﷺ entered the mosque through Bab Bani Shaybah. Entering by any gate is fine.
North extension
The main gate of the large northern extension, begun in 2011, with space for many more worshippers.
What happens here: No rite. The northern halls are often less crowded for the five prayers.
When the ground floor of the mataf is full, tawaf can be done on the upper floors and the roof. Each round there is much longer.
Tawaf, sai, Tawaf al-Ifadah
The Sacred Mosque around the Kaaba, in the middle of Makkah. Umrah is done entirely here, and Hajj begins and ends here.
What happens here: Tawaf and sai for Umrah, Tawaf al-Ifadah on or after 10 Dhul Hijjah, and the farewell tawaf before going home.
The Prophet ﷺ said a prayer in Masjid al-Haram is better than a hundred thousand prayers elsewhere (Sunan Ibn Majah 1406, graded sahih).
Ihram for a second Umrah
A mosque at Tan'im, the nearest edge of the sacred precinct (the Haram) on the road to Madinah.
About 6 km from the Kaaba in a straight line; roads are longer.
What happens here: People already in Makkah who want another Umrah go out to the Haram boundary to put on ihram, and most use this mosque.
The Prophet ﷺ told Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr to take his sister Aishah out to Tan'im so she could start an Umrah from there (Sahih al-Bukhari 1784).
Where revelation began
The Mountain of Light, north-east of the Haram. Near its top is Cave Hira, where the first verses of the Quran came down.
About 5 km from the Kaaba in a straight line; roads are longer.
What happens here: No rite of Hajj or Umrah. Visit it as history if you are fit for a steep climb, without any special prayer.
Aishah said the Prophet ﷺ used to go into seclusion in the cave of Hira and worship there for many nights, until the truth came to him there (Sahih al-Bukhari 3).
The cave of the Hijrah
A mountain south of Makkah. The Prophet ﷺ and Abu Bakr hid in a cave on it for three nights at the start of the Hijrah to Madinah.
About 6 km from the Kaaba in a straight line; roads are longer.
What happens here: No rite of Hajj or Umrah.
“When he said to his companion, ‘Do not grieve; indeed Allah is with us’” (Quran 9:40, Sahih International), revealed about the two in the cave.
Stoning, 10 to 13 Dhul Hijjah
Three stone pillars, now long walls, at the Makkah end of Mina: the small, the middle and Jamrat al-Aqabah, the big one nearest Makkah. A bridge of several floors lets the crowds stone safely.
About 5 km from the Kaaba in a straight line; roads are longer.
What happens here: On the 10th, stone Jamrat al-Aqabah with seven pebbles. On the 11th, 12th and, if you stay, the 13th, stone all three after midday: small, middle, then Aqabah.
The Prophet ﷺ stoned the jamrah on the day of sacrifice in the morning, and on the later days after the sun had passed its height (Sahih Muslim 1299, from Jabir).
8th, and 10th to 13th
A valley east of Makkah, filled in Hajj with fire-resistant tents. Masjid al-Khayf, where the Prophet ﷺ prayed, is near its western end.
About 7 km from the Kaaba in a straight line; roads are longer.
What happens here: Pilgrims stay here on the 8th, and on the nights of the 11th and 12th (and the 13th if they stay). In the Hanafi school these nights are sunnah; in the other three schools they are wajib.
“And remember Allah during [specific] numbered days. Then whoever hastens [his departure] in two days, there is no sin upon him” (Quran 2:203, Sahih International).
Night of the 9th
An open plain between Mina and Arafat. Masjid al-Mash'ar al-Haram stands in it. On the Mina side is the valley of Muhassir, which pilgrims pass through quickly.
About 10 km from the Kaaba in a straight line; roads are longer.
What happens here: Arriving from Arafat after sunset, pray Maghrib and Isha together at Isha time, rest, and pick up small pebbles. After Fajr on the 10th, stand in dhikr and dua until it is light, then leave for Mina before sunrise.
“But when you depart from ʿArafat, remember Allah at al-Mashʿar al-Haram” (Quran 2:198, Sahih International).
9 Dhul Hijjah, the pillar of Hajj
A wide plain about 20 km by road east of Makkah, just outside the Haram boundary. Signs mark its edges.
About 18 km from the Kaaba in a straight line; roads are longer.
What happens here: Being anywhere in Arafat for any time between midday on the 9th and dawn on the 10th is the pillar of Hajj. Spend the afternoon in dua. In the Hanafi school, if you stand there in the day, staying until sunset is wajib.
“Hajj is Arafah” (Jami at-Tirmidhi 889, which al-Tirmidhi graded hasan sahih). “I stood here, and all of Arafah is a place of standing” (Sahih Muslim 1218).
Mount of Mercy
A small rocky hill in Arafat with a white pillar on top. The Prophet ﷺ stood near the rocks at its foot, facing the qibla, on the Day of Arafah.
About 18 km from the Kaaba in a straight line; roads are longer.
What happens here: Climbing it is not part of Hajj. Standing anywhere in Arafat is enough, so stay with your group if the hill is crowded.
Jabir described how the Prophet ﷺ stood with his camel facing the rocks, facing the qibla, until the sun set (Sahih Muslim 1218).
Khutbah of Arafah
The large mosque on the western edge of Arafat where the khutbah of Arafah is given. Its front part lies in the valley of Uranah, outside Arafat; signs inside show the boundary.
About 16 km from the Kaaba in a straight line; roads are longer.
What happens here: On the 9th, the imam gives the khutbah and leads Dhuhr and Asr together. If you pray in its front part, move inside the boundary before the standing.
The Prophet ﷺ stayed at Namirah, then gave the khutbah in the valley, then led Dhuhr and Asr together (Sahih Muslim 1218).
Expected Friday 14 May 2027 · Makkah to Mina, about 7 km.
Put on ihram for Hajj where you are staying (pilgrims doing tamattu), make the intention and begin the talbiyah. Go to Mina and pray Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib, Isha and the next Fajr there, each in its own time. Whether you shorten the four-rakah prayers depends on whether you count as a traveller, so follow your group's scholar.
Places: Masjid al-Haram, Mina.
Expected Saturday 15 May 2027 · Mina to Arafat, then back to Muzdalifah at night.
After sunrise, go to Arafat. From midday to sunset, stand in dua and dhikr: this is the pillar of Hajj. Dhuhr and Asr are prayed together behind the imam at Masjid Namirah. After sunset, leave without praying Maghrib, go to Muzdalifah, pray Maghrib and Isha together at Isha time, pick up pebbles, and rest.
Places: Mina, Muzdalifah, Masjid Namirah, Arafat, Jabal al-Rahmah.
Expected Sunday 16 May 2027 · Muzdalifah to the Jamarat, then Makkah and back.
Pray Fajr early at Muzdalifah and stand in dhikr until it is light, then leave before sunrise. In Mina, stone Jamrat al-Aqabah with seven pebbles, and stop the talbiyah at the first. Then the sacrifice (for tamattu and qiran), then shave or trim. Go to Makkah for Tawaf al-Ifadah and sai, and come back to Mina for the night.
Places: Muzdalifah, The Jamarat, Mina, Masjid al-Haram.
Expected Monday 17 May 2027 · Mina to the Jamarat and back.
After midday, stone all three jamarat with seven pebbles each, in order: the small, the middle, then Aqabah. Stop to face the qibla and make dua after the first two. Spend the night in Mina.
Places: Mina, The Jamarat.
Expected Tuesday 18 May 2027 · Leave Mina, or stay for the 13th.
Stone all three again after midday. You may then leave Mina. Tawaf al-Ifadah must be done by sunset today in the Hanafi school, if it is not done yet.
Places: Mina, The Jamarat, Masjid al-Haram.
Expected Wednesday 19 May 2027 · Mina to Makkah, then home.
If you stayed, stone all three once more, then return to Makkah. Before you go home, do the farewell tawaf (Tawaf al-Wada), which is wajib in the Hanafi school for pilgrims from outside the miqat.
Places: Mina, The Jamarat, Masjid al-Haram.
Guide
Makkah lies in a narrow valley in the Hijaz, about 80 km inland from Jeddah. Masjid al-Haram, with the Kaaba at its centre, sits in the lowest part of the city. Umrah happens entirely inside the mosque: tawaf around the Kaaba, two rakahs near Maqam Ibrahim, Zamzam, and sai between Safa and Marwah. Hajj adds a journey east through three sites: Mina (about 7 km from the Kaaba in a straight line), Muzdalifah (about 10 km) and Arafat (about 18 km, and around 20 km by road).
The Kaaba stands in the open courtyard, the mataf. Its corners point roughly to the four directions. The Black Stone is set in the eastern corner, and a green light on the mosque wall opposite marks where each round of tawaf starts. The door is on the north-east face, with Maqam Ibrahim a few metres in front of it. The low curved wall of Hijr Ismail is on the north-west side. Zamzam's well is under the mataf, east of the Kaaba. Safa and Marwah are joined by the Mas'a, a long gallery along the east side of the mosque, with Safa at the south end and Marwah at the north. The mosque plan above is a simplified sketch, not to scale: the Kaaba and the mataf are drawn larger so you can tap them.
The mosque has many numbered gates. The big ones, each with two minarets, are King Abdulaziz Gate (1) on the south side by the Clock Tower, King Fahd Gate (79) on the west, and King Abdullah Gate (100) in the northern extension. Pick one gate as your meeting point and tell your group its number. Which doors are open for pilgrims in ihram changes with the crowds, so follow the signs and the staff.
Mina begins at the Jamarat, just east of the city, and runs up the valley to Wadi Muhassir. Muzdalifah is the open plain after it, and Arafat is the wide plain beyond, just outside the Haram boundary. Jabal al-Rahmah is a small hill inside Arafat, and Masjid Namirah stands on Arafat's western edge. Jabal al-Nour, with Cave Hira, is north-east of the city, and Jabal Thawr is to the south. Neither is part of Hajj.
At Arafah the pillar is to be present for any moment from midday on the 9th to dawn on the 10th, and staying until sunset is wajib for one who stands there by day. At Muzdalifah the wajib is to be there between dawn and sunrise on the 10th; spending the night is sunnah. The nights in Mina are sunnah. On the 10th, stoning, then the sacrifice, then shaving is a wajib order for those doing tamattu or qiran. Abu Hanifa allowed Dhuhr and Asr to be joined at Arafah only behind the main imam; his two students allowed it to one praying alone, and many Hanafi pilgrims in the tents pray each in its time.
For the full steps, see the Umrah guide, Hajj 2027 dates and the three types of Hajj. For the Prophet's city, see the Madinah map.
The rulings on this page are pending review by the scholars on our team.
Questions
In the middle of Masjid al-Haram, in the lowest part of the city. Every other place on the map is measured from it.
Mina starts at the Jamarat, about 5 km east of the Kaaba in a straight line, and its centre is about 7 km away. Many pilgrims walk it through the pedestrian tunnels.
About 18 km from the Kaaba in a straight line and around 20 km by road. Pilgrims go by bus or train on the 9th of Dhul Hijjah.
Any gate is fine. King Abdulaziz Gate (1) faces the Clock Tower, King Fahd Gate (79) is on the west and King Abdullah Gate (100) is in the north. Agree on one with your group.
No. Cave Hira, where the first revelation came, is a place of history. Climbing it is not a rite and has no special prayer.
The Hajj sites are placed from real coordinates, so their positions and distances are right. The plan of Masjid al-Haram is a simplified sketch with the Kaaba drawn larger.