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What is Maqam e Ibrahim

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Muslims every year perform Hajj and Umrah. People from every corner of world get Umrah and Hajj Packages and travel to perform Hajj or Umrah. Makkah and Madina Cities are full with sacred and holy places. Many Muslims not know the history of sacred places in Makkah and Madinah. One of them is Maqam e Ibrahim which history many people doesn’t know. A brief history of Maqam e Ibrahim is given in this article. The Position of Ibrahim (AS) is the huge four-sided stones on which Hazrat Ibrahim (AS) stood while building the walls of the Holy Ka'aba which are the upper wall. It is said that this stone was sent to Hazrat Ibrahim (AS) from heaven together with three different stones one of which is the Sacred Black Stone, also known as Hijr-e-Aswad. The second one is the stone of the children of Israel and the third one is Maqam-e-Ibrahim. The piece was moved further when the development of one section was finished and in this way, all the upper portion of Ka'aba was b...