JEDDAH, 9 January 2008 — The coming expansion of the Grand Mosque in Makkah, ordered by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah, will facilitate the accommodation of an additional 500,000 worshippers, according to Makkah Mayor Osama Al-Bar.
“This is one of the largest development projects related to the Grand Mosque and will change the face of Makkah,” said Al-Bar. The expansion will create more prayer space on the northern and northwestern parts of the mosque, he added.
King Abdullah ordered the expansion last Saturday. Prince Miteb, minister of municipal and rural affairs, said the project would include the construction of pedestrian tunnels and service stations.
List of Sharifs of Mecca== ==List of Sharifs of Mecca==
- ===Adam===
- (From Islamic Doctrine)
- ===Abrahamic Period===
- * Abraham
- * Ishmael (Married Sayyida Bint Mudad a lady from the neigboring tribe of Jurhum)
- * Nabat Bin Ishmael (Son of Ishmael)
- ===Jurhum Period===
- ===Khuza’a Period===
- ===Quraish Period (Descendents of Ishmael)===
- *Qusai
- *Abdul Muttaleb
- *Abu Sufyan
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- ===Prophet Muhammad’s and Caliph Abu Bakr’s Period===
- * Attab Bin Usaid Al-Umawi (Appointed at age 20 with a salary of 1 dirham a day)
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- ===Caliph Umar Bin Khattab’s Period===
- * Muhriz Bin Harithah
- * Funquth Bin Judaan Al-Tamimi
- * Nafi Al Khuzai (Governor and Judge)
- * Khaled Al Makhzoumi (Governor and Judge)
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- ===Caliph Uthman Bin Affan’s Period===
- * Abdullah Bin Aamar al-Hadhrami
- ===Caliph Ali Bin Abi Talib’s Period===
- * Abdullah Bin Aamar al-Hadhrami (Rebelled against the Caliph)
- * Qathm Bin Al-Abbas (Appointed him over Mecca, Medina and Taif)
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- ===Caliph Muawiya Bin Abi Sufyan’s Period (661-680)===
- * [['Amr ibn al-'As|Amr bin Saeed bin al Aas]]
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- ===Caliph Yazid Bin Muawiya, Caliph Muawiya Bin Yazid and Caliph Abdullah Bin Zubair’s period===
- * Al-Harith Bin Khaled Al-Makhzoumi (working under Amr Bin Saeed Bin Al-Aas the Governor of Medina and Mecca on behalf of Yazid)
- * Abdullah Bin Zubair (After the death of Caliph Muawiya Bin Yazid, people declared him to be Caliph and he exerted direct control of Mecca since he was based there.)
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- ===Caliph Abdul Malik Bin Marwan’s Period===
- * [[al-Hajjaj bin Yousef]]
- * [[Maslama bin Abdul-Malik]]
- * Al-Harith Bin Khaled Al-Makhzoumi
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- ===Caliph Al-Walid Bin Abdul Malik’s Period===
- * Khaled Al-Qusari
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- ===Caliph Sulaiman Bin Abdul Malik and Caliph Umar Bin Abdul Aziz’s Period===
- * Abdul Aziz Bin Abdullah Bin Usaid Al-Umawi
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===Pre-Ayyubid Dynasty=== ===Pre-Ayyubid Dynasty===
===During Ayyubid Empire (1174) – (1254)=== ===During Ayyubid Empire (1174) – (1254)===
* Ibn Abul-Hashim Al-Thalab (1094 – 1201) * Ibn Abul-Hashim Al-Thalab (1094 – 1201)
- * Qatada Abul-Aziz (1201 – 1220) + * Qatada Abul-Aziz (1201 – 1220)(Was killed at age 90 by his son)
- * Ibn Qatada Al-Hashimi (1220 – 1241) + * Ibn Qatada Al-Hashimi (1220 – 1241)(Al-Zahir Baibers ruler of Egypt sends a prince to collect Zakat from the area including the surrounding bedouins)
* Al-Hassan abul-Saad (1241 – 1254) * Al-Hassan abul-Saad (1241 – 1254)
* [[Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca|King Hussein bin Ali]] (1916 – 1924) (Hussein Pasha before) * [[Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca|King Hussein bin Ali]] (1916 – 1924) (Hussein Pasha before)
* [[Ali of Hejaz|King Ali bin Hussein]] (1924 – 1925) * [[Ali of Hejaz|King Ali bin Hussein]] (1924 – 1925)
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- ===During Saudi Arabia===
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- * [[Ibn Saud|King Abdulaziz Al-Saud]] (1926 – 1953)
- * Hafez Wahba
- * Faisal Bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud
- * Mishaal Bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud (1963-1971)
- * Fawwaz Bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud(1971-1980)
- * Majid Bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud (1980-2000)- Appointed after the crisis in the Holy Mosque
- * Abdul Majeed Bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud (2000-2007)
- * Khaled Bin Faisal Bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud (2007-Present)
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Interesting bits of information. Thanks.
can someone provide the proposed map or structure of new expansion…