جارٍ التحميل…
The cave where revelation first descended on the Prophet ﷺ.
30-02-1448 صَفَر 1448هـ · 13-08-2026
Umm al-Qura method · {Asia/Riyadh}
🔊 Audio tour
Listen to a tour of Cave of Hira
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﴿اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ﴾﴿عَلَّمَ الْإِنسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ﴾«مَا أَنَا بِقَارِئٍ … فَأَخَذَنِي فَغَطَّنِي حَتَّى بَلَغَ مِنِّي الْجَهْدَ ثُمَّ أَرْسَلَنِي، فَقَالَ: اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ.»The angel came in the Cave of Hira and said: "Read." The Prophet ﷺ said: "I am not a reader." He embraced him until he was overwhelmed, then released him and said: "Read." And the first revelation descended: {Read in the name of your Lord who created}.
Prophetic ﷺ practices to revive here — a simple checklist for when you're standing in the place itself.
Recite the first five verses of Surah al-ʿAlaq — revealed here — and reflect on the merit of knowledge and reading.
🎒 What to bring
A gentle reminder — Islamic adab at these places.
Climbing as worship is a bidʿah (innovation). Reflecting from below is best; climbing for historical insight is permissible.
The climb is strenuous. Bring sufficient water.
3 short questions to deepen what you've learned — no scores, just growing your Sira knowledge.