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مکتب — علم · بصیرت · مکالمہ

Maps & Places

Decorative illustration: Desert gorge and oasis viewed from a stone lookout.

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Go beyond a timeline: distinguish an event from its later interpretation, compare different kinds of evidence, and learn what a modern map can and cannot establish about an ancient place.

Reading Islamic history: evidence, timelines and places

Explore significant places through modern maps, historical context and linked sources. Start with a city, then connect its landmarks with the people and texts in the wider collection.

Makkah

The Ka‘bah and Al-Masjid al-Haram

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Madinah

Al-Masjid an-Nabawi

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Karbala

The shrine of Imam Husayn

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Najaf

The shrine of Imam Ali

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Jerusalem / Al-Quds

The Old City and Al-Aqsa compound

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