Hijr Ismail

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Islamic holy place architectural structure religious site

Hijr Ismail is a semi-circular walled area adjacent to the Kaaba in Mecca that is considered a sacred space and part of the original Kaaba’s foundation.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
حِجْر إِسْمَاعِيل 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic holy place ⓘ
architectural structure ⓘ
religious site ⓘ
adjacentTo Kaaba ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Hatim ⓘ
Al-Hijr ⓘ
surface form: Hijr
associatedWith Hajar ⓘ
Prophet Ibrahim ⓘ
Prophet Ismail ⓘ
considered part of original Kaaba foundation ⓘ
sacred space ⓘ
excludedFrom current Kaaba built by Quraysh ⓘ
faces Kaaba ⓘ
surface form: Kaaba wall
hasAccess open to pilgrims when not crowded ⓘ
hasArabicName Hijr Ismail self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: حِجْر إِسْمَاعِيل
hasBoundary white marble wall ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance symbol of original Kaaba size ⓘ
hasFeature open roof ⓘ
paved floor ⓘ
hasFunction place of prayer ⓘ
hasHistoricalRole included in original Kaaba dimensions ⓘ
hasMaterial marble ⓘ
stone ⓘ
hasReligiousStatus highly recommended place for prayer ⓘ
hasRitualRule tawaf must be performed outside Hijr Ismail ⓘ
hasSacredLawStatus inside considered as part of Kaaba by many scholars ⓘ
hasShape semi-circular ⓘ
hasStructure low wall ⓘ
isNot part of path of circumambulation ⓘ
isOutside Kaaba ⓘ
surface form: current Kaaba structure
isSubjectOf Islamic historical traditions ⓘ
Islamic jurisprudence discussions ⓘ
isWithin Tawaf area ⓘ
locatedIn Makkah Province ⓘ
Masjid al-Haram ⓘ
Mecca ⓘ
Saudi Arabia ⓘ
orientation north side of Kaaba ⓘ
partOf Kaaba ⓘ
surface form: Kaaba precinct

Masjid al-Haram ⓘ
surface form: Masjid al-Haram complex
religion Islam ⓘ
usedFor supplication ⓘ
voluntary prayers ⓘ
visitedBy Muslim pilgrims ⓘ
visitedDuring Hajj ⓘ
Umrah ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mataf area → adjacentTo → Hijr Ismail ⓘ
Mizab al-Rahmah → directsWaterTo → Hijr Ismail ⓘ
Mizab al-Rahmah → faces → Hijr Ismail ⓘ
Hijr Ismail → hasArabicName → Hijr Ismail self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: حِجْر إِسْمَاعِيل
Kaaba → hasComponent → Hijr Ismail ⓘ