Because it's the place where the first revelations of the Holy Quran were revealed & consequently it's the place where the angel Jibril "Gabriel" & the prophet Muhammad PBUH had met for the first time.
You can go anytime, its not a set event or compulsory :)
Hira Cave is a cave that is about two mile long from Mecca and it is on the mountain of Jabal al-Nour in the Hejaz region. It is a religious cave located in Saudi Arabia.
Hira Cave is a cave that is about two mile long from Mecca and it is on the mountain of Jabal al-Nour in the Hejaz region. It is a religious cave located in Saudi Arabia.
Cave Hira is in a mountain named Jable noor nearly 5km from Kabba .
Visiting the Ka'abah, Safa - Marwa, field of Mina, field of Arafaat, and Muzdalfa, . They may also visit Cave of Thore, Cave of Hira, and the Jabl-i-Noor., jabl-i- Rahamt.
The Cave of Hira is located on a mountain named Jabal al-Nour (Mountain of Light) approximately 2.5 miles from the Kaaba in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. It is the cave where Prophet Muhammad received the first revelations of the Quran from the Angel Gabriel.
The name of this cave is HIRA.
The archangel, Jibraeel, appeared before Muhammad in the Cave of Hira.
Gari' hira{the cave of hira}
prohet muhammed (p.b.u.h.) was in the cave hira
On mount hira near Mecca
cave of Hira