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In Arabic (Al Masjid Al Haram) meaning the Holly Mosque.
There is the Masjid Al-Haram in Mecca, which is called the Great Mosque in English.
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there is no grand mosque...many large towns have a grand mosque that heads the smaller ones and some countrys have a grand mosgue to head all mosque in the country..there is no grand mosgue ..most people think the grand mosque is the mosque in mecca but it isn't not...even to is in mecca it don't control all mosque worldwide so there is no grand mosque as in control of all mosque but many mosque called grand mosque like for example the grand mosque of Kuwait or the grand mosque of mecca or the grand mosque of abu dhabi just to name a few on national level...but is no main controling mosque .....
mecca was a name that been there. it is the place mohommed was born. he is the founder of islam. this is why this place is so holy.
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.No doubt, the holiest and most honored city, in this world, is Mecca. The following is a hadith from the Prophet himself (peace be upon him), narrated by Anas bin Malik (RA):Prayer Location Reward You ReceiveYour house 1 PrayerYour mosque (alone) 25 PrayersYour mosque (with the community) 500 PrayersDome of the Rock (Jerusalem) 50,000 PrayersThe Prophet's Mosque (Mecca) 100,000 Prayers
Three places:Makkah (or Mecca) in Saudi Arabia (where Kaaba is located)AlMadinah (or Medina) in Saudi Arabia (where AlMasjid AlNabawi (the mosque of the prophet) is located)AlDods (or Jerusalem) in the Palestinian Territory (where AlMasjid AlAqsa is located)
It's called in Arabic "Alhajar al aswad" which means "The black rock".
Holy Book: Qur'an House of Worship: Mosque/Masjid/Jame'a
Islam actually has three distinct holy places namely, the Grand Holy Mosque called "Masjidilharam" in Mecca (where Prophet Muhammad started his teachings during the early Islamic days), the Prophet Muhammad's Mosque called Masjid An Nabawi in Madinah (where the prophet died and was finally laid to rest) and the Masjid Al Aqsa in Jerusalem, Palestine (from where the prophet ascended the the Heavens to meet his Creator, Allah SWT during the Isra' and Mi'raj night journey accompanied by the Arch Angel Jibril as (Gabriel).Of course the holiest of all three places is the Masjidilharam in Mecca in which lies the Holy Ka'abahin the direction of which all Muslims face during their daily and other prayers.