Baab-al-Salaam

Baab-As-Salaam (Arabic باب السلام), pronounced as "bāb assalām", is one of the gates at the Masjid-al-Haram at Makkah-Al-Mukkarammah. This phrase in Arabic when literally translated into English means "Gate of Peace". It has been a tradition for first time visitors to the mosques to enter the Masjid-al-Haram through this gate.

This gate is located in the stretch between Mount Safa and Marwaah.

References

Bosworth, C.E.; E. van Donzel; W.P. Heinrichs; G. leComte (1997). Encyclopedia of Islam, the. Leiden Brill. ISBN 90-04-05745-5.

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