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How many times is Makkah mentioned in the Qur’an?
2
Makkah is mentioned twice in the Qur’an, in 2 verses across 2 surahs.
Counts Makkah (Al-Fath 48:24) and Bakkah (Al ‘Imran 3:96). The Qur’an more often says the Sacred Mosque or the House.
- Times
- 2
- Verses
- 2
- Surahs
- 2
- First
- 3:96
What was counted
| Word | Times | Translated as | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| مَكَّة | 1 | Makkah | none |
| بَكَّة | 1 | at Bakkah | none |
Most mentions: Ali 'Imran (1), Al-Fath (1).
Every mention
- 3:96 · Ali 'Imranبِبَكَّةَ (is) at BakkahIndeed, the first House [of worship] established for mankind was that at Makkah - blessed and a guidance for the worlds.
- 48:24 · Al-Fathمَكَّةَ MakkahAnd it is He who withheld their hands from you and your hands from them within [the area of] Makkah after He caused you to overcome them. And ever is Allah of what you do, Seeing.
How we count
Each Qur’an word built on the words above counts once, in any form (singular, dual or plural, with or without prefixes such as wa- or al-). Counts published elsewhere often differ because they count different forms or phrases. Root and lemma data: Quranic Arabic Corpus (Kais Dukes, University of Leeds), revised by quran-morphology, GNU GPL. All sources. Verse translation: Saheeh International.
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