Baab-As-Salaam (
Arabic
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باب السلام), pronounced as "''bāb assalām''", is one of the gates at the
Great Mosque of Mecca
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in
Saudi Arabia
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. This phrase in Arabic when literally translated into English means "Gate of Peace". It has been a tradition for first time visitors to the
mosque
A mosque (; from ar, مَسْجِد, masjid, ; literally "place of ritual prostration"), also called masjid, is a place of prayer for Muslims. Mosques are usually covered buildings, but can be any place where prayers ( sujud) are performed, ...
s to enter the Great Mosque of Mecca through this gate.
This gate is located in the stretch between
Mount Safa and Marwaah.
There's a gate of Masjid an-Nabawi with the same name of as-Salam Gate as well.
References
Islamic architecture
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