• A Muslim worshipper takes a rest on the top of Mount Al-Noor where the Prophet Mohammed received the first words of the Quran in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Mast Irham / EPA
    A Muslim worshipper takes a rest on the top of Mount Al-Noor where the Prophet Mohammed received the first words of the Quran in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Mast Irham / EPA
  • A Muslim worshipper climbs to the top of Mount Al-Noor where the Prophet Mohammed received the first words of the Quran in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Mast Irham / EPA
    A Muslim worshipper climbs to the top of Mount Al-Noor where the Prophet Mohammed received the first words of the Quran in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Mast Irham / EPA
  • A Muslim woman tries to climb up Mount Al-Noor where the Prophet Mohammed received the first words of the Quran in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Abir Abdullah
    A Muslim woman tries to climb up Mount Al-Noor where the Prophet Mohammed received the first words of the Quran in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Abir Abdullah
  • Muslim men attend evening prayer at the top of Mount Al-Noor where the Prophet Mohammed received the first words of the Quran in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Abir Abdullah / EPA
    Muslim men attend evening prayer at the top of Mount Al-Noor where the Prophet Mohammed received the first words of the Quran in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Abir Abdullah / EPA
  • Muslim worshippers take a rest as they visit Mount Al-Noor. Mast Irham / EPA
    Muslim worshippers take a rest as they visit Mount Al-Noor. Mast Irham / EPA
  • Muslim worshippers take a rest as they visit Mount Al-Noor. Mast Irham / EPA
    Muslim worshippers take a rest as they visit Mount Al-Noor. Mast Irham / EPA
  • A Muslim worshipper prays on the top of Mount Al-Noor in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Mast Irham / EPA
    A Muslim worshipper prays on the top of Mount Al-Noor in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Mast Irham / EPA
  • Muslim worshippers visit the Hera cave on the top of Mount Al-Noor where the Prophet Mohammed received the first words of the Quran in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Mast Irham / EPA
    Muslim worshippers visit the Hera cave on the top of Mount Al-Noor where the Prophet Mohammed received the first words of the Quran in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Mast Irham / EPA
  • Muslim worshippers visit Mount Al-Noor where the Prophet Mohammed received the first words of the Quran in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Mast Irham / EPA
    Muslim worshippers visit Mount Al-Noor where the Prophet Mohammed received the first words of the Quran in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Mast Irham / EPA
  • A Muslim worshipper takes selfies as she visits Mount Al-Noor. Mast Irham / EPA
    A Muslim worshipper takes selfies as she visits Mount Al-Noor. Mast Irham / EPA

Hajj pilgrims visit Mount Al Noor in Mecca - in pictures

It was here that the Prophet Mohammed received the first words of the Koran

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