The oldest audio recording of Quran recitation in the Grand Mosque in Makkah Al-Mukarramah , located west of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, dates back to 1885. It was recorded by the Dutch Orientalist and Muslim convert Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje using wax cylinders during his visit to Makkah Al-Mukarramah. This recording has been preserved by Leiden University in the Netherlands. ...

Al-Haram al-Makki College is an Islamic college located in the Grand Mosque in Makkah al-Mukarramah City , west of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is overseen by the General Authority for the Care of the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque. Graduates of al-Haram al-Makki Institute are given priority for admission, and students study at the undergraduate level. Establishment of al-Haram al-Makki College Al-Haram al-Makki College was established in 2015 under its new name af...