" Its climate marked the city out from its dry and barren neighbours closer towards the Crimson Sea. Wheat, vines and fruit orchards had been grown around Ta'if, which is how the town gained its title "the Back garden of your Hejaz."[18][19] Both Ta'if and Mecca ended up resorts of pilgrimage.[20] Ta'if was a lot more pleasantly positioned than Mec… Read More