MOSQUES
IN MADINA
MASJID AL-NABWI
The Prophet’s Mosque is the mosque of the Prophet Muhammad bin Abdullah, the Messenger who carried and conveyed the message of Islam. It is the second holiest place of worship for Muslims after the Grand Mosque in Mecca. It is located in Medina in the west of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Prophet’s Mosque is one of three well-traveled mosques in the Islamic religion. The Prophet Muhammad, may God bless him and grant him peace, said: “Do not embark on a journey except to three mosques: the Sacred Mosque, this mosque of mine, and Al-Aqsa Mosque.”
MASJID QUBA
Quba Mosque is the first mosque built in Islam, and the first mosque built in Medina. If the Mosque of Mecca was the first mosque built for people, then Quba is the first mosque built by Muslims.
MASJID AL-JUMMA
The Jumma Mosque is located north of the Quba Mosque, approximately 900 meters away from it. It was given this name because the first Friday prayer that the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, prayed in Medina was in its location. The mosque was built during the emirate of Omar bin Abdul Aziz over Medina 17-13 AH / 706-712 AD, and was renewed several times. The last one was in 1412 AH / 1991 AD. The mosque consists of a prayer hall for men and another for women. It has a high main dome with a diameter of 12 meters, in addition to four low domes. It has an octagonal minaret with a height of 25 meters located on the northern side of it, and its total area is (21,630).
MASJID AL-IJABAH
“Al-Ijabah Mosque” is located on the northern side of the Prophet’s Mosque, 385 meters north of Al-Baqi’ on King Faisal Road. It is also known as the Banu Muawiyah Mosque.
MASJID AL-SAJDAH
It is called the Abu Dharr Mosque, may God be pleased with him. It is located to the north of the Prophet’s Mosque. It is called the Prostration and Thanksgiving Mosque, because the Holy Prophet prostrated in its place, the prostration of thanks.
MASJID AL-MIQAAT
The “Dhu al-Hulayfa” Mosque (the Miqat) is considered one of the most prominent historical sites in Medina. It is located on the western side of Wadi al-Aqiq. It is one of the timings that the Messenger, may God bless him and grant him peace, set for those who wanted to perform Hajj or Umrah. During the Farewell Hajj and Umrah, the Prophet entered into ihram from “ Dhu al-Hulayfa, which is the miqat of the people of Medina.
MASJID AL-QIBLATAYIN
A historic mosque that belonged to the Banu Salamah Khazraj tribe, located five kilometers from the Prophet’s Mosque on the northwestern side of it. It was called “The Two Qiblahs” because of a narration that says: The Companions prayed one prayer in it into two qiblahs when the verse about changing the qiblah was revealed. This mosque was rebuilt several times, most recently during the reign of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques in 1408 AH / 1978 AD. It now consists of two floors, the ground floor includes ablutions, warehouses, and residential units for the imam and the muezzin, and the upper floor includes the prayer hall, with an area of 1,190 square metres, and an upper balcony designated for women, with an area of 400 square metres. The mosque has two minstrels and two distinctive high domes.
MASJID AL-RAYAH
On a small mountain called Dhubab, north of Mount Sela’, close to it, it was called the Banner Mosque because it was narrated that the Prophet had a banner placed on it. This mosque was built in the emirate of Omar bin Abdul Aziz over Medina (93087 AH / 706-12 AD) and it is now in the shape of a small square with an area of 61 meters. Its height is five metres, and the Saudi Ministry of Endowments took care of its maintenance
MASJID AL-GHAMAMA
This mosque is located next to the Prophet’s Mosque currently on the western-southern side of its wall. It is said that it was built in the last place where the Messenger prayed the Eid prayer. It is also said that a turban shaded the Prophet while he was delivering the sermon, so it was called the Cloud. It was renewed several times and rebuilt. It is still in this building, and the mosque is rectangular in shape, built with black basalt stones, and roofed with a group of domes, whose interior walls and dome cavities were painted white. The shoulders and necklaces were shaded in black, giving the mosque a distinctive, beautiful look.
MASJID ABU-BAKAR SIDIQUE
It is located on the south-western side of the Prophet’s Mosque. It is approximately a meter away from Surat Al-Hadi. It is narrated that the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, prayed the Eid in this location, and after him Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq, may God be pleased with him, during his caliphate, so it was attributed to him. It was first built during the emirate of Omar bin Abdul Aziz over the city in 87-93 AH / 706-712 AD. It is square in shape, with a side length of nine meters. It was built with black basalt stones and painted white from the inside. It is surmounted by a dome that is (12) meters high. It has a rectangular courtyard that is (13) meters long and (1) meters wide, and a minaret that is 15 meters high.
MASJID UMAR BIN AL-KHITAB
It is located south of Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq Allah Mosque, approximately 200 meters away from it. It was built by Shams Al-Din Muhammad bin Ahmed Al-Salawi in the year 850 AH / 1446 AD, in a place believed to be one of the places where the Messenger of God prayed the Eid, and then after him Al-Farouq Omar, and it was attributed to him. then after him God Abdul Majeed. The first was in 1366 AH / 1850 AD. The mosque is square in shape, with a side length of approximately eight meters. It was built with basalt stones, painted white from the inside, and the rest of the ceiling is 12 meters high. In its northwestern corner is a cylindrical minaret, eight meters high. The mosque has an open rectangular courtyard with an area of ( 312 AD).
MASJID ALI BIN ABU-TALIB
Mosque of Ali bin Abi Talib . The northern façade is located to the northwest of Al-Ghumama Mosque, approximately 300 meters away from it. It is said that it is one of the places where the Prophet prayed the Eid, and that Ali bin Abi Talib prayed the Eid there. After him, the mosque was built for the first time in the emirate of Omar bin Abdul Aziz in Medina. (87) 13 AH 706 712 AD. It was renewed several times, most recently in 1411 AH / 1990 AD. It was built in a rectangular shape whose length from east to west is thirty-one meters and its width is twenty-two metres. It consists of a single portico covered with seven domes, the highest of which is the dome of the mihrab, and it opens from the northern side. On an open rectangular courtyard, the minaret of the mosque is on the eastern side.
MASJID AL-FATAH
Al-Fatah Mosques on the western side of Jabal Sela’a were built in different eras, including small, close together mosques. Some of them were mentioned in a number of books on the history of ancient Medina as Al-Fatah Mosques, and they were recently known as the Seven Mosques. The most famous of these mosques is the Al-Fatah Mosque, which was built during the emirate of Omar bin Abdul Aziz over Medina 87-130 AH / 706-712 AD. It is said that it was built on the site of the dome that was struck for the Messenger of God, peace and blessings of God be upon him, in the Battle of Al-Ahzab, and that he prayed to God in this place for three days to defeat the Al-Ahzab, and his prayer was answered. The rest of the mosques are located a few meters away from it, named as follows: Salman Mosque, named after the great companion Salman Al-Farsi., who indicated the digging of a trench located at the base of the mountain, followed by the Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq Mosque, then the Omar Bin Al-Khattab Mosque, then the Ali Bin Abi Talib Mosque, then the Fatima Mosque or Saad Bin Muaz, may God be pleased with them all. All of these mosques are small and do not have minarets or domes. The Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq Mosque was demolished in recent years, and in the year 1428 AH, the Saudi Ministry of Islamic Affairs and Endowments established a large mosque near these small mosques called Al-Khandaq Mosque.
MASJID BANNI HARAM
The Banu Haram Mosque is located in a section of Jabal Sila’ in the homes of the Banu Haram of Khazraj. Among their most prominent figures is Jabir Ibn Abdullah al-Ansari, whose house witnessed the miracle of food multiplication in the days of Urwat al-Khandaq.
MASJID BANNI HARITHA
It is located in the houses of Banu Haritha Al-Awsain, and it is one of the mosques in which the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, prayed
MASJID AL-SUQYA
It is located in the Saqya area, which belonged to Saad Bani Abi Waqqas, may God be pleased with him. In its place, the Prophet called for blessings for Medina and its people.
MASJID AL-AREESH-BADAR
A mosque Al-areesh Badr, built in the place of Al-Arish, which was the headquarters of the Prophet, peace and blessings of God be upon him, at the foot of a hill called Jabal Al-Dumbal, and near it is the cemetery of the martyrs of Badr. In this Al-Arish, the Prophet used to pray and supplicate before the battle, and then lead the battle from it later.
