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Home > Saudi Arabia > Al Madīnah al Munawwarah
The Prophet's Mosque in Medina July 07


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This album contains pictures of the Mosque of the Prophet. Some pictures are shot at night time and some in daylight. There are also pictures from the inside of the mosque as well.

The Mosque of the Prophet (Masjid al Nabawi) is the second holiest mosque, after the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca. It is the second mosque to be founded by the Prophet Muhammed (saws), the first was Masjid Al-Quba. It was originally built by the Prophet Muhammed (pbuh) and his companions and has later been extended several times by his followers.

The Mosque of the Prophet (pbuh) became his resting place after his death. The last Prophet's (pbuh) resting place is beneath the green dome. The first caliph, hadrath Abu Bakr Siddiq (ra), and the second caliph, hadrath Umar ibn Al Khattab (ra) are both also resting here. It contains a fourth grave as well, which is reserved for hadrat Isa / Jesus (as), when his time is up after his return to the earth.

The Prophet's (pbuh) lived where the dome is today after the Hijrah. The Rawdah - the area between his house and the original mihrab is a part of Jannah - paradise, according to a saying (hadith) of the Prophet (pbuh). He said: "What is between my house and my minbar is a garden from the gardens of Paradise". It is extremely crowded here - often hours before the prayer time, as it is every worshipper's desire to pray here. The area holds only a few hundered worshippers - maybe up to a thousand.

The part of the mosque which currently surrounds the green dome has been expanded several times during different times. It therefore contains architecture of different styles. The other parts are of newer extensions, and they look quite similar.

For further details about the mosque, see Al Miskeenah's blog

101 files, last one added on Aug 05, 2007

The battleground and cave of Uhud


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One of the major battles the muslims had to fight was the Battle of Uhud. The Makkans wanted revenge for the defat in the Battle of Badr, and they marched with 3000 men to Madinah with the wish to wipe out the Muslims. The Muslim army only counted 700 people. The Prophet (peace be upon him) put his 50 archers on Hill Aynayn, commanding them to not leave their posts unless he himself told them to do so. From that day, this hill is known as Jabal al Rumah - the Archers' Hill.

The Muslims were winning the battle, and the Makkans started to flee. Most of the archers abandonded their post to join the celebration, even though they had not been told to leave their posts. Khalid ibn Al Walid, who had not yet become a Muslim, charged the few archers left on the hill with his cavalry and wiped them out. Suddenly the battle had changed, the Muslims were now facing a battle on two fronts, which led to chaos and many Muslims fell, including the Prophet's uncle, Hadrath Hamza (ra). The Prophet (pbuh) himself was wounded, and rumours that he (pbuh) was martyred were spread, demoralizing the other Muslims.

Some of the followers, including Abu Bakr, Umar Ali and Talha (ra) escorted the injuried Prophet (pbuh) away from the battlefield and towards the Uhud mountain.

On the way they stopped at a place which is now called Masjid Fash. They prayed Dhur here. Also - the following Ayah of the Quran was revealed here:

You who believe, if you are told to make room for one another in your assemblies, then do so, and Allah will make room for you, and if you are told to rise up, then do so; Allah will raise you up by many degrees, those of you who believe and those of you have been given knowledge. ( Al-Mujadala 58:11)

Then they climbed the mountain to come to a slit/cave where the Prophet (pbuh) rested until the Makkans had finally retreated from the battlefield.

Since then, this cave smells of musk. At the foot of the mountain there are no traces of the smell. But once you are near the cave, you feel the wounderful smell from the cave. Inside – you sense the smell as if it is emerging from its very walls. The cave is very small – at most it might keep three persons at the time.

See Al Miskeenah's blog for further details.

36 files, last one added on Sep 10, 2007

The lava tracts


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The 1st Jumadi al-Thani, 654 A.H. (approx 5th of June 1256 A.D.), weak earth tremors were felt in Madinah. The tremors increased each day. A strong earthquake rocked Madinah on the 6th day.

The quake was caused by basaltic magma, welling up through cracks in the 40-kilometer thick crust of the Arabian Peninsula. It was followed by fiery volcanic eruptions for 52 days and spewed lava and ash from a massive fissure (20 km) southeast of Madinah. The lava flowed for 23 kilometers and threatened Madinah, which is in the lowlands, itself. The lava eventually reached within 8 km of the city. The light from the lava illuminated the night to the point that it was almost as bright as day.

The residents of Madinah gathered at the Prophet’s (pbuh) mosque to pray to Allah to stop this impending doom. By the dominion and power of Allah, the lava flow was diverted away from Madinah thus averting its complete distruction.

This volcanic erruption from Harrat Rahat is one of the signs of the day of Judgement.
Narrated Abu Hurairah (RA), "The Hour will not be established till a fire will come out of the land of Hijaz, and it will throw light on the necks of the camels at Busra." Various reports tells of how the Bedouins saw the necks of their camels and the light was enough to read by in places as far away as a five day journey!

The lava tracts cover an area from north to south of about 310 km, and it has a width of about 75 km. It is a veritable wasteland; nothing grows or lives there, just mounds of jagged, black rock as far as the eyes can see.

See Saudi Aramco World for further details.

47 files, last one added on Aug 26, 2007

Masjid al Quba


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15 files, last one added on Feb 27, 2008

Jannat ul Baqi


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This is the cemetery where people of Madinah put their deads to rest, since the days of the Prophet (pbuh). Many members of the family of the Prophet (pbuh) are burried here. Along with approx 10 000 companions (sahabi) and 1000's of followers (tabi'in), scholars and others. Jannat ul Baqi means "Tree garden of Heaven".

Prior to the twentieth century, many of the graves were covered with domes or other structures, but those have been removed over time. Now the graves are only marked with a rock.

9 files, last one added on Sep 10, 2007

Masjid Al Jhumma


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Masjid Jummah is the mosque where the Prophet (pbuh) prayed his first Friday prayers in Medina.

The Prophet (pbuh) had travelled from Mecca to Medina during the hijra and had rested at Quba. He left Quba on his she-camel Qaswa and was approached by the local tribesmen. He took his time to greet them all and when the time of prayer neared, he was at the dwellings of Bani Salim ibn Awf. They were expecting the Prophet (pbuh) to honour them by accepting their hospitality, just like he had honoured their cousins in Quba. So the Prophet (pbuh) prayed at that place which later became Mosque of Bani Salim built by the companions of the Prophet (pbuh).

But due to the first jummah (Friday prayer) prayed there, it later became know as masjid al Jummah.

4 files, last one added on Aug 31, 2007

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Masjid al Nabawi in daylightThe Mosque of the Prophet (Masjid al Nabawi) is the second holiest mosque, after the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca. It is the second mosque to be founded by the Prophet Muhammed (saws), the first was Masjid Al-Quba. It was originally built by the Prophet Muhammed (pbuh) and his companions and has later been extended several times by his followers.

The Mosque of the Prophet (pbuh) became his resting place after his death. The last Prophet's (pbuh) resting place is beneath the green dome. The first caliph, hadrath Abu Bakr Siddiq (ra), and the second caliph, hadrath Umar ibn Al Khattab (ra) are both also resting here. It contains a fourth grave as well, which is reserved for hadrat Isa / Jesus (as), when his time is up after his return to the earth.

The Prophet's (pbuh) lived where the dome is today after the Hijrah. The Rawdah - the area between his house and the original mihrab is a part of Jannah - paradise, according to a saying (hadith) of the Prophet (pbuh). He said: "What is between my house and my minbar is a garden from the gardens of Paradise". It is extremely crowded here - often hours before the prayer time, as it is every worshipper's desire to pray here. The area holds only a few hundered worshippers - maybe up to a thousand.

The part of the mosque which currently surrounds the green dome has been expanded several times during different times. It therefore contains architecture of different styles. The other parts are of newer extensions, and they look quite similar.

(20 votes)
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Interior of Masjid al NabawiOne such dome weight 80 tons. There are 24 of them, and they can slide open individually or all at once. When they open, they hardly make a sound! The insides of the domes are decorated wood. They also provide shade for the worshippers who are on the roof, when they are open.

The Mosque of the Prophet (Masjid al Nabawi) is the second holiest mosque, after the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca. It is the second mosque to be founded by the Prophet Muhammed (saws), the first was Masjid Al-Quba. It was originally built by the Prophet Muhammed (pbuh) and his companions and has later been extended several times by his followers.

The Mosque of the Prophet (pbuh) became his resting place after his death. The last Prophet's (pbuh) resting place is beneath the green dome. The first caliph, hadrath Abu Bakr Siddiq (ra), and the second caliph, hadrath Umar ibn Al Khattab (ra) are both also resting here. It contains a fourth grave as well, which is reserved for hadrat Isa / Jesus (as), when his time is up after his return to the earth.

The Prophet's (pbuh) lived where the dome is today after the Hijrah. The Rawdah - the area between his house and the original mihrab is a part of Jannah - paradise, according to a saying (hadith) of the Prophet (pbuh). He said: "What is between my house and my minbar is a garden from the gardens of Paradise". It is extremely crowded here - often hours before the prayer time, as it is every worshipper's desire to pray here. The area holds only a few hundered worshippers - maybe up to a thousand.

The part of the mosque which currently surrounds the green dome has been expanded several times during different times. It therefore contains architecture of different styles. The other parts are of newer extensions, and they look quite similar.

(12 votes)
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Graves of Jannatul BaqiThis is the cemetery where people of Madinah put their deads to rest, since the days of the Prophet (pbuh). Many members of the family of the Prophet (pbuh) are burried here. Along with approx 10 000 companions (sahabi) and 1000's of followers (tabi'in), scholars and others. Jannat ul Baqi means "Tree garden of Heaven".

Prior to the twentieth century, many of the graves were covered with domes or other structures, but those have been removed over time. Now the graves are only marked with a rock.

(10 votes)
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Interior of Masjid al NabawiThe Mosque of the Prophet (Masjid al Nabawi) is the second holiest mosque, after the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca. It is the second mosque to be founded by the Prophet Muhammed (saws), the first was Masjid Al-Quba. It was originally built by the Prophet Muhammed (pbuh) and his companions and has later been extended several times by his followers.

The Mosque of the Prophet (pbuh) became his resting place after his death. The last Prophet's (pbuh) resting place is beneath the green dome. The first caliph, hadrath Abu Bakr Siddiq (ra), and the second caliph, hadrath Umar ibn Al Khattab (ra) are both also resting here. It contains a fourth grave as well, which is reserved for hadrat Isa / Jesus (as), when his time is up after his return to the earth.

The Prophet's (pbuh) lived where the dome is today after the Hijrah. The Rawdah - the area between his house and the original mihrab is a part of Jannah - paradise, according to a saying (hadith) of the Prophet (pbuh). He said: "What is between my house and my minbar is a garden from the gardens of Paradise". It is extremely crowded here - often hours before the prayer time, as it is every worshipper's desire to pray here. The area holds only a few hundered worshippers - maybe up to a thousand.

The part of the mosque which currently surrounds the green dome has been expanded several times during different times. It therefore contains architecture of different styles. The other parts are of newer extensions, and they look quite similar.

(8 votes)
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Interior of Masjid al NabawiThe Mosque of the Prophet (Masjid al Nabawi) is the second holiest mosque, after the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca. It is the second mosque to be founded by the Prophet Muhammed (saws), the first was Masjid Al-Quba. It was originally built by the Prophet Muhammed (pbuh) and his companions and has later been extended several times by his followers.

The Mosque of the Prophet (pbuh) became his resting place after his death. The last Prophet's (pbuh) resting place is beneath the green dome. The first caliph, hadrath Abu Bakr Siddiq (ra), and the second caliph, hadrath Umar ibn Al Khattab (ra) are both also resting here. It contains a fourth grave as well, which is reserved for hadrat Isa / Jesus (as), when his time is up after his return to the earth.

The Prophet's (pbuh) lived where the dome is today after the Hijrah. The Rawdah - the area between his house and the original mihrab is a part of Jannah - paradise, according to a saying (hadith) of the Prophet (pbuh). He said: "What is between my house and my minbar is a garden from the gardens of Paradise". It is extremely crowded here - often hours before the prayer time, as it is every worshipper's desire to pray here. The area holds only a few hundered worshippers - maybe up to a thousand.

The part of the mosque which currently surrounds the green dome has been expanded several times during different times. It therefore contains architecture of different styles. The other parts are of newer extensions, and they look quite similar.

(9 votes)
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Masjid al Nabawi by nightThe Mosque of the Prophet (Masjid al Nabawi) is the second holiest mosque, after the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca. It is the second mosque to be founded by the Prophet Muhammed (saws), the first was Masjid Al-Quba. It was originally built by the Prophet Muhammed (pbuh) and his companions and has later been extended several times by his followers.

The Mosque of the Prophet (pbuh) became his resting place after his death. The last Prophet's (pbuh) resting place is beneath the green dome. The first caliph, hadrath Abu Bakr Siddiq (ra), and the second caliph, hadrath Umar ibn Al Khattab (ra) are both also resting here. It contains a fourth grave as well, which is reserved for hadrat Isa / Jesus (as), when his time is up after his return to the earth.

The Prophet's (pbuh) lived where the dome is today after the Hijrah. The Rawdah - the area between his house and the original mihrab is a part of Jannah - paradise, according to a saying (hadith) of the Prophet (pbuh). He said: "What is between my house and my minbar is a garden from the gardens of Paradise". It is extremely crowded here - often hours before the prayer time, as it is every worshipper's desire to pray here. The area holds only a few hundered worshippers - maybe up to a thousand.

The part of the mosque which currently surrounds the green dome has been expanded several times during different times. It therefore contains architecture of different styles. The other parts are of newer extensions, and they look quite similar.

(9 votes)
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Interior of Masjid al NabawiThe Mosque of the Prophet (Masjid al Nabawi) is the second holiest mosque, after the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca. It is the second mosque to be founded by the Prophet Muhammed (saws), the first was Masjid Al-Quba. It was originally built by the Prophet Muhammed (pbuh) and his companions and has later been extended several times by his followers.

The Mosque of the Prophet (pbuh) became his resting place after his death. The last Prophet's (pbuh) resting place is beneath the green dome. The first caliph, hadrath Abu Bakr Siddiq (ra), and the second caliph, hadrath Umar ibn Al Khattab (ra) are both also resting here. It contains a fourth grave as well, which is reserved for hadrat Isa / Jesus (as), when his time is up after his return to the earth.

The Prophet's (pbuh) lived where the dome is today after the Hijrah. The Rawdah - the area between his house and the original mihrab is a part of Jannah - paradise, according to a saying (hadith) of the Prophet (pbuh). He said: "What is between my house and my minbar is a garden from the gardens of Paradise". It is extremely crowded here - often hours before the prayer time, as it is every worshipper's desire to pray here. The area holds only a few hundered worshippers - maybe up to a thousand.

The part of the mosque which currently surrounds the green dome has been expanded several times during different times. It therefore contains architecture of different styles. The other parts are of newer extensions, and they look quite similar.

(6 votes)
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Interior of Masjid al NabawiThe Mosque of the Prophet (Masjid al Nabawi) is the second holiest mosque, after the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca. It is the second mosque to be founded by the Prophet Muhammed (saws), the first was Masjid Al-Quba. It was originally built by the Prophet Muhammed (pbuh) and his companions and has later been extended several times by his followers.

The Mosque of the Prophet (pbuh) became his resting place after his death. The last Prophet's (pbuh) resting place is beneath the green dome. The first caliph, hadrath Abu Bakr Siddiq (ra), and the second caliph, hadrath Umar ibn Al Khattab (ra) are both also resting here. It contains a fourth grave as well, which is reserved for hadrat Isa / Jesus (as), when his time is up after his return to the earth.

The Prophet's (pbuh) lived where the dome is today after the Hijrah. The Rawdah - the area between his house and the original mihrab is a part of Jannah - paradise, according to a saying (hadith) of the Prophet (pbuh). He said: "What is between my house and my minbar is a garden from the gardens of Paradise". It is extremely crowded here - often hours before the prayer time, as it is every worshipper's desire to pray here. The area holds only a few hundered worshippers - maybe up to a thousand.

The part of the mosque which currently surrounds the green dome has been expanded several times during different times. It therefore contains architecture of different styles. The other parts are of newer extensions, and they look quite similar.

(4 votes)
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(2 votes)
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Madinah - from the Lava TractsThe 1st Jumadi al-Thani, 654 A.H. (approx 5th of June 1256 A.D.), weak earth tremors were felt in Madinah. The tremors increased each day. A strong earthquake rocked Madinah on the 6th day.
 
The quake was caused by basaltic magma, welling up through cracks in the 40-kilometer thick crust of the Arabian Peninsula. It was followed by fiery volcanic eruptions for 52 days and spewed lava and ash from a massive fissure (20 km) southeast of Madinah. The lava flowed for 23 kilometers and threatened Madinah, which is in the lowlands, itself. The lava eventually reached within 8 km of the city. The light from the lava illuminated the night to the point that it was almost as bright as day.
 
The residents of Madinah gathered at the Prophet’s (pbuh) mosque to pray to Allah to stop this impending doom. By the dominion and power of Allah, the lava flow was diverted away from Madinah thus averting its complete distruction.

This volcanic erruption from Harrat Rahat is one of the signs of the day of Judgement.
Narrated Abu Hurairah (RA), "The Hour will not be established till a fire will come out of the land of Hijaz, and it will throw light on the necks of the camels at Busra." Various reports tells of how the Bedouins saw the necks of their camels and the light was enough to read by in places as far away as a five day journey!
The lava tracts cover an area from north to south of about 310 km, and it has a width of about 75 km. It is a veritable wasteland; nothing grows or lives there, just mounds of jagged, black rock as far as the eyes can see.

(2 votes)
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Masjid al Nabawi in daylightA door at the King Saud gate.

The Mosque of the Prophet (Masjid al Nabawi) is the second holiest mosque, after the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca. It is the second mosque to be founded by the Prophet Muhammed (saws), the first was Masjid Al-Quba. It was originally built by the Prophet Muhammed (pbuh) and his companions and has later been extended several times by his followers.

The Mosque of the Prophet (pbuh) became his resting place after his death. The last Prophet's (pbuh) resting place is beneath the green dome. The first caliph, hadrath Abu Bakr Siddiq (ra), and the second caliph, hadrath Umar ibn Al Khattab (ra) are both also resting here. It contains a fourth grave as well, which is reserved for hadrat Isa / Jesus (as), when his time is up after his return to the earth.

The Prophet's (pbuh) lived where the dome is today after the Hijrah. The Rawdah - the area between his house and the original mihrab is a part of Jannah - paradise, according to a saying (hadith) of the Prophet (pbuh). He said: "What is between my house and my minbar is a garden from the gardens of Paradise". It is extremely crowded here - often hours before the prayer time, as it is every worshipper's desire to pray here. The area holds only a few hundered worshippers - maybe up to a thousand.

The part of the mosque which currently surrounds the green dome has been expanded several times during different times. It therefore contains architecture of different styles. The other parts are of newer extensions, and they look quite similar.

(2 votes)
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A partly green tree at UhudOne of the major battles the Muslims had to fight was the Battle of Uhud. The Meccans wanted revenge for the defat in the Battle of Badr, and they marched with 3000 men to Madinah with the wish to wipe out the Muslims. The Muslim army only counted 700 people.

At first, the Muslims were winning, but due to the incident at the Archer's hill, the course of the battle changed. Many Muslims fell, including the Prophet's uncle, Hadrath Hamza (ra). The Prophet (pbuh) himself was wounded.
Some of the followers, including Abu Bakr, Umar Ali and Talha (ra) escorted the injuried Prophet (pbuh) away from the battlefield and towards the Uhud mountain. Then they climbed the mountain to come to a cave where the Prophet (pbuh) rested until the Meccans had finally retreated from the battlefield.
Since then, this cave smells of musk. At the foot of the mountain there are no traces of the smell. But once you are near the cave, you feel the wounderful smell from the cave. Inside � you sense the smell as if it is emerging from its very walls. The cave is very small � at most it might keep three persons at the time.

(6 votes)

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Masjid al Nabawi in daylightThe Mosque of the Prophet (Masjid al Nabawi) is the second holiest mosque, after the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca. It is the second mosque to be founded by the Prophet Muhammed (saws), the first was Masjid Al-Quba. It was originally built by the Prophet Muhammed (pbuh) and his companions and has later been extended several times by his followers.

The Mosque of the Prophet (pbuh) became his resting place after his death. The last Prophet's (pbuh) resting place is beneath the green dome. The first caliph, hadrath Abu Bakr Siddiq (ra), and the second caliph, hadrath Umar ibn Al Khattab (ra) are both also resting here. It contains a fourth grave as well, which is reserved for hadrat Isa / Jesus (as), when his time is up after his return to the earth.

The Prophet's (pbuh) lived where the dome is today after the Hijrah. The Rawdah - the area between his house and the original mihrab is a part of Jannah - paradise, according to a saying (hadith) of the Prophet (pbuh). He said: "What is between my house and my minbar is a garden from the gardens of Paradise". It is extremely crowded here - often hours before the prayer time, as it is every worshipper's desire to pray here. The area holds only a few hundered worshippers - maybe up to a thousand.

The part of the mosque which currently surrounds the green dome has been expanded several times during different times. It therefore contains architecture of different styles. The other parts are of newer extensions, and they look quite similar.
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Masjid al Nabawi in daylightWoman praying in shade in the walls of Jannat Al Baqi - the cemetery where many member of the Prophet's (pbuh) family and sahaba are burried.

The Mosque of the Prophet (Masjid al Nabawi) is the second holiest mosque, after the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca. It is the second mosque to be founded by the Prophet Muhammed (saws), the first was Masjid Al-Quba. It was originally built by the Prophet Muhammed (pbuh) and his companions and has later been extended several times by his followers.

The Mosque of the Prophet (pbuh) became his resting place after his death. The last Prophet's (pbuh) resting place is beneath the green dome. The first caliph, hadrath Abu Bakr Siddiq (ra), and the second caliph, hadrath Umar ibn Al Khattab (ra) are both also resting here. It contains a fourth grave as well, which is reserved for hadrat Isa / Jesus (as), when his time is up after his return to the earth.

The Prophet's (pbuh) lived where the dome is today after the Hijrah. The Rawdah - the area between his house and the original mihrab is a part of Jannah - paradise, according to a saying (hadith) of the Prophet (pbuh). He said: "What is between my house and my minbar is a garden from the gardens of Paradise". It is extremely crowded here - often hours before the prayer time, as it is every worshipper's desire to pray here. The area holds only a few hundered worshippers - maybe up to a thousand.

The part of the mosque which currently surrounds the green dome has been expanded several times during different times. It therefore contains architecture of different styles. The other parts are of newer extensions, and they look quite similar.
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Jannatul Baqi & Masjid al NabawiThis is the cemetery where people of Madinah put their deads to rest, since the days of the Prophet (pbuh). Many members of the family of the Prophet (pbuh) are burried here. Along with approx 10 000 companions (sahabi) and 1000's of followers (tabi'in), scholars and others. Jannat ul Baqi means "Tree garden of Heaven".

Prior to the twentieth century, many of the graves were covered with domes or other structures, but those have been removed over time. Now the graves are only marked with a rock.
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The resting place of Hamza (ra)One of the major battles the muslims had to fight was the Battle of Uhud. The Makkans wanted revenge for the defat in the Battle of Badr, and they marched with 3000 men to Madinah with the wish to wipe out the Muslims. The Muslim army only counted 700 people. The Prophet (peace be upon him) put his 50 archers on Hill Aynayn, commanding them to not leave their posts unless he himself told them to do so. From that day, this hill is known as Jabal al Rumah - the Archers' Hill.

The Muslims were winning the battle, and the Makkans started to flee. Most of the archers abandonded their post to join the celebration, even though they had not been told to leave their posts. Khalid ibn Al Walid, who had not yet become a Muslim, charged the few archers left on the hill with his cavalry and wiped them out. Suddenly the battle had changed, the Muslims were now facing a battle on two fronts, which led to chaos and many Muslims fell, including the Prophet's uncle, Hadrath Hamza (ra). The Prophet (pbuh) himself was wounded, and rumours that he (pbuh) was martyred were spread, demoralizing the other Muslims.
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Ruins of Masjid al Fash at UhudOnly the minbar is recognizable.

One of the major battles the Muslims had to fight was the Battle of Uhud. The Meccans wanted revenge for the defat in the Battle of Badr, and they marched with 3000 men to Madinah with the wish to wipe out the Muslims. The Muslim army only counted 700 people.

At first, the Muslims were winning, but due to the incident at the Archer's hill, the course of the battle changed. Many Muslims fell, including the Prophet's uncle, Hadrath Hamza (ra). The Prophet (pbuh) himself was wounded.

Some of the followers, including Abu Bakr, Umar Ali and Talha (ra) escorted the injuried Prophet (pbuh) away from the battlefield and towards the Uhud mountain.

On the way they stopped at a place which is now called Masjid Fash. They prayed Dhur here. Also - the following Ayah of the Quran was revealed here:

You who believe, if you are told to make room for one another in your assemblies, then do so, and Allah will make room for you, and if you are told to rise up, then do so; Allah will raise you up by many degrees, those of you who believe and those of you have been given knowledge. ( Al-Mujadala 58:11)

Then they climbed the mountain to come to a cave where the Prophet (pbuh) rested until the Meccans had finally retreated from the battlefield.

Since then, this cave smells of musk. At the foot of the mountain there are no traces of the smell. But once you are near the cave, you feel the wounderful smell from the cave. Inside � you sense the smell as if it is emerging from its very walls. The cave is very small � at most it might keep three persons at the time.
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Masjid al Nabawi in daylightThe Mosque of the Prophet (Masjid al Nabawi) is the second holiest mosque, after the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca. It is the second mosque to be founded by the Prophet Muhammed (saws), the first was Masjid Al-Quba. It was originally built by the Prophet Muhammed (pbuh) and his companions and has later been extended several times by his followers.

The Mosque of the Prophet (pbuh) became his resting place after his death. The last Prophet's (pbuh) resting place is beneath the green dome. The first caliph, hadrath Abu Bakr Siddiq (ra), and the second caliph, hadrath Umar ibn Al Khattab (ra) are both also resting here. It contains a fourth grave as well, which is reserved for hadrat Isa / Jesus (as), when his time is up after his return to the earth.

The Prophet's (pbuh) lived where the dome is today after the Hijrah. The Rawdah - the area between his house and the original mihrab is a part of Jannah - paradise, according to a saying (hadith) of the Prophet (pbuh). He said: "What is between my house and my minbar is a garden from the gardens of Paradise". It is extremely crowded here - often hours before the prayer time, as it is every worshipper's desire to pray here. The area holds only a few hundered worshippers - maybe up to a thousand.

The part of the mosque which currently surrounds the green dome has been expanded several times during different times. It therefore contains architecture of different styles. The other parts are of newer extensions, and they look quite similar.
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Car driving on the Lava TractsThe 1st Jumadi al-Thani, 654 A.H. (approx 5th of June 1256 A.D.), weak earth tremors were felt in Madinah. The tremors increased each day. A strong earthquake rocked Madinah on the 6th day.

The quake was caused by basaltic magma, welling up through cracks in the 40-kilometer thick crust of the Arabian Peninsula. It was followed by fiery volcanic eruptions for 52 days and spewed lava and ash from a massive fissure (20 km) southeast of Madinah. The lava flowed for 23 kilometers and threatened Madinah, which is in the lowlands, itself. The lava eventually reached within 8 km of the city. The light from the lava illuminated the night to the point that it was almost as bright as day.

The residents of Madinah gathered at the Prophet�s (pbuh) mosque to pray to Allah to stop this impending doom. By the dominion and power of Allah, the lava flow was diverted away from Madinah thus averting its complete distruction.

This volcanic erruption from Harrat Rahat is one of the signs of the day of Judgement.
Narrated Abu Hurairah (RA), "The Hour will not be established till a fire will come out of the land of Hijaz, and it will throw light on the necks of the camels at Busra." Various reports tells of how the Bedouins saw the necks of their camels and the light was enough to read by in places as far away as a five day journey!
The lava tracts cover an area from north to south of about 310 km, and it has a width of about 75 km. It is a veritable wasteland; nothing grows or lives there, just mounds of jagged, black rock as far as the eyes can see.
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Masjid al Nabawi by nightWindow near King Abdul Azeez gate.

The Mosque of the Prophet (Masjid al Nabawi) is the second holiest mosque, after the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca. It is the second mosque to be founded by the Prophet Muhammed (saws), the first was Masjid Al-Quba. It was originally built by the Prophet Muhammed (pbuh) and his companions and has later been extended several times by his followers.

The Mosque of the Prophet (pbuh) became his resting place after his death. The last Prophet's (pbuh) resting place is beneath the green dome. The first caliph, hadrath Abu Bakr Siddiq (ra), and the second caliph, hadrath Umar ibn Al Khattab (ra) are both also resting here. It contains a fourth grave as well, which is reserved for hadrat Isa / Jesus (as), when his time is up after his return to the earth.

The Prophet's (pbuh) lived where the dome is today after the Hijrah. The Rawdah - the area between his house and the original mihrab is a part of Jannah - paradise, according to a saying (hadith) of the Prophet (pbuh). He said: "What is between my house and my minbar is a garden from the gardens of Paradise". It is extremely crowded here - often hours before the prayer time, as it is every worshipper's desire to pray here. The area holds only a few hundered worshippers - maybe up to a thousand.

The part of the mosque which currently surrounds the green dome has been expanded several times during different times. It therefore contains architecture of different styles. The other parts are of newer extensions, and they look quite similar.

Last additions - Al Madīnah al Munawwarah
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