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Bayruha (Bir Ha)
Bir Ha, also written Bayruha, was a garden and sweet-water well owned by Abu Talha al-Ansari, located directly in front of the Prophet's Mosque in Madinah. When the verse 'You…
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Riyad al-Jannah
Riaz ul Jannah, also called the Rawdah, is the area inside Masjid an-Nabawi between the Prophet's ﷺ house — now his burial chamber —…
Medina
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The Domes of Masjid an-Nabawi
The domes of Masjid an-Nabawi range from the iconic Green Dome, which rises above the Prophet's ﷺ burial chamber and the adjacent Rawdah, to…
Medina
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The Gates of Masjid an-Nabawi
The Prophet's ﷺ original mosque had three simple doorways, among them Bab ar-Rahmah, the Gate of Mercy, and Bab Jibril, the gate linked to…
Medina
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The History of Masjid an-Nabawi
Al-Masjid an-Nabawi was built by the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and his companions in 622 CE, immediately after the Hijra, on the spot in Madinah…
Medina
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The Hujurat: The Chambers of the Prophet’s Wives
The Hujurat: The Chambers of the Prophet's Wives at Masjid an-Nabawi, Madinah Along the eastern wall of the first mosque in Madinah once stood…
Medina
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The Mihrabs of Masjid an-Nabawi
The mihrabs of Masjid an-Nabawi are the gilded prayer niches set into and near the qibla wall of the mosque. The most treasured is…
Medina
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The Minbar of the Prophet
The Minbar of the Prophet ﷺ: History, Hadith and Ziyarah Guide to the Pulpit of Masjid an-Nabawi Inside Masjid an-Nabawi in Madinah, at the…
Medina
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The Pillars of Masjid an-Nabawi
The pillars of Masjid an-Nabawi, known as the Ustuwanat, stand in the Rawdah on the sites of the palm-trunk columns of the Prophet's ﷺ…
Medina
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The Rawdah and the Sacred Chamber
The Rawdah is the space inside Masjid an-Nabawi between the Prophet's ﷺ minbar and his house — the chamber of his wife Aisha (ra),…
Medina
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The Suffah and the Ahl al-Suffah
The Suffah and the Ahl al-Suffah: The Shaded Platform and the Poor of the Prophet's Mosque in Madinah Historical Background At the rear of…
Medina
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The Window on the Green Dome
The small protruding structure on the northern slope of the Green Dome of Masjid an-Nabawi is a sealed aperture that has been kept above…