Madinah Ziarats (Sacred Sites)
Masjid Nabawi ﷺ Masjid al-Nabawi (Arabic: المسجد النبوي; “The Prophet’s Mosque”) was built by the Prophet ﷺ shortly after his migration from Makkah to Madinah in 1 AH (622 CE). It was originally a small mosque built from mud bricks and palm fronds but has undergone several expansions throughout history making it one of the largest mosques in […]
Virtues of Madinah
Narrated Anas رضي الله عنه: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Medina is a sanctuary from that place to that. Its trees should not be cut and no heresy should be innovated nor any sin should be committed in it, and whoever innovates in it an heresy or commits sins (bad deeds), then he will incur the […]
Masjid Abu Bakr al-Siddiq
Masjid Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (Arabic: مسجد ابي بكر الصديق) is a mosque situated on a site where the Prophet ﷺ is reported to have performed Eid salah. Source: https://hajjumrahplanner.com/masjid-abu-bakr-al-siddiq/
Masjid al-Jummah
Masjid al-Jummah (Arabic: مسجد الجمعة) is a mosque located on the site where the Prophet ﷺ led the first Friday prayer after his arrival in Madinah. Source: https://hajjumrahplanner.com/masjid-al-jummah/
Masjid al-Qiblatain
Masjid al-Qiblatain (Arabic: مسجد القبلتين), or Mosque of the Two Qiblas, is notable for being the location where the Prophet ﷺ received a divine command to switch the Qibla from Jerusalem to Makkah. It is one of the three earliest mosques in Islamic history. Photo Gallery
Masjid Quba
Masjid Quba (Arabic: مسجد قباء) was the first mosque to be built by the Prophet ﷺ after his arrival in Madinah from Makkah. It is situated approximately 3.25 kilometres from Masjid Nabawi. For those who arrive in Madinah before or after performing Hajj or Umrah, a visit to Masjid Quba carries profound significance and promises great […]
Jannatul Baqi
Jannatul Baqi (Arabic: جنة البقيع; “Garden of Baqi”), also known as Baqi al-Gharqad (Arabic: بقیع الغرقد; “Baqi of the Boxthorn”) is the main cemetery in Madinah, located to the southeast of Masjid al-Nabawi. It contains the graves of many prominent members of the Prophet’s family ﷺ, as well as graves belonging to the Sahaba, Tabi’in, scholars and righteous people. Meaning […]
Masjid Nabawi Pillars
There are six pillars or columns inside the Rawdah area within Masjid Nabawi that hold special historical and spiritual significance, with a further two inside the Sacred Chamber. These blessed pillars stand on the exact locations where the original pillars, made from palm tree trunks, stood after Masjid Nabawi was built during the life of the Prophet […]
Rawdah (Riyazul Jannah)
The Rawdah (Arabic: الروضة; “The Garden”; also transliterated as “Rawda” or “Rauda”), sometimes called al-Rawdah al-Shareef (Arabic: الروضة الشريفة; “The Noble Rawdah (Garden)”) is one of the Riyadhul Jannah (Arabic: رياض الجنه; “Gardens of Paradise”; commonly transliterated as “Riyazul Jannah”) and refers to the area between the tomb of the Prophet ﷺ and his minbar. […]
Visiting the Prophet ﷺ
The most excellent of deeds on completion of the Hajj or Umrah is to go to Madinah in order to visit the grave of the Master of Prophets, the Mercy unto Mankind, Muhammad ﷺ. Although visiting the Prophet ﷺ is classified as a sunnah, some scholars have gone to the extent of making it close […]
