Quba Mosque
About the place
- Country : Saudi Arabia , Medina
- Address : Masjed Quba, 3493 Al Hijrah Rd, Al Khatim, Medina 42318, Saudi Arabia
- Category : Mosques
- Establishing Date : It is the first mosque built in Islam
Quba Mosque
Overview:
Quba Mosque is located on the outskirts of Medina. It is the first mosque built in Islam. Pilgrims are keen to visit the mosque and pray in it. It is the best mosque in Madinah after the Prophet’s Mosque.
Quba Mosque is located southwest of the Medina, approximately four kilometers from the Prophet’s Mosque on the “Hijrah Road” between Makkah and Madinah. “Quba” originally was the name of the well of a village that was there for Bani Omar bin Auf.
Historic Overview:
The Messenger himself - along with his companions, may God be pleased with them - participated in the construction of the Quba Mosque, so he was the first to put a stone in his qibla; thus becoming the first mosque established in Islam.
The Quba Mosque, when it was built, it has simple design and furnishing.
It has a square design its side is not more than forty meters long and has three doors.
The mosque was expanded by the caliphate of Umar ibn Al-Khattab, may God be pleased, and the number of its doors increased to six.
The building was renovated and expanded during the reign of Caliph Uthman Ibn Affan, May God be pleased with him; the palm branches were replaced with stone.
He also renewed after him the Umayyad Caliph Omar bin Abdul Aziz when he was the Emir of Medina before assuming the caliphate, so he established the first minaret in addition to the establishment of a corridor and a wide courtyard for the mosque.
The mosque later was inspired by the Islamic architecture in the Middle Ages; it was roofed with large numbers of domes, and six arcades with a large courtyard, in addition to a minaret, and marble mihrab were created for it.
One of the monuments of Quba Mosque is a stone that has inscription in Kufic calligraphy; it records the history of one of the mosque's restorations. The inscription dates back to 435 AH.
The last of these renovations was during the Ottoman Empire during the reign of Sultan Abdul Majid in 1245 AH.
The Quba Mosque was renovated and its external walls were renovated during the Saudi era and extended from the northern side in 1388 AH (1968 AD), while preserving its Islamic architectural style.
The late Saudi King Fahd bin Abd Al-Aziz ordered to rebuild it and multiply its area several times while preserving the old design and its heritage landmarks. Therefore, the old building was destroyed and many adjacent lands were attached to the new building, to accommodate 25 thousand worshipers. This expansion took place 1405-1407 AH (1985-1987 AD).
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