3400 x 5079 px | 28,8 x 43 cm | 11,3 x 16,9 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
2007
Ubicazione:
Madinah Saudi Arabia
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Doors of 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 Madinah Saudi Arabia 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
