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here to View Medina Gallery - Unseen Pics of Gumbad e Khizra,
Doors, Roza Mubarak, Sunehri Jaaliyaan, Terrace and Many many
more pics
1.
Makkah/Makkah; Ka'aba, Hajar al-Aswad, Hijr Ismail, Well of
Zamzam, Jannat al-Mualla cemetary,
Jabal Nur, Masjid Hudaibiya, Jabal
Rahmah, Masjid Numrah
2. Medina; Masjid an-Nabawi, Masjid Quba, Jannatul Baqi cemetary,
Grave of Hamza, Masjid Qiblatayn
3. Jeddah; Grave of Lady Hawa (Eve, wife of Adam)
4. Jabal al Lawz (near Al Bad') alternative site of Mt. Sinai
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Prophets-SAW Makkah house plan
A historic photograph of Bab Al Salam (gate of peace)
in Masjid-Al Nabawi Sharif in Madinah.
Prophet's Masjid in Medina; Prophet Muhammad (Peace and Blessings
be Upon him) is buried there.
Al-Masjid
an-Nabawi or the Masjid of the Prophet, in Medina,
is the second holiest Masjid in Islam. Al-Masjid al-Haram in
Makkah is the holiest Masjid; the Al-Aqsa Masjid (adjacent to
the Dome of the Rock, in Jerusalem) is the third holiest in
Islam.
The
original Masjid was built by the Prophet Muhammad (Peace and
Blessings be Upon him). Subsequent Islamic rulers greatly expanded
and decorated the Masjid. The most important feature of the
site is the green dome over the center of the Masjid, where
the tomb of Prophet Muhammad (Peace and Blessings be Upon him)
is located. Constructed in 1817C.E. and painted green in 1839C.E.,
it is known as the Dome of the Prophet. (Early Muslim leaders
Abu Bakr and Umar ibn al-Khattab are buried in an adjacent area
as well.)
The
edifice was originally Prophet Muhammad (Peace and Blessings
be Upon him)'s house; he settled there after his Hijrah (emigration)
to Medina, later building a Masjid on the grounds. He himself
shared in the heavy work of construction. The original Masjid
was an open-air building. The basic plan of the building has
been adopted in the building of other Masjids throughout the
world.
The
Masjid also served as a community center, a court, and a religious
school. There was a raised platform for the people who taught
the Qur'an.
Ar-Rawdah
an-Nabawiyah
At the heart of the Masjid is a very special but small area
named ar-Rawdah an-Nabawiyah, which extends from the tomb of
the Prophet Muhammad (Peace and Blessings be Upon him) to his
pulpit. All pilgrims attempt to visit and pray in ar-Rawdah,
for there is a tradition that supplications and prayers uttered
here are never rejected. Entrance into ar-Rawdah is not always
possible (especially during the Hajj season), as the tiny area
can accommodate only a few hundred people. Ar-Rawdah has two
small gateways manned by Saudi soldiers charged with preventing
overcrowding in the tiny area. The green fence at the tomb of
Muhammad (Peace and Blessings be Upon him) is guarded by Wahhabi
volunteers; they stop pilgrims from touching the fence, a gesture
of worship that the Wahhabis regard as shirk, idolatry.
The
structure called Prophet Muhammad (Peace and Blessings be Upon
him)'s pulpit is also guarded by a Wahhabi volunteer, who attempts
to keep pilgrims from touching the pulpit. The current marble
pulpit was constructed by the Ottomans. The original pulpit
was much smaller than the current one, and constructed of palm
tree wood, not marble.
Saudi
expansion of the Masjid
The original Masjid was not that large, and today the original
exists only as a small portion of the larger Masjid. From 1925,
after Medina surrendered to Ibn Sa'ud, the Masjid was gradually
expanded until 1955 when extensive rennovations were carried
out. The latest renovations took place under King Fahd and have
greatly increased the size of the Masjid, allowing it to hold
a large number of worshippers and pilgrims. It is also completely
air-conditioned and decorated with marble. The
newer and older sections of the Masjid are quite distinct. The
older section has many colorful decorations and numerous small
pillars.
The
Masjid is located in what was traditionally the center of Medina,
with many hotels and old markets nearby. It is a major pilgrimage
site and many people who perform the Hajj later go on to Medina
to visit the Masjid.
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Hira, the cave where the angel Gabriel is said
to have first visited Muhammad
(Peace and Blessings be Upon him).
Gar-e-Hira or the Cave of Hira
is a cave on the peak name Jabal al-Nour in the Hejaz region
of present day Saudi Arabia. It is most notable as the Prophet
Muhammad (Peace and Blessings be Upon him), received his first
revelations from God through the angel Jibril
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Jannat
ul Baqi - Baqi cemetery, where the wives and companions of the
prophet Muhammad are buried.
Jannat
al-Baqi (also spelt Jannat ul-Baqi) is a famous cemetery in
Madinah, Saudi Arabia, located right across from the Masjid
al-Nabawi. It is well known since many of Muhammad s.a.w. relatives
and companions are buried here, and due to its sanctity. Its
name means "Tree Garden of Heaven". Many traditions
relate Prophet Muhammad s.a.w.issuing a prayer every time he
passed the cemetery.
Jannatul Baqi had Dargah's and Mazaars in that place
before the saudis destroyed them.
Prior
to the twentieth century, many of the graves were covered with
domes or other structures.
However, after the city of Madinah was taken by the Wahabbi
forces of Ibn Saud, many of these buildings and tombs, originally
intended to identify famous figures and enable Muslims to receive
blessings or petition saints buried there for their intercession,
were destroyed, in order to keep with the Wahabbi ideal of not
venerating graves.
Despite this, the graves of many historic figures continue to
be visited by numerous pilgrims and burials continue at the
cemetery to this day as well.
After
the demolition of 1925, Saudi authorities have stepped up restrictions
with regards to visiting graves. Shias come to Jannatul Baqi
to pay respect to their leaders, and this often involves invoking
the dead and reciting salutations. However, this goes against
the principles of the Wahabbi interpretation of Islam, state-sanctioned
within Saudi Arabia, and the result is that often books and
maps of the graves are confiscated by the authorities.
Many
Shia continue to mourn the day that the House of Saud demolished
graves in the Baqi cemetery, calling this day Yaum e Gham, literally
meaning Day of Sorrow. They continue to protest the Saudi government's
continuous demolition of shrines and ancient Masjids in Saudi
Arabia built over shrines.
Jannatul Maula had Dargah's and Mazaars in that place
before the saudis destroyed them.
People Buried at Jannat al-Baqi
All of Prophet Muhammad's wives, except for Khadijah
Prophet Muhammad's son Ibrahim who died in infancy
Fatima Zahra, Prophet Muhammad's daughter, in a unknown grave.
Many of prophet Muhammad's aunts
Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib, uncle of prophet Muhammad
Hasan ibn Ali, 2nd Shia Imam, grandson of prophet Muhammad
Ali ibn Husayn, 4th Shia Imam, great-grandson of prophet Muhammad
Muhammad al-Baqir, 5th Shia Imam
Jafar Sadiq, 6th Shia Imam
Malik ibn Anas, Islamic jurist
Imam Shamil, Chechen leader
Uthman ibn Affan, after later extensions.
Many other companions of Muhammad.
The
Grave of Abu Obedah R .A. ( Muhammed S.A.W_'s Companion )
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Fudhail
Bin Iyadh Bin Masood Bin Bishr Al-Tamimi
aka
Abul Fadhl and Abu Ali, was an early day Sufi
Saint, a successor to Abdul Waahid Bin Zaid, third link in the
Sufi Silsilah of Chishti Order, and the Master of Ibrahim Bin
Adham. It is said that he was a highwayman before finding
God and repenting. He died on 3rd Rabiul Awwal, 187 Hijri in
Holy Kaaba. His grave is in Jannatul Ma'la, the graveyard
in Makkah
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Jannatul
Maula
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The
tree of our beloved Muhammad (Peace and Blessings be Upon him)
where he took shelter.
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The grave of Hz. Um Hewa (a.s.) (Mother Eve) in Jeddah,
The
tombs of Hajar and Ishmael (a.s.) next to Kaaba Sharif,
The
tomb of Hz. Aba Adam (a.s.), which is beneath the Kaaba itself.
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