Masjid Al Qiblatain in Medina   —-In Makkah, the Prophet(pbuh) used to pray towards Jerusalem, with the Ka’bah in front of him. When he migrated to Al-Madinah, he prayed towards Jerusalem for sixteen months, but he hoped it would be changed to the Ka’bah. “Verily, We have seen the turning of your(Muhammad’s) face towards the [...]

  Abu Bakr, may God be pleased with him, once left his house in the burning heat of the midday sun and went to the mosque. Umar saw him and asked, “Abu Bakr, what has brought you out at this hour? Abu Bakr said he had left his house because he was terribly hungry and [...]

The house in Medina where the prophet (pbuh) first stayed. Part – 1 Khalid ibn Zayd ibn Kulayb from the Banu Najjar was a great and close companion of the Prophet. He was known as Abu Ayyub (the father of Ayyub) and enjoyed a privilege which many of the Ansar in Madinah hoped they would [...]

Khalid ibn Zayd ibn Kulayb from the Banu Najjar was a great and close companion of the Prophet. He was known as Abu Ayyub (the father of Ayyub) and enjoyed a privilege which many of the Ansar in Madinah hoped they would have. When the Prophet, peace and blessings of God be on him, reached [...]

  Umar bin Jubair describes Jannat Al-Baqi as he saw it during his travel to Madina, saying “Al-Baqi is situated to the east of Madina”. You enter it through the gate known as the gate of Al-Baqi. As you enter, the first grave you see on your left is that of Safiya, the Prophet Muhammad’s [...]

Part – 1  Literally “Al-Baqi” means a tree garden. It is also known as “Jannat Al-Baqi” due to its sanctity, since in it are buried many of our Prophet Muhammad’s relatives and companions. The first companion buried in Jannat Al-Baqi was Uthman bin Madhoon who died on the 3rd of Shaban al-Moazzam in the 3rd [...]

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