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  ooBdoo
The Qur'an applies the term "masjid" to places of worship of different religions, including Judaism and Christianity; in the same general meaning of a place of worship, the word is used in the hadith, collections of Muslim traditions about the deeds and saying of Muhammad and his companions.
The Masjid al-Haram was significantly expanded and improved in the early centuries of Islam in order to accommodate the increasing number of Muslims who either lived in the area or made the annual Hajj, or pilgrimage, to Mecca, before it acquired its present shape in 1577 in the reign of the Ottoman sultan Selim II.
The domes of the Khatem Al Anbiyaa Mosque in Beirut, Lebanon
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 Mosque - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
The Arabic word masjid means temple or place of worship and comes from the Arabic root sajada (root "s-j-d," meaning to bow or kneel) which means he worshipped in reference to the prostrations performed during Islamic prayers.
Today, the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca and the Masjid al-Nabawi in Medina are considered the two holiest sites in Islam. The Masjid al-Haram today has a large courtyard that surrounds the Ka'bah and walls that form the edge of the structure and a separation from the city of Mecca.
Masjid comes from the Arabic root sajada (root "s-j-d," meaning to bow or kneel) which means he worshipped in reference to the prostrations performed during Islamic prayers. However, in the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth centuries, variations of word masjid began to be used.
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 Informat.io on Mosque
Masjid comes from the Arabic root sajada (root "s-j-d," meaning to bow or kneel) which means he worshipped in reference to the prostrations performed during Islamic prayers.
The Masjid al-Haram today has a large courtyard that surrounds the Ka'bah and walls that form the edge of the structure and a separation from the city of Mecca.
Likewise, the Masjid al-Nabawi and the city of Medina, Saudi Arabia that surrounds it are also off-limits to those who do not practice Islam.
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 Guidelines for Proper Conduct in Makkah and Madinah
and Madinah particularly in the vicinity of Masjid Al Haram and Masjid Al Nabawi Sharif.
Sleeping and resting in Masjid Al Haram and Masjid Al Nabawi: First of all people should not be sleeping in Masjid Al Haram and Masjid Al Nabawi except during the period of I’tikaf.
Masjid Al Haram and Masjid Al Nabawi and their surroundings are always filled with millions of people.
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 Al-Masjid al-Nabawi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 is guarded by Wahhabi volunteers; they stop pilgrims from touching the fence, a gesture of worship that the Wahhabis regard as shirk, idolatry.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Masjid_al-Nabawi   (529 words)

  
 Britain.tv Wikipedia - Mosques
The word "mosque"?title=in English refers to all types of buildings dedicated for Islamic worship, although there is a distinction in Arabic between the smaller, privately-owned mosque and the larger, "collective"?title=or Friday mosque (masjid jami) (Arabic مسجدجامع), which has more community and social amenities.
The Arabic word masjid means place of prostration and is a noun of place from the verb sajada (root "s-j-d,"?title=meaning "to prostrate"?title=or "to touch one's head to the ground"?title=in reference to the prostrations performed during Islamic prayers.
The word "m-s-g-d"?title=is attested in Aramaic as early as the 5th century BCE, and the same word is later found in Nabataean inscriptions with the meaning "place of worship"; apparently, this Aramaic word originally meant "stele"?title=or "sacred pillar".
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 Library at Prophet's Mosque   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The position this man occupies in the hearts of more than a quarter of the world population makes it pertinent that every right-thinking, fair and unbiased person should learn about this man. So, Al-Madinah possesses virtues which are well known and an influence which none disputes in supporting this religion.
And the land of Madinah Munawwarah contains his pure remains and its ennoblement is increased thereby and it includes his MASJID, by which its purity is increased and its station is raised by them both and it is elevated in esteem, honor and love in the hearts of the Muslims.
The pilgrims are recommended to visit the Prophet's Masjid in Medina, whether they are visiting the sacred territory for the Umra or the Hajj.
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 Guidelines for Proper Conduct in Makkah and Madinah - Part 1 - Ummah.com
People have also written books on the rituals of Madinah outlining the number and manner of prayers to be conducted in Masjid Al Nabawi Sharif even telling which part of the mosque to pray in.
The respect and honour of Masjid Al Nabawi remains the same as exemplified by the companions’ behaviour in the presence of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).
If the reward for doing good deeds in Masjid Al Haraam and Masjid Al Nabawi is the highest and the second highest compared to other places in the world then the punishment for doing bad deeds in Masjid Al Haraam and Masjid Al Nabawi will be the worst as well.
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 eListing.Com || Develop by Muslim 2 Muslim
The first mosque in Medina, a city north of Makkah, was the house of the Prophet Muhammad Masjid al-Nabawi to which the followers of Muhammad had withdrawn from persecution in 622.
Brief Info: The Masjid i-Shah Mosque is a marvel of safavids art and magnificent example of the extravagant architecture that constituted tha glory of Isfahan at the time.
Brief Info: Masjid Al-Istiqamah, or Al-Istiqamah Mosque, is a mosque in Singapore whose construction was completed in 1999.
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 1truth
Al Masjid Al-Nabawi (The Sacred Mosque of the Prophet) in
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 tabarrukat
Gunbad-e-Khadhra (Green Dome) in Masjid Al Nabawi Sharif in Madinah tul Munawwarah.
Masjid Al Quba, the first mosque built by Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) when he migrated from Makkah to Madinah
A beautiful aerial scene of Masjid Al Nabawi Sharif (Peace be upon him) in Madinah.
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 Masjid al-Nabawi   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
According to some Islamic traditions, there is also an empty grave present which is for Jesus who will die after returning to Earth.
Masjid al-Nabawi (Mosque of the Prophet), [[Medina]] The Mosque itself was originally the house of Muhammad upon his emigration to Madinah.
He later used the grounds of his house to build a mosque, a project upon which he worked himself.
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 Mosque - Wikipedia Light!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The Arabic word masjid means temple or place of worship and comes from the Arabic root sajada (root "s-j-d," meaning to bow or kneel) which means he worshipped in reference to the prostrations performed during Islamic prayers.
Mosques have evolved significantly from the open-air spaces that were the Quba Mosque and Masjid al-Nabawi in the seventh century.
The first three mosques were very simple open spaces on the Arabian Peninsula, but since that time over one thousand years ago, mosques have evolved to adapt to cultures and environments on all parts of the globe.
www.godseye.com /wiki/index.php/Mosque   (5147 words)

  
 AL-MADINAH AL-MUNAWWARAH The City of the Prophet Spring 1998, Volume 15, Number 1, Saudi Arabia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Upon his approach to the oasis in 622, the Prophet established the first mosque in Islam at Quba, a village on the outskirts of Madinah.
Called Masjid Al-Nabawi (the Prophet's Mosque), the first structure on today's site was a simple one supported by the trunks of standing palm trees, and was built by the Prophet himself.
It was this mosque at which the Prophet and his companions prayed, and which soon became the social and economic center of the city and the Islamic state.
www.masjidannur.com /eduoutreach/articles/hsites/madinah.html   (2970 words)

  
 Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah, by Richard Burton (chapter16)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The Masjid Al-Nabawi, or the Prophet’s Mosque, is one of the Haramayn, or the “two sanctuaries” of Al-Islam, and is the second of the three
The Masjid al-Nabi is a parallelogram about four hundred and twenty feet in length by three hundred and forty broad, the direction of the long walls being nearly north and south.
The carpets are flowered, and the pediments of the columns are cased with bright green tiles, and adorned to the height of a man with gaudy and unnatural vegetation in arabesque.
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 Prophet's Mosque (Masjid Al-Nabawi and Green Dome) - Virtual tour by www.imedia.ae
Located in Madinah, is the Prophet's Mosque (Masjid Al Nabawi), the second most important mosque in Islam, after the Grand Mosque (Al-Haram), in Makkah Al-Mukarramah.
It is situated to the north-west near the valley Aqiq.
In this mosque, Allah directed Prophet Muhammad, who was in the middle of a salaat along with "sahaba karam", to turn his face from Islam's first qibla, "Bait-ul-Muqqadis", (Masjid Alaqs in Jerusalem) to "Ka'ba" in "Masjid al-Haram" in Makka.
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 The Prophet's Mosque (Masjid al-Nabawi) - Medina, Saudi Arabia
Entrance into ar-Rawdah is not always possible (especially during the Hajj), as the tiny area can accommodate only a few hundred people.
The green fence at the tomb of Muhammad is guarded by Wahhabi volunteers, who prevent pilgrims from touching the fence, which the Wahhabis regard as idolatry.
The Architecture of the Prophet's Holy Mosque, Al Madinah.
www.sacred-destinations.com /saudi-arabia/medina-prophets-mosque.htm   (1627 words)

  
 Ziaraat.com - Damascus - About
According to some historians she was buried in her own room (now inside Masjid Nabawi) next to the Holy Prophet(pbuhandhf)'s darih
Infront of Masjid Quba, is a sweet-water well that is now closed.
It is situated in the eastern part of Masjid Quba.
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 Jordan,Palestine and Masjid Al-aqsa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The Messenger of Allaah  (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: One prayer in my mosque is better than four prayers there, but it is still a good place of prayer.
Soon there will come a time when if a man has a spot of land as big as his horse’s rope from which he can see Bayt al-Maqdis, that will be better for him than the whole world.
These three mosques are the three for which it is prescribed to travel for the purpose of worship.
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 Mosque information information - Search.com
See also: Masjid al-Haram, Quba Mosque, and Masjid al-Nabawi
Badshahi Masjid; Lahore, Pakistan - largest Mughul empire mosque
ISBN 0226467678. “The Jami Masjid, the largest mosque in India”
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 Hajj and Umra Site   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Praying one Salah at Al-Masjid Al-Nabawi equals a thousand Salahs performed in other Masjids, other than the Masjid Al-Haram.
When you arrive at the Masjid, offer two raka'hs, Salutation Salah of the Masjid or an obligatory Salah.
After that set out for Masjid Quba in a state of purity with intention to offer Salah in it.
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 Hotels around the Masjid Al-Nabawi (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallum) in the holy city of Madinah Al-Munawwarah
Hotels around the Masjid Al-Nabawi (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallum) in the holy city of Madinah Al-Munawwarah
On the Abuzar st. near the north-eastern corner of Masjid Al-Nabawi
On the west side of Masjid Al-Nabawi near SAPTCO Bus Terminal
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 Islam Question and Answer - Going to visit places and mosques in which the Prophet prayed
In al-Taa’if they make sure that they visit Masjid ‘Addaas, and they want to visit mosques in Makkah in order to pray there.
Travelling to visit al-Masjid al-Nabawi is an action which is prescribed in sharee’ah as indicated by the hadeeth of the Prophet
As is well known, acts of worship should be based on following (the Sunnah), not on innovations.
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 News | Gainesville.com | The Gainesville Sun | Gainesville, Fla.
Muslims often refer to the mosque by its Arabic name, masjid (pl. masajid) (Arabic مسجد IPA // or //).
Mosques first arrived in the Ottoman Empire (mostly present-day Turkey) during the 11th century, when many of the Turks in the region began to convert to Islam.
The seventeenth verse of the chapter prohibits those who join gods with Allah — polytheists — from entering mosques:
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 VRMAG - THE PROPHET'S MOSQUE (MASJID AL-NABAWI) SAUDI ARABIA
This is the first virtual tour of the Prophet's Mosque (Masjid Al Nabawi), the second most important place of worship for Muslims around the world, after the Grand Mosque (Al-Haram), in Makkah Al-Mukarramah.
Millions of Muslims visit the Mosque each year, to worship, to visit the Prophet's grave, and to see the city that gave birth to Islam.
Who would you believe--the folks who actually buried him--and built the mosque for his grave, or the folks who created a tale later on?"
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 Best of 2005 - The Prophet's Mosque (Masjid Al Nabawi) - Mahmood Rashid Khan - 233/325 - World Wide Panorama   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Best of 2005 - The Prophet's Mosque (Masjid Al Nabawi) - Mahmood Rashid Khan - 233/325 - World Wide Panorama
A most gracious welcome, gleaming with the gift of culture; a recitation of a journey from the unknown that carries us into the light the illuminates the universe.
The chamber was next to the mosque at that time, but has since been incorporated into the mosque with a subsequent expansion.
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 Guidelines for Proper Conduct in Makkah and Madinah - Part 1 [Archive] - Ummah.com
Do we really know what Makkah and Madinah are?
This is the city where millions of Muslims yearn to go and millions more visit each year.
Narrated by Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) : The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "Medina is a sanctuary from that place to that.
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 Photo Gallery of Masjid al-Nabawi (The Prophet's Mosque), Medina
Photo Gallery of Masjid al-Nabawi (The Prophet's Mosque), Medina
Pictures of Masjid al-Nabawi (The Prophet's Mosque), Medina
A photo gallery to accompany the article on The Prophet's Mosque in Medina, which is the second-holiest mosque in the world and Muhammad's final resting place.
www.sacred-destinations.com /saudi-arabia/medina-pictures/index.htm   (227 words)

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