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The name of Ratij Mosque is derived from the Banu Ratej family, who are from the Banu Abdul-Ashhal tribe.<ref>Kaʿkī, ''Maʿālim al-Madīna al-munawwara bayn al-ʿimāra wa l-tārīkh'', vol. 4, p. 178.</ref>
The name of Ratij Mosque is derived from the Banu Ratej family, who are from the Banu Abdul-Ashhal tribe.<ref>Kaʿkī, ''Maʿālim al-Madīna al-munawwara bayn al-ʿimāra wa l-tārīkh'', vol. 4, p. 178.</ref>
Ratij was the name of a fortress belonging to the [[Banu Abdul-Ashhal]] tribe.<ref>Ḥimyarī,''Al-Rawḍ al-miʿṭār fī khabar al-aqṭār'', p. 266.</ref>
Ratij was the name of a fortress belonging to the [[Banu Abdul-Ashhal]] tribe.<ref>Ḥimyarī,''Al-Rawḍ al-miʿṭār fī khabar al-aqṭār'', p. 266.</ref>
And due to its fame, the area was also named Ratij.<ref>Khiyārī, ''Tārīkh maʿālimal-madīna al-munawwara qadīman wa ḥadīthan'', p. 36.</ref>(8)
And due to its fame, the area was also named Ratij.<ref>Khiyārī, ''Tārīkh maʿālimal-madīna al-munawwara qadīman wa ḥadīthan'', p. 36.</ref>  
And Ratij Mosque was also located next to this fortress.<ref>Ṣabrī Pāshā, ''Mawsūʿa mirʾāt al-ḥaramayn'', vol. 4, p. 706.</ref>  
And Ratij Mosque was also located next to this fortress.<ref>Ṣabrī Pāshā, ''Mawsūʿa mirʾāt al-ḥaramayn'', vol. 4, p. 706.</ref>  
And over time, other groups settled in the vicinity of the Ratij fortress.<ref>Khiyārī, ''Tārīkh maʿālimal-madīna al-munawwara qadīman wa ḥadīthan'', p. 44,51.</ref>
And over time, other groups settled in the vicinity of the Ratij fortress.<ref>Khiyārī, ''Tārīkh maʿālimal-madīna al-munawwara qadīman wa ḥadīthan'', p. 44,51.</ref>


==The building's history==
==The building's history==
The construction and demolition dates of Ratej Mosque are not clear. The mosque did not exist in the eighth and ninth centuries. Samhudi mentioned this mosque in a section discussing mosques whose precise locations are not known.<ref>Samhūdī, ''Wafāʾ al-wafā bi akhbār dar al-Muṣṭafā'', vol. 3, p. 224.</ref>  
The construction and demolition dates of Ratij Mosque are not clear. The mosque did not exist in the eighth and ninth centuries. Samhudi mentioned this mosque in a section discussing mosques whose precise locations are not known.<ref>Samhūdī, ''Wafāʾ al-wafā bi akhbār dar al-Muṣṭafā'', vol. 3, p. 224.</ref>  
In the book "Al-Madina Between the Past and the Present" (published in 2013), Ibrahim b. Ali Ayyashi locates the vicinity of the mosque next to the Jassum Well to the south, where a large Ottoman communications center was built.<ref>ʿAyyāshī, ''Al-Madīna al-munawwara bayn al-māḍī wa al-ḥāḍir'', p. 359.</ref>
In the book "Al-Madina Between the Past and the Present" (published in 2013), Ibrahim b. Ali Ayyashi locates the vicinity of the mosque next to the Jassum Well to the south, where a large Ottoman communications center was built.<ref>ʿAyyāshī, ''Al-Madīna al-munawwara bayn al-māḍī wa al-ḥāḍir'', p. 359.</ref>
This building still remains to this day.<ref>Kaʿkī, ''Maʿālim al-Madīna al-munawwara bayn al-ʿimāra wa l-tārīkh'', vol. 4, p. 181.</ref>
This building still remains to this day.<ref>Kaʿkī, ''Maʿālim al-Madīna al-munawwara bayn al-ʿimāra wa l-tārīkh'', vol. 4, p. 181.</ref>
According to Ka'ki, a contemporary geographer of [[Medina]], in 1992, the Municipality of Medina carried out renovation operations in this area.<ref>Kaʿkī, ''Maʿālim al-Madīna al-munawwara bayn al-ʿimāra wa l-tārīkh'', vol. 4, p. 183.</ref>  
According to Ka'ki, a contemporary geographer of [[Medina]], in 1992, the Municipality of Medina carried out renovation operations in this area.<ref>Kaʿkī, ''Maʿālim al-Madīna al-munawwara bayn al-ʿimāra wa l-tārīkh'', vol. 4, p. 183.</ref>
 
==historical related events==
==historical related events==
===Prayer of the prophet===  
===Prayer of the prophet===  

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Rātij Mosque
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Satellite image of the area where the mosque was located.
General Information
Other NamesHisn al-Ratij
PlaceMedina
UsageMosque
Religious Aspect
Religious AffiliationIslam
BeliefsThe presence of the Prophet (s) and his prayer in this place
PilgrimsBilal al-Habashi
History
Time of Constructionduring the time of the prophet
EventsThe battle of Khandaq
ReconstructionsThe last renovation in 1992
ReconstructorsMedina Municipality
Current State
StatusDemolished

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Rātij Mosque (Ar: مسجد الراتج) is one of the mosques associated with the Banu Abdul-Ashhal tribe in the north of Medina. It currently does not exist, and only its boundaries or ruins remain.

Ratej was the name of a fortress belonging to the Banu Abdul-Ashhal tribe, and due to its fame, the area was also named Ratij. The Ratij Mosque was located next to this fortress. It is one of the mosques where the Prophet Muhammad (s) prayed within its boundaries and where Bilal al-Habashi called the adhan (call to prayer).

Location

Ratij Mosque was located in the old Ratij area, also known as Hisn al-Ratij. Today, there is no such name or area in Medina.[1] The current name of the area in question is Masani.[2] Which is entirely located within the lands and boundaries of the Banu Abdul-Ashhal tribe.[3] The place where Ratij Mosque was located is now on Uthman b. Affan Street, which is known to the people of Medina as Tariq al-'Uyun.[4] Ratij Mosque was located to the northeast of Mount Dhubab. Today, Masjid al-Rayah is located on this mountain.[5]

Names

The name of Ratij Mosque is derived from the Banu Ratej family, who are from the Banu Abdul-Ashhal tribe.[6] Ratij was the name of a fortress belonging to the Banu Abdul-Ashhal tribe.[7] And due to its fame, the area was also named Ratij.[8] And Ratij Mosque was also located next to this fortress.[9] And over time, other groups settled in the vicinity of the Ratij fortress.[10]

The building's history

The construction and demolition dates of Ratij Mosque are not clear. The mosque did not exist in the eighth and ninth centuries. Samhudi mentioned this mosque in a section discussing mosques whose precise locations are not known.[11] In the book "Al-Madina Between the Past and the Present" (published in 2013), Ibrahim b. Ali Ayyashi locates the vicinity of the mosque next to the Jassum Well to the south, where a large Ottoman communications center was built.[12] This building still remains to this day.[13] According to Ka'ki, a contemporary geographer of Medina, in 1992, the Municipality of Medina carried out renovation operations in this area.[14]

historical related events

Prayer of the prophet

According to some accounts, the Prophet Muhammad (s) prayed in this mosque.[15] And it's narrated that they drank from a well there called Jassum.[16] Also, Bilal al-Habashi called the Adhan (Islamic call to prayer) in this mosque.[17]

Digging of the trench

At the suggestion of the Prophet Muhammad, the area of digging the trench and its divisions were arranged in a way to confront the attack of the polytheists, starting from the area of Muzad, extending to Dhubab, and then ending near Ratij Mosque.[18] It has been reported that the Banu Abdul-Ashhal tribe dug trenches from the Ratej area to the vicinity of their homes.[19]

Related historical figures

One of the personalities from the residents of the Ratij fortress is Iyas b.Aus, who during the Battle of Badr was among those who proposed engaging in battle outside Medina to the esteemed Prophet Muhammad (s).[20]

Notes

  1. ↑ Kaʿkī, Maʿālim al-Madīna al-munawwara bayn al-ʿimāra wa l-tārīkh, vol. 4, p. 179.
  2. ↑ ʿAyyāshī, Al-Madīna al-munawwara bayn al-māḍī wa al-ḥāḍir, p. 358.
  3. ↑ ʿAyyāshī, Al-Madīna al-munawwara bayn al-māḍī wa al-ḥāḍir, p. 359.
  4. ↑ Kaʿkī, Maʿālim al-Madīna al-munawwara bayn al-ʿimāra wa l-tārīkh, vol. 4, p. 179.
  5. ↑ Samhūdī, Wafāʾ al-wafā bi akhbār dar al-Muṣṭafā, vol. 3, p. 225.
  6. ↑ Kaʿkī, Maʿālim al-Madīna al-munawwara bayn al-ʿimāra wa l-tārīkh, vol. 4, p. 178.
  7. ↑ Ḥimyarī,Al-Rawḍ al-miʿṭār fī khabar al-aqṭār, p. 266.
  8. ↑ Khiyārī, Tārīkh maʿālimal-madīna al-munawwara qadīman wa ḥadīthan, p. 36.
  9. ↑ Ṣabrī Pāshā, Mawsūʿa mirʾāt al-ḥaramayn, vol. 4, p. 706.
  10. ↑ Khiyārī, Tārīkh maʿālimal-madīna al-munawwara qadīman wa ḥadīthan, p. 44,51.
  11. ↑ Samhūdī, Wafāʾ al-wafā bi akhbār dar al-Muṣṭafā, vol. 3, p. 224.
  12. ↑ ʿAyyāshī, Al-Madīna al-munawwara bayn al-māḍī wa al-ḥāḍir, p. 359.
  13. ↑ Kaʿkī, Maʿālim al-Madīna al-munawwara bayn al-ʿimāra wa l-tārīkh, vol. 4, p. 181.
  14. ↑ Kaʿkī, Maʿālim al-Madīna al-munawwara bayn al-ʿimāra wa l-tārīkh, vol. 4, p. 183.
  15. ↑ Shurrāb, Al- maʿālim al-ʾathīra fī al-sunna wa al-sīra, p. 262.
  16. ↑ Numīrī, Ibn Shubba. Tārīkh al-madīna al-munawwara, vol. 1, p. 69.
  17. ↑ Samhūdī, Wafāʾ al-wafā bi akhbār dar al-Muṣṭafā, vol. 3, p. 861.
  18. ↑ Najafī,Madīna shināsī, vol. 2, p. 364.
  19. ↑ Wāqidī,Al-Maghāzī, vol. 2, p. 337.
  20. ↑ Wāqidī,Al-Maghāzī, vol. 1, p. 211.

References

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  • Ḥimyarī, Muḥammad b. ʿAbd al-Munʿim al-. Al-Rawḍ al-miʿṭār fī khabar al-aqṭār. Beirut, Lebanon: Maktabat Lubnān, 1984.
  • Kaʿkī, ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz. Maʿālim al-Madīna al-munawwara bayn al-ʿimāra wa l-tārīkh, part 1: al-Maʿālim al-Ṭabīʿīyya, vol. 1: al-Jibāl, Beirut: Muʾallif, 1419AH.
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  • Shurrāb Muḥammad Muḥammad b. Ḥasan. Al- maʿālim al-ʾathīra fī al-sunna wa al-sīra. Beirut: Dār al-Qalam, 1411AH.
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