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==Location==
==Location==
The house of [[Fatima (a)]], which is also known as the house of Imam 'Ali (a), was located behind the house of the Prophet (a) (the house of 'A'isha).<ref>Qāʾidān, ''Tārīkh wa āthār-i Islāmi-yi Makka wa Madīna'', p. 203; Ibn Diyāʾ al-Makkī, ''Tārīkh Makka al-musharrafa wa l-Masjid al-Ḥarām'', p. 270. </ref>
The house of [[Fatima (a)]], which is also known as the house of Imam 'Ali (a), was located behind the house of the Prophet (a) (the house of 'A'isha).<ref>Qāʾidān, ''Tārīkh wa āthār-i Islāmi-yi Makka wa Madīna'', p. 203; Ibn Diyāʾ al-Makkī, ''Tārīkh Makka al-musharrafa wa l-Masjid al-Ḥarām'', p. 270. </ref>
Behind this house from the north direction, there was the [[pillar of Tahajjud]]<ref> Samhūdī, ''Wafāʾ al-wafāʾ'', vol. 2, p. 47,58; Ansārī, ''Taʿmīr wa tawsiʿa-yi masjid-i sharīf-i Nabawī'', p. 81; Ibn Diyāʾ al-Makkī, ''Tārīkh Makka al-musharrafa wa l-Masjid al-Ḥarām'', p. 270.</ref> and next to that column there was the [[Mihrab of Tahajjud]],<ref>Samhūdī, ''Wafāʾ al-wafāʾ'', vol. 2, p. 47.</ref> where [[Prophet Muhammad (a)]] used to spend the night in that place and pray at night, <ref>Samhūdī, ''Wafāʾ al-wafāʾ'', vol. 2, p. 47.</ref> and now it is the north side of the Prophet's (s).<ref>Jaʿfariyān, ''Āthār-i Islāmī-yi Makka wa Madīna'', p. 219.</ref> If someone stands in the Mihrab of Tahjjud, [[‌‌Bab Jibra'il]] is on his left.<ref>Samhūdī, ''Wafāʾ al-wafāʾ'', vol. 2, p. 47; Ansārī, ''Taʿmīr wa tawsiʿa-yi masjid-i sharīf-i Nabawī'', p. 81; Ibn Diyāʾ al-Makkī, ''Tārīkh Makka al-musharrafa wa l-Masjid al-Ḥarām'', p. 270.</ref> and the of [[Maqam Jibra'il]] is on his right.<ref>Jaʿfariyān, ''Āthār-i Islāmī-yi Makka wa Madīna'', p. 228-229.</ref>
Behind this house from the north direction, there was the [[pillar of Tahajjud]]<ref> Samhūdī, ''Wafāʾ al-wafāʾ'', vol. 2, p. 47,58; Ansārī, ''Taʿmīr wa tawsiʿa-yi masjid-i sharīf-i Nabawī'', p. 81; Ibn Diyāʾ al-Makkī, ''Tārīkh Makka al-musharrafa wa l-Masjid al-Ḥarām'', p. 270.</ref> and next to that pillar there was the [[Mihrab of Tahajjud]],<ref>Samhūdī, ''Wafāʾ al-wafāʾ'', vol. 2, p. 47.</ref> where [[Prophet Muhammad (a)]] used to spend the night in that place and pray at night,<ref>Samhūdī, ''Wafāʾ al-wafāʾ'', vol. 2, p. 47.</ref> and now it is the north side of the Prophet's (s).<ref>Jaʿfariyān, ''Āthār-i Islāmī-yi Makka wa Madīna'', p. 219.</ref> If someone stands in the [[Mihrab of Tahjjaud]], [[‌‌Bab Jibra'il]] is on his left.<ref>Samhūdī, ''Wafāʾ al-wafāʾ'', vol. 2, p. 47; Ansārī, ''Taʿmīr wa tawsiʿa-yi masjid-i sharīf-i Nabawī'', p. 81; Ibn Diyāʾ al-Makkī, ''Tārīkh Makka al-musharrafa wa l-Masjid al-Ḥarām'', p. 270.</ref> and the of [[Maqam Jibra'il]] is on his right.<ref>Jaʿfariyān, ''Āthār-i Islāmī-yi Makka wa Madīna'', p. 228-229.</ref>


This house was destroyed and now there is no trace of it. Its current location is inside the [[Prophet's (a) room]] and [[Prophet's shrine|shrine]]<ref>Jaʿfariyān, ''Āthār-i Islāmī-yi Makka wa Madīna'', p. 203,210; Baṣīrī, ''Gulwāzhihā-yi  ḥajj wa ʿumra'', p. 412.</ref> the sum of these two is called the al-Hujra al-Tahira and its area is about 240 square meters.<ref>Jaʿfariyān, ''Āthār-i Islāmī-yi Makka wa Madīna'', p. 219; Baṣīrī, ''Gulwāzhihā-yi  ḥajj wa ʿumra'', p. 412.</ref>
This house was destroyed and now there is no trace of it. Its current location is inside the [[Prophet's (a) room]] and [[Prophet's shrine|shrine]]<ref>Jaʿfariyān, ''Āthār-i Islāmī-yi Makka wa Madīna'', p. 203,210; Baṣīrī, ''Gulwāzhihā-yi  ḥajj wa ʿumra'', p. 412.</ref> the sum of these two is called the al-Hujra al-Tahira and its area is about 240 square meters.<ref>Jaʿfariyān, ''Āthār-i Islāmī-yi Makka wa Madīna'', p. 219; Baṣīrī, ''Gulwāzhihā-yi  ḥajj wa ʿumra'', p. 412.</ref>


===Doors===
===Doors===
Fatima's house had two doors: a door to the east; that is to the alley, and a door to the west; That is, inside the mosque and parallel to the [[pillar of Wufud]] and [[pillar of Hars|Hars]].<ref>Qāʾidān, ''Tārīkh wa āthār-i Islāmi-yi Makka wa Madīna'', p. 203; Najmī, ''Tārīkh-i ḥarām-i Aʾimma-yi Baqīʿ'', p. 152.</ref> The door on the west side, which opens to the mosque, was located next to [[Maqam Jibra'il]] ([[Murabba'at al-Qabr Pillar]]).<ref> Ansārī, ''Taʿmīr wa tawsiʿa-yi masjid-i sharīf-i Nabawī'', p. 80,81; Samhūdī, ''Wafāʾ al-wafāʾ'', vol. 2, p. 46,57.</ref>The door that is now known as the door of Fatima's house on the side of [[‌‌Bab Jibra'il]] is the same door that opened to the alley.<ref>Qa'idan, Tarikh wa athar-i Islami Makka wa Madina, p. 203.</ref>
Fatima's house had two doors: a door to the east; that is to the alley, and a door to the west; That is, inside the mosque and parallel to the [[pillar of Wufud]] and [[pillar of Hars|Hars]].<ref>Qāʾidān, ''Tārīkh wa āthār-i Islāmi-yi Makka wa Madīna'', p. 203; Najmī, ''Tārīkh-i ḥarām-i Aʾimma-yi Baqīʿ'', p. 152.</ref> The door on the west side, which opens to the mosque, was located next to [[Maqam Jibra'il]] ([[Murba'at al-Qabr Pillar]]).<ref> Ansārī, ''Taʿmīr wa tawsiʿa-yi masjid-i sharīf-i Nabawī'', p. 80,81; Samhūdī, ''Wafāʾ al-wafāʾ'', vol. 2, p. 46,57.</ref>The door that is now known as the door of Fatima's house on the side of [[‌‌Bab Jibra'il]] is the same door that opened to the alley.<ref>Qa'idan, Tarikh wa athar-i Islami Makka wa Madina, p. 203.</ref>


==Demolition of Fatima's House and Addition to al-Masjid al-Nabawi==
==Demolition of Fatima's House and Addition to al-Masjid al-Nabawi==
This house remained until the time of [[al-Walid b. 'Abd al-Malik]], the 'Umayya caliph (Ruled: 86/705-96/714-5). In the expansion of al-Masjid al-Nabawi in the year 88/706-7 by the order of al-Walid and by [['Umar b. 'Abd al-'Aziz]], the governor of Mecca and Medina at the time, [[al-Hasan al-Muthanna]], the son of [[Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)]], and [[Fatima, the daughter of Imam Husayn (a)]], who lived there were forced out of it and the house was destroyed and then the house joined to the mosque.<ref>Samhūdī, ''Wafāʾ al-wafāʾ'', vol. 2, p. 89-90.</ref>
This house remained until the time of [[al-Walid b. 'Abd al-Malik]], the 'Umayya caliph (Ruled: 86/705-96/714-5). In the expansion of al-Masjid al-Nabawi in the year 88/706-7 by the order of al-Walid and by [['Umar b. 'Abd al-'Aziz]], the governor of Mecca and Medina at the time, [[al-Hasan al-Muthanna]], the son of [[Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)]], and [[Fatima, the daughter of Imam Husayn (a)]], who lived there were forced out of it and the house was destroyed and then the house joined to the mosque.<ref>Samhūdī, ''Wafāʾ al-wafāʾ'', vol. 2, p. 89-90.</ref>
==Prophet's room==
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The Prophet's (a) room, which is also known as the [[al-sharifa room]], is the house where Prophet and [['A'isha]] lived. This room was next to al-Masjid al-Nabawi and next to Fatima's house. [[Prophet Muhammad (a)]] was buried in this house.


==Importance==
==Importance==