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'''Al-Rāyah Mosque''' (Arabic: مسجد الرایه) (Means: Flag Mosque), also known as Al-Dhubāb Mosque and Qarin Mosque, is a mosque located in the north of [[Medina]] on top of [[Mount Dhubab]]. | '''Al-Rāyah Mosque''' (Arabic: مسجد الرایه) (Means: Flag Mosque), also known as Al-Dhubāb Mosque and Qarin Mosque, is a mosque located in the north of [[Medina]] on top of [[Mount Dhubab]]. | ||
During the Battle of Ahzab, a tent was erected for the Prophet (s) on top of Mount Dhubab where he prayed. | |||
During the [[Battle of Ahzab]], a tent was erected for the Prophet (s) on top of Mount Dhubab where he prayed. Later, Muslims built the Al-Rayah Mosque to commemorate this place. | |||
==Location== | ==Location== | ||
Dhubab Mosque is located to the northwest of the [[Masjid al-nabi]]<ref>ʿAbd al-Ghanī, '' Masājid al-Ātharīyah'', p. 80.</ref> | |||
And it is situated on top of the small Mount Dhubab, on the right side of Uthman b. Affan Street.<ref>Kaʿakī, ''Maʿālim al-Madīnah al-Munawwarah Bayna al-ʿAmārah wa al-Tārīkh'', vol. 2, p. 160,164.</ref> | |||
This mountain is to the east of [[Mount Sala']] and near [[Thaniyat al-Wada']].<ref>ʿIyāshī, '' Al-Riḥlah al-ʿIyāshīyah'', vol. 1, p. 396.</ref> | This mountain is to the east of [[Mount Sala']] and near [[Thaniyat al-Wada']].<ref>ʿIyāshī, '' Al-Riḥlah al-ʿIyāshīyah'', vol. 1, p. 396.</ref> | ||
===Current Status=== | ===Current Status=== | ||
The entrance of Al-Rayah Mosque is located on the (south), the side which | The entrance of Al-Rayah Mosque is located on the (south), the side which faces the Qibla.<ref>Kaʿakī, ''Maʿālim al-Madīnah al-Munawwarah Bayna al-ʿAmārah wa al-Tārīkh'', vol. 2, p. 168.</ref> The mosque has a simple appearance and does not have a minaret or prominent verses or inscriptions inside or outside of it.<ref>Kaʿakī, ''Maʿālim al-Madīnah al-Munawwarah Bayna al-ʿAmārah wa al-Tārīkh'', vol. 2, p. 172.</ref> | ||
By the end of 2022, the mosque underwent reconstruction, transforming its look from white to a light stone color, and by the end of 2023, the neighboring houses were demolished.<ref>[https://www.spa.gov.sa/N2064796 Website of Saudi Press Agency (SPA)]</ref> | By the end of 2022, the mosque underwent reconstruction, transforming its look from white to a light stone color, and by the end of 2023, the neighboring houses were demolished.<ref>[https://www.spa.gov.sa/N2064796 Website of Saudi Press Agency (SPA)]</ref> | ||
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During the [[Battle of the Ahzab]](5 AH/627) and while digging the trench around Medina, a tent was erected for [[Prophet Muhammad (s)|the Prophet (s)]] at this location to rest and oversee the trench digging activities. The Prophet (s) also prayed there.<ref>Samhūdī, '' Wafāʾ al-Wafā bi Akhbār Dār al-Muṣṭafá '', vol. 3, p. 201.</ref> | During the [[Battle of the Ahzab]](5 AH/627) and while digging the trench around Medina, a tent was erected for [[Prophet Muhammad (s)|the Prophet (s)]] at this location to rest and oversee the trench digging activities. The Prophet (s) also prayed there.<ref>Samhūdī, '' Wafāʾ al-Wafā bi Akhbār Dār al-Muṣṭafá '', vol. 3, p. 201.</ref> | ||
==Names== | ==Names== | ||
The reason for naming this mosque Al-Rayah Mosque is that the flag of the Prophet's companion, [[Muslim b. Uqbah]], was raised at this location during the [[Battle of Harrah]] (63 AH/683).<ref>Samhūdī, '' Wafāʾ al-Wafā bi Akhbār Dār al-Muṣṭafá '', vol. 3, p. 204.</ref> | |||
It is also possible that this name is due to the placement of the Islamic flag on this mountain during the Battle of the Ahzab.<ref>Shanqīṭī, '' Al-Durr al-Thamīn fī Maʿālim Dār al-Rasūl al-Amīn '' , p. 71. </ref> | It is also possible that this name is due to the placement of the Islamic flag on this mountain during the Battle of the Ahzab.<ref>Shanqīṭī, '' Al-Durr al-Thamīn fī Maʿālim Dār al-Rasūl al-Amīn '' , p. 71. </ref> | ||
It has also been said that Dhu'bab was the name of a man whom [[Marwan b. Hakam]] hanged on top of this mosque.<ref>Namīrī, "Tārīkh al-Madīnah Munawwarah", p. 262.</ref> | It has also been said that Dhu'bab was the name of a man whom [[Marwan b. Hakam]] hanged on top of this mosque.<ref>Namīrī, "Tārīkh al-Madīnah Munawwarah", p. 262.</ref> | ||
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==Building History== | ==Building History== | ||
According to evidence, the Al-Rayah Mosque was first built during the time of Umar ibn Abdul Aziz's governance over Medina.(12) al-Samhūdī, '' Wafāʾ al-Wafā bi Akhbār Dār al-Muṣṭafá '', vol. 3, p. 202. | According to evidence, the Al-Rayah Mosque was first built during the time of Umar ibn Abdul Aziz's governance over Medina.(12) al-Samhūdī, '' Wafāʾ al-Wafā bi Akhbār Dār al-Muṣṭafá '', vol. 3, p. 202. | ||
The mosque building had been destroyed during a period | The mosque building had been destroyed during a period before the 9th century AH, and around 845 AH/1441-2, it was reconstructed by Amir Janbak al-Nayruzi.<ref>Anṣārī, ''Āthār al-Madīnah al-Munawwarah'', p. 129.</ref> | ||
Additionally, some Arab historians have seen and described this mosque at various times. Abdul Qadous Ansari (d: 1403 AH/1982-3) observed this mosque at the end of the fourteenth century AH and noted its dimensions, stating that the length and width of the building were 4 meters and its height was 6 meters. He believed that the stone structure of the mosque resembled its construction in the ninth century.<ref>Anṣārī, ''Āthār al-Madīnah al-Munawwarah'', p. 129.</ref> | Additionally, some Arab historians have seen and described this mosque at various times. Abdul Qadous Ansari (d: 1403 AH/1982-3) observed this mosque at the end of the fourteenth century AH and noted its dimensions, stating that the length and width of the building were 4 meters and its height was 6 meters. He believed that the stone structure of the mosque resembled its construction in the ninth century.<ref>Anṣārī, ''Āthār al-Madīnah al-Munawwarah'', p. 129.</ref> | ||
Shanqiti (d: 1393 AH/1973-4) also described this mosque as being built in 1405 with old-style light stones. According to him, the mosque only had a main chamber and a courtyard without a door.<ref>Shanqīṭī, '' Al-Durr al-Thamīn fī Maʿālim Dār al-Rasūl al-Amīn '' , p. 172.</ref> | Shanqiti (d: 1393 AH/1973-4) also described this mosque as being built in 1405 with old-style light stones. According to him, the mosque only had a main chamber and a courtyard without a door.<ref>Shanqīṭī, '' Al-Durr al-Thamīn fī Maʿālim Dār al-Rasūl al-Amīn '' , p. 172.</ref> | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
====Images of the mosque, in 2021 (the time when this white appearance of the mosque came into existence is not specified)==== | ====Images of the mosque, in 2021 (the time when this white appearance of the mosque came into existence is not specified)==== | ||
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file:مسجد ذباب پیش از بازسازی1.jpeg|The exterior environment of the mosque with white walls and white color scheme | file:مسجد ذباب پیش از بازسازی1.jpeg|The exterior environment of the mosque with white walls and white color scheme | ||
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==== Images of the mosque after the 2022 renovation ==== | ==== Images of the mosque after the 2022 renovation ==== | ||
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file:ذباب بعد بازسازی1.png|Entrance of the mosque | file:ذباب بعد بازسازی1.png|Entrance of the mosque | ||
file:ذباب بعد بازسازی2.png|The return of the appearance of the mosque's walls and arches to their former and ancient look | file:ذباب بعد بازسازی2.png|The return of the appearance of the mosque's walls and arches to their former and ancient look | ||
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==== Images from 2024, after the demolition of the houses around the mosque ==== | ==== Images from 2024, after the demolition of the houses around the mosque ==== | ||
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file:2024.png|alt=|Images from a distance of the mosque area during the municipality operations in Medina | file:2024.png|alt=|Images from a distance of the mosque area during the municipality operations in Medina | ||
file:2024-1.png|alt=|The back wall of the mosque in the midst of the municipality operations | file:2024-1.png|alt=|The back wall of the mosque in the midst of the municipality operations | ||
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==== Old pictures of the mosque building ==== | ==== Old pictures of the mosque building ==== | ||
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