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The Mosque of Fash also known as "Fasīḥ," is referred to as "Masjid Uḥud" in some sources due to its proximity to [[Mount Uhud]].<ref>[https://wikihaj.com/index.php?title=%D9%BE%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87%3A%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AB%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%87.pdf&page=151 Masājid al-Athariyya, ʿAbd al-Ghanī, p. 151.]</ref> It is also called "Masjid al-Shiʿb" (the Mosque of the Valley).<ref>Maʿālim al-Madīna al-Munawwara bayn al-Miʿmāra wa al-Tārīkh, Kaʿkī, vol. 2, p. 355.</ref>

[[ʿAlī ibn ʿAbd Allāh al-Samhūdī]], a historian of the 9th century AH, reports that the name "Fasḥ" is believed to have been given because of the revelation of the "Fasḥ verse" (verse 11 of Surah al-Mujādila){{~~eNote~~|"O you who have believed, when you are told, 'Make room in assemblies,' then make room; Allah will make room for you..."}} in this location, but he found no evidence to confirm this.<ref>[https://wikihaj.com/index.php?title=%D9%BE%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87%3A%D9%88%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%A1_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%A1_%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%87%D9%88%D8%AF%DB%8C_%D8%AC%DB%B3.pdf&page=204 Wafāʾ al-Wafā, al-Samhūdī, vol. 3, p. 204.]</ref>

[[ʿAlī ibn ʿAbd Allāh al-Samhūdī]], a historian of the 9th century AH, reports that the name "Fasḥ" is believed to have been given because of the revelation of the "Fasḥ verse" (verse 11 of Surah al-Mujādila){{Enote|"O you who have believed, when you are told, 'Make room in assemblies,' then make room; Allah will make room for you..."}} in this location, but he found no evidence to confirm this.<ref>[https://wikihaj.com/index.php?title=%D9%BE%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87%3A%D9%88%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%A1_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%A1_%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%87%D9%88%D8%AF%DB%8C_%D8%AC%DB%B3.pdf&page=204 Wafāʾ al-Wafā, al-Samhūdī, vol. 3, p. 204.]</ref>

== Location==

Masjid Fasḥ is located in the southern part of [[Mount ~~Uḥud~~]], connected to the mountain.<ref name=":0">[https://wikihaj.com/index.php?title=%D9%BE%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87%3A%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%81_%D8%A8%D9%85%D8%A7_%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%AA_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87%D8%AC%D8%B1%D8%A9.pdf&page=126 Al-Taʿrīf bimā ansat al-hijra, al-Muṭrī, p. 126.]</ref> It is situated to the north of the [[Cemetery of the Martyrs of Uḥud]] and to the south of the [[Cave of ~~Uḥud~~]], where people believe [[Prophet Muhammad (s)]] entered.<ref>[https://wikihaj.com/index.php?title=%D9%BE%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87%3A%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AB%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%87.pdf&page=154 Masājid al-Athariyya, ʿAbd al-Ghanī, p. 154.]</ref>

Masjid Fasḥ is located in the southern part of [[Mount Uhud]], connected to the mountain.<ref name=":0">[https://wikihaj.com/index.php?title=%D9%BE%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87%3A%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%81_%D8%A8%D9%85%D8%A7_%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%AA_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87%D8%AC%D8%B1%D8%A9.pdf&page=126 Al-Taʿrīf bimā ansat al-hijra, al-Muṭrī, p. 126.]</ref> It is situated to the north of the [[Cemetery of the Martyrs of Uḥud]] and to the south of the [[Cave of Uhud]], where people believe [[Prophet Muhammad (s)]] entered.<ref>[https://wikihaj.com/index.php?title=%D9%BE%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87%3A%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AB%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%87.pdf&page=154 Masājid al-Athariyya, ʿAbd al-Ghanī, p. 154.]</ref>

==The Prophet’s Prayer==

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==History of the Mosque’s Structure==

According to [[Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad al-~~Muṭrī~~]] (d. 741 AH), the structure of the small mosque at the foot of Mount Uḥud had been destroyed by his time.<ref name=":0" /> Similar reports are found in other sources from the 9th<ref>[https://wikihaj.com/index.php?title=%D9%BE%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87%3A%D9%88%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%A1_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%A1_%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%87%D9%88%D8%AF%DB%8C_%D8%AC%DB%B3.pdf&page=204 Wafāʾ al-Wafā, al-Samhūdī, vol. 3, p. 204.]; Maghānim al-Muṭāba, Fīrūzābādī, vol. 2, p. 289.</ref> and 10th centuries.<ref>Durar al-Farāʾid, al-Anṣārī, vol. 3, p. 1630.</ref>

According to [[Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad al-Mutri]] (d. 741 AH), the structure of the small mosque at the foot of Mount Uḥud had been destroyed by his time.<ref name=":0" /> Similar reports are found in other sources from the 9th<ref>[https://wikihaj.com/index.php?title=%D9%BE%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87%3A%D9%88%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%A1_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%A1_%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%87%D9%88%D8%AF%DB%8C_%D8%AC%DB%B3.pdf&page=204 Wafāʾ al-Wafā, al-Samhūdī, vol. 3, p. 204.]; Maghānim al-Muṭāba, Fīrūzābādī, vol. 2, p. 289.</ref> and 10th centuries.<ref>Durar al-Farāʾid, al-Anṣārī, vol. 3, p. 1630.</ref>

A report from the 11th century AH mentions that the mosque had a width of approximately 18 cubits.<ref>[https://wikihaj.com/index.php?title=%D9%BE%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87%3A%D8%B9%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%87_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1_%D9%81%DB%8C_%D9%85%D8%AF%DB%8C%D9%86%D9%87_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AE%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B1.pdf&page=163 ʿUmdat al-Akhbār, al-ʿAbbāsī, p. 163.]</ref> In the mid-14th century AH, the mosque had high walls but no roof, built during the Ottoman era.<ref>[https://wikihaj.com/index.php?title=%D9%BE%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87%3A%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%AE_%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AF%DB%8C%D9%86%D9%87_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%87_%D9%82%D8%AF%DB%8C%D9%85%D8%A7_%D9%88_%D8%AD%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%AB%D8%A7.pdf&page=192 Tārīkh Maʿālim al-Madīna Qadīman wa Ḥadīthan, p. 193.]</ref> According to a more recent report from 1418 AH, the walls of the mosque had been demolished, and only the southern wall, which contained the mihrab, remained relatively intact, standing at one and a half meters tall.<ref>[https://wikihaj.com/index.php?title=%D9%BE%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87:%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AB%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%87.pdf&page=158 Masājid al-Athariyya, p. 185.]</ref>

Based on available images of Masjid Fasḥ, its current structure has been rebuilt as a rectangle with low stone walls. The walls are of uneven height, and a mihrab is located on the qibla wall. A canopy-like structure has been built over the mosque, and the interior is carpeted.<ref>Documentary images by users on [https://www.google.com/maps/place/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF+%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D8%B3%D8%AD%E2%80%AD/@24.5099944,39.6128596,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m8!1e2!3m6!1sAF1QipMByh_DDWYLOtNEm2uPJxtDdlLnIrsQY7KELBE-!2e10!3e12!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipMByh_DDWYLOtNEm2uPJxtDdlLnIrsQY7KELBE-%3Dw203-h203-k-no!7i3024!8i3024!4m9!3m8!1s0x15bdbe7f9ec02dfb:0xe73388ab22cc24d3!8m2!3d24.5099944!4d39.6128596!10e5!14m1!1BCgIgARICGAI!16s%2Fg%2F12mb3_5ts?hl=fa&entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDExNS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D Google Maps] and the website [https://welcomesaudi.com/activity/masjid-al-fasah-madinah Welcome Saudi].</ref>

==Images of the Mosque==

Current Condition of the Mosque

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 The Mosque of Fash also known as "Fasīḥ," is referred to as "Masjid Uḥud" in some sources due to its proximity to [[Mount Uhud]].<ref>[https://wikihaj.com/index.php?title=%D9%BE%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87%3A%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AB%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%87.pdf&page=151 Masājid al-Athariyya, ʿAbd al-Ghanī, p. 151.]</ref> It is also called "Masjid al-Shiʿb" (the Mosque of the Valley).<ref>Maʿālim al-Madīna al-Munawwara bayn al-Miʿmāra wa al-Tārīkh, Kaʿkī, vol. 2, p. 355.</ref>
-[[ʿAlī ibn ʿAbd Allāh al-Samhūdī]], a historian of the 9th century AH, reports that the name "Fasḥ" is believed to have been given because of the revelation of the "Fasḥ verse" (verse 11 of Surah al-Mujādila){{eNote|"O you who have believed, when you are told, 'Make room in assemblies,' then make room; Allah will make room for you..."}} in this location, but he found no evidence to confirm this.<ref>[https://wikihaj.com/index.php?title=%D9%BE%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87%3A%D9%88%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%A1_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%A1_%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%87%D9%88%D8%AF%DB%8C_%D8%AC%DB%B3.pdf&page=204 Wafāʾ al-Wafā, al-Samhūdī, vol. 3, p. 204.]</ref>
+[[ʿAlī ibn ʿAbd Allāh al-Samhūdī]], a historian of the 9th century AH, reports that the name "Fasḥ" is believed to have been given because of the revelation of the "Fasḥ verse" (verse 11 of Surah al-Mujādila){{Enote|"O you who have believed, when you are told, 'Make room in assemblies,' then make room; Allah will make room for you..."}} in this location, but he found no evidence to confirm this.<ref>[https://wikihaj.com/index.php?title=%D9%BE%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87%3A%D9%88%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%A1_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%A1_%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%87%D9%88%D8%AF%DB%8C_%D8%AC%DB%B3.pdf&page=204 Wafāʾ al-Wafā, al-Samhūdī, vol. 3, p. 204.]</ref>
 == Location==
-Masjid Fasḥ is located in the southern part of [[Mount Uḥud]], connected to the mountain.<ref name=":0">[https://wikihaj.com/index.php?title=%D9%BE%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87%3A%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%81_%D8%A8%D9%85%D8%A7_%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%AA_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87%D8%AC%D8%B1%D8%A9.pdf&page=126 Al-Taʿrīf bimā ansat al-hijra, al-Muṭrī, p. 126.]</ref> It is situated to the north of the [[Cemetery of the Martyrs of Uḥud]] and to the south of the [[Cave of Uḥud]], where people believe [[Prophet Muhammad (s)]] entered.<ref>[https://wikihaj.com/index.php?title=%D9%BE%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87%3A%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AB%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%87.pdf&page=154 Masājid al-Athariyya, ʿAbd al-Ghanī, p. 154.]</ref>
+Masjid Fasḥ is located in the southern part of [[Mount Uhud]], connected to the mountain.<ref name=":0">[https://wikihaj.com/index.php?title=%D9%BE%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87%3A%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%81_%D8%A8%D9%85%D8%A7_%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%AA_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87%D8%AC%D8%B1%D8%A9.pdf&page=126 Al-Taʿrīf bimā ansat al-hijra, al-Muṭrī, p. 126.]</ref> It is situated to the north of the [[Cemetery of the Martyrs of Uḥud]] and to the south of the [[Cave of Uhud]], where people believe [[Prophet Muhammad (s)]] entered.<ref>[https://wikihaj.com/index.php?title=%D9%BE%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87%3A%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AB%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%87.pdf&page=154 Masājid al-Athariyya, ʿAbd al-Ghanī, p. 154.]</ref>
 ==The Prophet’s Prayer==
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 ==History of the Mosque’s Structure==
-According to [[Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad al-Muṭrī]] (d. 741 AH), the structure of the small mosque at the foot of Mount Uḥud had been destroyed by his time.<ref name=":0" /> Similar reports are found in other sources from the 9th<ref>[https://wikihaj.com/index.php?title=%D9%BE%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87%3A%D9%88%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%A1_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%A1_%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%87%D9%88%D8%AF%DB%8C_%D8%AC%DB%B3.pdf&page=204 Wafāʾ al-Wafā, al-Samhūdī, vol. 3, p. 204.]; Maghānim al-Muṭāba, Fīrūzābādī, vol. 2, p. 289.</ref> and 10th centuries.<ref>Durar al-Farāʾid, al-Anṣārī, vol. 3, p. 1630.</ref>
+According to [[Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad al-Mutri]] (d. 741 AH), the structure of the small mosque at the foot of Mount Uḥud had been destroyed by his time.<ref name=":0" /> Similar reports are found in other sources from the 9th<ref>[https://wikihaj.com/index.php?title=%D9%BE%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87%3A%D9%88%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%A1_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%A1_%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%87%D9%88%D8%AF%DB%8C_%D8%AC%DB%B3.pdf&page=204 Wafāʾ al-Wafā, al-Samhūdī, vol. 3, p. 204.]; Maghānim al-Muṭāba, Fīrūzābādī, vol. 2, p. 289.</ref> and 10th centuries.<ref>Durar al-Farāʾid, al-Anṣārī, vol. 3, p. 1630.</ref>
 A report from the 11th century AH mentions that the mosque had a width of approximately 18 cubits.<ref>[https://wikihaj.com/index.php?title=%D9%BE%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87%3A%D8%B9%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%87_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1_%D9%81%DB%8C_%D9%85%D8%AF%DB%8C%D9%86%D9%87_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AE%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B1.pdf&page=163 ʿUmdat al-Akhbār, al-ʿAbbāsī, p. 163.]</ref> In the mid-14th century AH, the mosque had high walls but no roof, built during the Ottoman era.<ref>[https://wikihaj.com/index.php?title=%D9%BE%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87%3A%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%AE_%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AF%DB%8C%D9%86%D9%87_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%87_%D9%82%D8%AF%DB%8C%D9%85%D8%A7_%D9%88_%D8%AD%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%AB%D8%A7.pdf&page=192 Tārīkh Maʿālim al-Madīna Qadīman wa Ḥadīthan, p. 193.]</ref> According to a more recent report from 1418 AH, the walls of the mosque had been demolished, and only the southern wall, which contained the mihrab, remained relatively intact, standing at one and a half meters tall.<ref>[https://wikihaj.com/index.php?title=%D9%BE%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87:%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AB%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%87.pdf&page=158 Masājid al-Athariyya, p. 185.]</ref>
 Based on available images of Masjid Fasḥ, its current structure has been rebuilt as a rectangle with low stone walls. The walls are of uneven height, and a mihrab is located on the qibla wall. A canopy-like structure has been built over the mosque, and the interior is carpeted.<ref>Documentary images by users on [https://www.google.com/maps/place/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF+%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D8%B3%D8%AD%E2%80%AD/@24.5099944,39.6128596,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m8!1e2!3m6!1sAF1QipMByh_DDWYLOtNEm2uPJxtDdlLnIrsQY7KELBE-!2e10!3e12!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipMByh_DDWYLOtNEm2uPJxtDdlLnIrsQY7KELBE-%3Dw203-h203-k-no!7i3024!8i3024!4m9!3m8!1s0x15bdbe7f9ec02dfb:0xe73388ab22cc24d3!8m2!3d24.5099944!4d39.6128596!10e5!14m1!1BCgIgARICGAI!16s%2Fg%2F12mb3_5ts?hl=fa&entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDExNS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D Google Maps] and the website [https://welcomesaudi.com/activity/masjid-al-fasah-madinah Welcome Saudi].</ref>
 ==Images of the Mosque==
 Current Condition of the Mosque