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===Change of Qibla===

The [[change of qibla]] took place on the 15th of Sha'ban in the second year after the Hijrah. Before that, Muslims used to pray facing [[Bayt al-Maqdis]] (Jerusalem).<ref>''ʿUmdat al-akhbār fī Madīnat al-mukhtār'', p. 159.</ref> The command to change the qibla was revealed to the [[Prophet (s)]] during a prayer, and the worshippers performed the first two rak'ahs of the noon (or afternoon) prayer facing Bayt al-Maqdis, and the remaining two rak'ahs facing the [[Ka'ba]].<ref name=":0" />

The [[change of qibla]] took place on the 15th of Sha'ban in the second year after the Hijrah. Before that, Muslims used to pray facing [[Bayt al-Maqdis]] (Jerusalem).<ref>''ʿUmdat al-akhbār fī Madīnat al-mukhtār'', p. 159.</ref> The command to change the qibla was revealed to the [[Prophet Muhammad (s)|Prophet (s)]] during a prayer, and the worshippers performed the first two rak'ahs of the noon (or afternoon) prayer facing Bayt al-Maqdis, and the remaining two rak'ahs facing the [[Ka'ba]].<ref name=":0" />

==Location==

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Early sources mention Masjid al-Qiblatayn as one of the mosques in which the [[Prophet (s)]] prayed,<ref>''Tārīkh al-Madīna al-munawwara'', p. 68.</ref> and based on this, the construction of the mosque is believed to date back to the Prophetic era.<ref>''Al-Masājid al-atharīyya fī Madīnat al-Nabawīyya'', p. 192.</ref> By the 7th/13th century, the mosque had fallen into ruins, and its stones were removed.<ref name=":2">''Al-Durra al-thamīna fī akhbār al-Madīna'', p. 127.</ref> However, it was reconstructed in 893/1488 and 950/1543-44.<ref>''Wafāʾ al-wafā bi-akhbār dār al-Muṣṭafā'', p. 197.</ref> The traveler Abu Salim al-'Ayyashi, in his travelogue dated 1073/1662, described the mosque building as solid and well-built.<ref>''Al-Riḥla al-ʿAyyāshīyya (1661–1663)'', vol. 1, p. 394.</ref>

According to some reports, the mosque was in a state of disrepair by the late 14th/20th century but was subsequently renovated. At that time, mihrabs (prayer niches) were installed in two directions: toward Jerusalem and toward Mecca.<ref>''Al-Madīna bayn al-māḍī wa l-ḥāḍir'', p. 74.</ref> However, the mihrab facing Jerusalem was later removed.<ref>''Al-Durr al-thamīn fī maʿālim dār al-Rasūl al-amīn'', p. 236.</ref>

According to some reports, the mosque was in a state of disrepair by the late 14th/20th century but was subsequently renovated. At that time, mihrabs (prayer niches) were installed in two directions: toward Jerusalem and toward [[Mecca]].<ref>''Al-Madīna bayn al-māḍī wa l-ḥāḍir'', p. 74.</ref> However, the mihrab facing Jerusalem was later removed.<ref>''Al-Durr al-thamīn fī maʿālim dār al-Rasūl al-amīn'', p. 236.</ref>

The mosque was completely rebuilt in 1408/1987-88, which gave it its current form.<ref>''Masājid sallā fī-hā Rasūl Allāh'', p. 233.</ref>

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 ===Change of Qibla===
-The [[change of qibla]] took place on the 15th of Sha'ban in the second year after the Hijrah. Before that, Muslims used to pray facing [[Bayt al-Maqdis]] (Jerusalem).<ref>''ʿUmdat al-akhbār fī Madīnat al-mukhtār'', p. 159.</ref> The command to change the qibla was revealed to the [[Prophet (s)]] during a prayer, and the worshippers performed the first two rak'ahs of the noon (or afternoon) prayer facing Bayt al-Maqdis, and the remaining two rak'ahs facing the [[Ka'ba]].<ref name=":0" />
+The [[change of qibla]] took place on the 15th of Sha'ban in the second year after the Hijrah. Before that, Muslims used to pray facing [[Bayt al-Maqdis]] (Jerusalem).<ref>''ʿUmdat al-akhbār fī Madīnat al-mukhtār'', p. 159.</ref> The command to change the qibla was revealed to the [[Prophet Muhammad (s)|Prophet (s)]] during a prayer, and the worshippers performed the first two rak'ahs of the noon (or afternoon) prayer facing Bayt al-Maqdis, and the remaining two rak'ahs facing the [[Ka'ba]].<ref name=":0" />
 ==Location==
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 Early sources mention Masjid al-Qiblatayn as one of the mosques in which the [[Prophet (s)]] prayed,<ref>''Tārīkh al-Madīna al-munawwara'', p. 68.</ref> and based on this, the construction of the mosque is believed to date back to the Prophetic era.<ref>''Al-Masājid al-atharīyya fī Madīnat al-Nabawīyya'', p. 192.</ref> By the 7th/13th century, the mosque had fallen into ruins, and its stones were removed.<ref name=":2">''Al-Durra al-thamīna fī akhbār al-Madīna'', p. 127.</ref> However, it was reconstructed in 893/1488 and 950/1543-44.<ref>''Wafāʾ al-wafā bi-akhbār dār al-Muṣṭafā'', p. 197.</ref> The traveler Abu Salim al-'Ayyashi, in his travelogue dated 1073/1662, described the mosque building as solid and well-built.<ref>''Al-Riḥla al-ʿAyyāshīyya (1661–1663)'', vol. 1, p. 394.</ref>
-According to some reports, the mosque was in a state of disrepair by the late 14th/20th century but was subsequently renovated. At that time, mihrabs (prayer niches) were installed in two directions: toward Jerusalem and toward Mecca.<ref>''Al-Madīna bayn al-māḍī wa l-ḥāḍir'', p. 74.</ref> However, the mihrab facing Jerusalem was later removed.<ref>''Al-Durr al-thamīn fī maʿālim dār al-Rasūl al-amīn'', p. 236.</ref>
+According to some reports, the mosque was in a state of disrepair by the late 14th/20th century but was subsequently renovated. At that time, mihrabs (prayer niches) were installed in two directions: toward Jerusalem and toward [[Mecca]].<ref>''Al-Madīna bayn al-māḍī wa l-ḥāḍir'', p. 74.</ref> However, the mihrab facing Jerusalem was later removed.<ref>''Al-Durr al-thamīn fī maʿālim dār al-Rasūl al-amīn'', p. 236.</ref>
 The mosque was completely rebuilt in 1408/1987-88, which gave it its current form.<ref>''Masājid sallā fī-hā Rasūl Allāh'', p. 233.</ref>