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| name =Askar Mosque | |||
| image =مسجد حمزه 5.png | |||
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| place = north of [[Medina]], south of [[Mount Uhud]], east of ceemetery of martyrs of Uhud. | |||
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| events = Martyrdom of [[Hazrat Hamza]] in this place | |||
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| status = Destroyed | |||
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| latitude = 39.612534 | |||
| longitude = 24.504302 | |||
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'''Askar Mosque''' was one of the historical mosques of [[Medina]], located to the east of [[the cemetery of the martyrs of Uhud]]. Its name is most likely due to the Islamic army (Askar) having prayed at this location on the eve of the Battle of Uhud. According to reports, [[Hazrat Hamza]] was martyred in the vicinity of this mosque, and [[Prophet Muhammad (s)|the Prophet (s)]] also prayed there and supplicated for the martyrs. | '''Askar Mosque''' was one of the historical mosques of [[Medina]], located to the east of [[the cemetery of the martyrs of Uhud]]. Its name is most likely due to the Islamic army (Askar) having prayed at this location on the eve of the Battle of Uhud. According to reports, [[Hazrat Hamza]] was martyred in the vicinity of this mosque, and [[Prophet Muhammad (s)|the Prophet (s)]] also prayed there and supplicated for the martyrs. | ||
Over the course of history, this mosque underwent multiple destructions and reconstructions, and ultimately, in 1405 AH (1985 CE), it was completely demolished, and the [[Hamza Mosque]] was built in its place with a new structure. | Over the course of history, this mosque underwent multiple destructions and reconstructions, and ultimately, in 1405 AH (1985 CE), it was completely demolished, and the [[Hamza Mosque]] was built in its place with a new structure. | ||
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===The Prophet (s) in the vicinity of the mosque=== | ===The Prophet (s) in the vicinity of the mosque=== | ||
Contemporary researchers, based on an old report, believe that the Prophet Muhammad (s) likely prayed in the vicinity of this mosque along with the Islamic army on the eve of the Battle of Uhud.<ref> Kaʿkī, “Maʿālim al-Madīna al-Munawwara bayn al-ʿImāra wa al-Tārīkh. Medina”, vol. 2,p. 368; Samhūdī," Wafāʾ al-wafā bi akhbār dar al-Muṣṭafā", vol. 3, p. 206.</ref> ʿ | Contemporary researchers, based on an old report, believe that the [[Prophet Muhammad (s)]] likely prayed in the vicinity of this mosque along with the Islamic army on the eve of the Battle of Uhud.<ref> Kaʿkī, “Maʿālim al-Madīna al-Munawwara bayn al-ʿImāra wa al-Tārīkh. Medina”, vol. 2,p. 368; Samhūdī," Wafāʾ al-wafā bi akhbār dar al-Muṣṭafā", vol. 3, p. 206.</ref> ʿ | ||
According to some reports, after the Battle of Uhud, the Prophet(s) prayed at the site of this mosque for Hazrat Hamza and the martyrs of Uhud, and eight years later, to keep their memory alive, he led a prayer for Hamza at this location.<ref>Kaʿkī, “Maʿālim al-Madīna al-Munawwara bayn al-ʿImāra wa al-Tārīkh. Medina”, vol. 2,p. 369-370; Samhūdī," Wafāʾ al-wafā bi akhbār dar al-Muṣṭafā", vol. 3, p. 206.</ref>(5) ʿ | According to some reports, after the Battle of Uhud, the Prophet(s) prayed at the site of this mosque for Hazrat Hamza and the martyrs of Uhud, and eight years later, to keep their memory alive, he led a prayer for Hamza at this location.<ref>Kaʿkī, “Maʿālim al-Madīna al-Munawwara bayn al-ʿImāra wa al-Tārīkh. Medina”, vol. 2,p. 369-370; Samhūdī," Wafāʾ al-wafā bi akhbār dar al-Muṣṭafā", vol. 3, p. 206.</ref>(5) ʿ | ||
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*Sayyid Ibrāhīm al-ʿAyāshī. Al-Madīna bayn al-Māḍī wa al-Ḥāḍir. Medina: Maktabat al-ʿIlmiyya, 1972 CE. | *Sayyid Ibrāhīm al-ʿAyāshī. Al-Madīna bayn al-Māḍī wa al-Ḥāḍir. Medina: Maktabat al-ʿIlmiyya, 1972 CE. | ||
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