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== Origin and Names == | == Origin and Names == | ||
The location of the command tent of [[Prophet Muhammad (s)]] during the [[Battle of al-Ahzab|Battle of al-Ahzab]] was at the site of this mosque<ref name=":1">[https://wikihaj.com/index.php?title=پرونده%3Aمرآة_الحرمین_ج۳-۴.pdf&page=900 Mawsuʿat Mirʾāt al-Ḥaramayn al-Sharīfayn wa Jazīrat al-ʿArab, vol. 4, p. 900.]</ref>, and for this reason, this mosque has been named Masjid al-Aḥzāb. It was at this place that the Prophet asked God to defeat the "Ahzab" (confederates).<ref>Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī, vol. 3, p. 234.</ref><ref name=":0" /></ref> The Prophet prayed for three days, and on Wednesday, after his prayer was answered, signs of joy appeared on his face.<ref>al-Istidhkār, vol. 2, p. 534.</ref> The spot where the Prophet prayed was marked by a pillar in the mosque's courtyard during the | The location of the command tent of [[Prophet Muhammad (s)]] during the [[Battle of al-Ahzab|Battle of al-Ahzab]] was at the site of this mosque<ref name=":1">[https://wikihaj.com/index.php?title=پرونده%3Aمرآة_الحرمین_ج۳-۴.pdf&page=900 Mawsuʿat Mirʾāt al-Ḥaramayn al-Sharīfayn wa Jazīrat al-ʿArab, vol. 4, p. 900.]</ref>, and for this reason, this mosque has been named Masjid al-Aḥzāb. It was at this place that the Prophet asked God to defeat the "Ahzab" (confederates).<ref>Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī, vol. 3, p. 234.</ref><ref name=":0" /></ref> The Prophet prayed for three days, and on Wednesday, after his prayer was answered, signs of joy appeared on his face.<ref>al-Istidhkār, vol. 2, p. 534.</ref> The spot where the Prophet prayed was marked by a pillar in the mosque's courtyard during the second and third centuries AH.<ref>[https://wikihaj.com/index.php?title=پرونده:تاریخ_مدینه_ابن_شبه.pdf&page=60 Tārīkh al-Madīna al-Munawwara, p. 60.]; [https://wikihaj.com/index.php?title=پرونده:اخبار_المدینه_ابن_زباله.pdf&page=142 Akhbār al-Madīna, Ibn Zabāla, p. 142.]</ref> | ||
It is narrated that the Prophet gave glad tidings of victory to the Muslims at this place, and for this reason, it was called Fath Mosque. Some also attribute the naming of the mosque to Fath (victory) to the revelation of Sura al-Fath at this location.<ref>Maʿālim al-Madīna al-Munawwara bayn al-ʿImāra wa al-Tārīkh, part 4, vol. 4, p. 84.</ref> The name al-Aʿlā (the highest) for this mosque refers to its location on a high part of Mount Sala'.<ref name=":0">[https://wikihaj.com/index.php?title=پرونده:مساجد_الاثریه.pdf&page=139 Masājid al-Athariyya, p. 139.]</ref> | It is narrated that the Prophet gave glad tidings of victory to the Muslims at this place, and for this reason, it was called Fath Mosque. Some also attribute the naming of the mosque to Fath (victory) to the revelation of Sura al-Fath at this location.<ref>Maʿālim al-Madīna al-Munawwara bayn al-ʿImāra wa al-Tārīkh, part 4, vol. 4, p. 84.</ref> The name al-Aʿlā (the highest) for this mosque refers to its location on a high part of Mount Sala'.<ref name=":0">[https://wikihaj.com/index.php?title=پرونده:مساجد_الاثریه.pdf&page=139 Masājid al-Athariyya, p. 139.]</ref> | ||
=== The Prophet's Prayer at Fath Mosque === | === The Prophet's Prayer at Fath Mosque === | ||
The Prophet (s) performed the ʿaṣr prayer within the area of Fath Mosque.<ref name=":2">[https://wikihaj.com/index.php?title=پرونده%3Aتاریخ_مدینه_ابن_شبه.pdf&page=59 Tārīkh al-Madīna al-Munawwara, p. 59.]; [https://wikihaj.com/index.php?title=پرونده%3Aاخبار_المدینه_ابن_زباله.pdf&page=143 Akhbār al-Madīna, Ibn Zabāla, p. 143.]</ref> On one of the nights of the Battle of al-Aḥzāb, the Prophet (s) stood on the high ground where Fath Mosque is located and asked for a volunteer to gather news about the enemy army. | The Prophet (s) performed the ʿaṣr prayer within the area of Fath Mosque.<ref name=":2">[https://wikihaj.com/index.php?title=پرونده%3Aتاریخ_مدینه_ابن_شبه.pdf&page=59 Tārīkh al-Madīna al-Munawwara, p. 59.]; [https://wikihaj.com/index.php?title=پرونده%3Aاخبار_المدینه_ابن_زباله.pdf&page=143 Akhbār al-Madīna, Ibn Zabāla, p. 143.]</ref> On one of the nights of the Battle of al-Aḥzāb, the Prophet (s) stood on the high ground where Fath Mosque is located and asked for a volunteer to gather news about the enemy army. Hudhayfa set out for this task, and the Prophet waited for Hudhayfa to return.<ref>Iʿlām al-Warā bi-Aʿlām al-Hudā, vol. 1, p. 193.</ref> | ||
== History of Construction == | == History of Construction == | ||