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Pourghorbani (talk | contribs) Created page with "'''The Mosque of al-ʿUsba''' (Arabic: Masjid al-ʿUṣba ) is an ancient mosque in Medina, also known as Masjid al-Tawba (the Mosque of Repentance). It is located to the west of Masjid Quba in an area filled with farms and water wells. The structure of the mosque consists of a roofless square, approximately 11 meters in length and width, with stone walls about one meter high. It is reported that Prophet Muhammad (s) prayed within the vicinity of this mosque...." |
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Historical sources mention that [[Prophet Muhammad (s)]] prayed at Masjid al-Tawba in ʿUṣba, near the [[Well of Hujaym]].<ref name=":2">[https://wikihaj.com/index.php?title=پرونده%3Aالتعریف_بما_انست_الهجرة.pdf&page=217 Al-Taʿrīf bimā ansat al-hijra, al-Muṭrī, p. 217.]</ref> | Historical sources mention that [[Prophet Muhammad (s)]] prayed at Masjid al-Tawba in ʿUṣba, near the [[Well of Hujaym]].<ref name=":2">[https://wikihaj.com/index.php?title=پرونده%3Aالتعریف_بما_انست_الهجرة.pdf&page=217 Al-Taʿrīf bimā ansat al-hijra, al-Muṭrī, p. 217.]</ref> | ||
==Location and Name | ==Location and Name== | ||
Masjid al-ʿUṣba derives its name from its location in the village of ʿUṣba. ʿUṣba is an area to the west of [[Masjid Quba]]<ref name=":0">[https://wikihaj.com/index.php?title=پرونده%3Aمساجد_الاثریه.pdf&page=123 Masājid al-Athariyya, ʿAbd al-Ghanī, p. 123.]</ref> and was known for its farms and water wells.<ref name=":2" /> It was also referred to as the fortress or stronghold of ʿUṣba.<ref>Al-Maghānim al-Muṭāba fī Maʿālim Ṭāba, Fīrūzābādī, p. 265.</ref> This is the place where a group of migrants from Mecca stayed upon arriving in Quba before the arrival of the Prophet (s).<ref name=":1" /> | Masjid al-ʿUṣba derives its name from its location in the village of ʿUṣba. ʿUṣba is an area to the west of [[Masjid Quba]]<ref name=":0">[https://wikihaj.com/index.php?title=پرونده%3Aمساجد_الاثریه.pdf&page=123 Masājid al-Athariyya, ʿAbd al-Ghanī, p. 123.]</ref> and was known for its farms and water wells.<ref name=":2" /> It was also referred to as the fortress or stronghold of ʿUṣba.<ref>Al-Maghānim al-Muṭāba fī Maʿālim Ṭāba, Fīrūzābādī, p. 265.</ref> This is the place where a group of migrants from Mecca stayed upon arriving in Quba before the arrival of the Prophet (s).<ref name=":1" /> | ||
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Some researchers of Medina’s history have identified this mosque with Masjid al-Nūr (the Mosque of Light), which was one of the mosques near Quba.<ref name=":4">[https://wikihaj.com/index.php?title=پرونده%3Aتاریخ_معالم_المدینه_المنوره_قدیما_و_حدیثا.pdf&page=209 Tārīkh Maʿālim al-Madīna al-Munawwara Qadīman wa Ḥadīthan, p. 209]; [https://wikihaj.com/index.php?title=پرونده%3Aالمدینه_بین_الماضی_و_الحاضر.pdf&page=302 Al-Madīna bayn al-Māḍī wa al-Ḥāḍir, p. 302]</ref> However, early sources do not equate these two mosques.<ref name=":0" /> | Some researchers of Medina’s history have identified this mosque with Masjid al-Nūr (the Mosque of Light), which was one of the mosques near Quba.<ref name=":4">[https://wikihaj.com/index.php?title=پرونده%3Aتاریخ_معالم_المدینه_المنوره_قدیما_و_حدیثا.pdf&page=209 Tārīkh Maʿālim al-Madīna al-Munawwara Qadīman wa Ḥadīthan, p. 209]; [https://wikihaj.com/index.php?title=پرونده%3Aالمدینه_بین_الماضی_و_الحاضر.pdf&page=302 Al-Madīna bayn al-Māḍī wa al-Ḥāḍir, p. 302]</ref> However, early sources do not equate these two mosques.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
Reports from the 15th century AH/20th century CE indicate that the mosque was located in the garden of Ibrāhīm al-Turkī, which was called Bustān al-ʿUṣba.<ref name=":4" /> | Reports from the 15th century AH/20th century CE indicate that the mosque was located in the garden of Ibrāhīm al-Turkī, which was called Bustān al-ʿUṣba.<ref name=":4" /> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||