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The al-Qiblatain Mosque (Mosque of the Two Qiblas) is one of the old mosques in the city of Medina in Saudi Arabia. Historical sources state that the Prophet was praying in this mosque—located in the neighborhood of the Banu Salama tribe—facing Jerusalem (the first qibla of Muslims) when the command to change the qibla toward the Ka'ba was revealed to him. This mosque is located near a well called [[Bi'r Ruma]]. | The al-Qiblatain Mosque (Mosque of the Two Qiblas) is one of the old mosques in the city of Medina in Saudi Arabia. Historical sources state that the Prophet was praying in this mosque—located in the neighborhood of the Banu Salama tribe—facing Jerusalem (the first qibla of Muslims) when the command to change the qibla toward the Ka'ba was revealed to him. This mosque is located near a well called [[Bi'r Ruma]]. | ||
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The overall layout of the mosque is triangular, but the main building consists of two rectangular floors and overlooks the main road through a balcony. Opposite the mosque lies an old cemetery known as Maqbarat al-Qiblatain.<ref>''Tarikh ma'alim al-Madina al-munawwara qadiman wa hadithan'', p. 408.</ref> The mosque has two minarets and two domes, and its total area is 3,920 square meters, accommodating about 2,000 worshippers.<ref>''Al-Masajid al-athariyya fi Madinat al-Nabawiyya'', pp. 194–196.</ref> | The overall layout of the mosque is triangular, but the main building consists of two rectangular floors and overlooks the main road through a balcony. Opposite the mosque lies an old cemetery known as Maqbarat al-Qiblatain.<ref>''Tarikh ma'alim al-Madina al-munawwara qadiman wa hadithan'', p. 408.</ref> The mosque has two minarets and two domes, and its total area is 3,920 square meters, accommodating about 2,000 worshippers.<ref>''Al-Masajid al-athariyya fi Madinat al-Nabawiyya'', pp. 194–196.</ref> | ||
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file:مسجد قبلتین1.jpg| | file:مسجد قبلتین1.jpg| | ||
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file:مسجد قبلتین4.png|Northern entrance | file:مسجد قبلتین4.png|Northern entrance | ||
file:مسجد قبلتین 6.png|Map | file:مسجد قبلتین 6.png|Map | ||
file:مسجد قبلتین 7.png|Before latest reconstruction | file:مسجد قبلتین 7.png|Before the latest reconstruction | ||
file:مسجد قبلتین 8.png| | file:مسجد قبلتین 8.png|The old minaret and entrance | ||
file:مسجد قبلتین 5.png| | file:مسجد قبلتین 5.png| | ||
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