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During the development and urban renewal project in 2015 (1393 SH), the walls of Masjid ʿUtban were demolished, and the remains of the structure were preserved as a historical and tourist site. | During the development and urban renewal project in 2015 (1393 SH), the walls of Masjid ʿUtban were demolished, and the remains of the structure were preserved as a historical and tourist site. | ||
==ʿUtban b. Malik== | ==ʿUtban b. Malik== | ||
**ʿUtban b. Malik was one of the [[Ansar]] of the Prophet (s) from the Banī Sālim tribe of the [[Khazraj]] tribe. He was a companion{{ | **ʿUtban b. Malik was one of the [[Ansar]] of the Prophet (s) from the Banī Sālim tribe of the [[Khazraj]] tribe. He was a companion{{eNote|Companions and supporters present during the time of the Prophet (s)}} of the Messenger of God (s) and participated in the [[Battle of Badr]]. He passed away in the year 50 AH.<ref>Usd al-Ghāba, Ibn al-Athīr, vol. 3, pp. 359–360.</ref> | ||
==The Prophet’s Prayer in ʿUtbān’s House== | |||
Due to his inability to attend congregational prayers, ʿUtbān asked [[Prophet Muhammad (s)]] to pray in a corner of his house so that he could designate it as his prayer place, and the Prophet (s) agreed.<ref>Usd al-Ghāba, Ibn al-Athīr, vol. 3, p. 360; [https://wikihaj.com/index.php?title=پرونده%3Aتاریخ_مدینه_ابن_شبه.pdf&page=71 Tārīkh al-Madīna al-Munawwara, Ibn Shabba, p. 71.]</ref> | Due to his inability to attend congregational prayers, ʿUtbān asked [[Prophet Muhammad (s)]] to pray in a corner of his house so that he could designate it as his prayer place, and the Prophet (s) agreed.<ref>Usd al-Ghāba, Ibn al-Athīr, vol. 3, p. 360; [https://wikihaj.com/index.php?title=پرونده%3Aتاریخ_مدینه_ابن_شبه.pdf&page=71 Tārīkh al-Madīna al-Munawwara, Ibn Shabba, p. 71.]</ref> | ||
==Structure of the Mosque== | |||
Masjid ʿUtbān ibn Mālik is located to the north of [[Masjid al-Jumuʿa]] in an open area facing it.<ref name=":0">[https://wikihaj.com/index.php?title=پرونده:مساجد_الاثریه.pdf&page=120 Masājid al-Athariyya, Ilyās ʿAbd al-Ghanī, p. 120.]</ref> Since around the 8th century AH, the location of this mosque has been identified within the fortress of Muzdalifa.<ref name=":1" /> Muzdalifa, during the time of al-Samhūdī (d. 911 AH), was a ruined fortress to the north of Masjid al-Jumuʿa,<ref>[https://wikihaj.com/index.php?title=پرونده%3Aوفاء_الوفاء_سمهودی_ج۳.pdf&page=249 Wafāʾ al-Wafā, al-Samhūdī, vol. 3, p. 249.]</ref> and al-ʿAbbāsī, a historian of the 10th century AH, confirms this information.<ref name=":2">[https://wikihaj.com/index.php?title=پرونده:عمده_الاخبار_فی_مدینه_المختار.pdf&page=182 ʿUmdat al-Akhbār fī Madīnat al-Mukhtār, al-ʿAbbāsī, p. 182.]</ref> Al-ʿAyyāshī, in his travelogue (1073 AH/1662 CE), also found the mosque in a ruined fortress to the north of Masjid al-Jumuʿa, describing it as a small, roofless mosque.<ref name=":3">[https://wikihaj.com/index.php?title=پرونده%3Aالرحله_العياشيه،_ج_1.pdf&page=390 Al-Riḥla al-ʿAyyāshiyya, vol. 1, p. 390.]</ref> | Masjid ʿUtbān ibn Mālik is located to the north of [[Masjid al-Jumuʿa]] in an open area facing it.<ref name=":0">[https://wikihaj.com/index.php?title=پرونده:مساجد_الاثریه.pdf&page=120 Masājid al-Athariyya, Ilyās ʿAbd al-Ghanī, p. 120.]</ref> Since around the 8th century AH, the location of this mosque has been identified within the fortress of Muzdalifa.<ref name=":1" /> Muzdalifa, during the time of al-Samhūdī (d. 911 AH), was a ruined fortress to the north of Masjid al-Jumuʿa,<ref>[https://wikihaj.com/index.php?title=پرونده%3Aوفاء_الوفاء_سمهودی_ج۳.pdf&page=249 Wafāʾ al-Wafā, al-Samhūdī, vol. 3, p. 249.]</ref> and al-ʿAbbāsī, a historian of the 10th century AH, confirms this information.<ref name=":2">[https://wikihaj.com/index.php?title=پرونده:عمده_الاخبار_فی_مدینه_المختار.pdf&page=182 ʿUmdat al-Akhbār fī Madīnat al-Mukhtār, al-ʿAbbāsī, p. 182.]</ref> Al-ʿAyyāshī, in his travelogue (1073 AH/1662 CE), also found the mosque in a ruined fortress to the north of Masjid al-Jumuʿa, describing it as a small, roofless mosque.<ref name=":3">[https://wikihaj.com/index.php?title=پرونده%3Aالرحله_العياشيه،_ج_1.pdf&page=390 Al-Riḥla al-ʿAyyāshiyya, vol. 1, p. 390.]</ref> | ||
==Reconstruction of the Structure== | |||
[[ | [[Muhammad b. Ahmad al-Mutri]] (d. 741 AH), a historian of Medina in the 8th century AH, described the structure as having walls that did not exceed half the height of a person.<ref name=":1">[https://wikihaj.com/index.php?title=پرونده%3Aالتعریف_بما_انست_الهجرة.pdf&page=134 Al-Taʿrīf bimā ansat al-hijra, al-Muṭrī, p. 134.]</ref> According to [[al-Samhūdī]] (d. 911 AH), the structure mentioned by al-Muṭrī had disappeared by his time, and a group of non-Arabs had rebuilt and revived it in a new form. The roof of the new structure was repaired by Muḥammad ibn Qāwān after its collapse.<ref>[https://wikihaj.com/index.php?title=پرونده%3Aوفاء_الوفاء_سمهودی_ج۳.pdf&page=169 Wafāʾ al-Wafā, al-Samhūdī, vol. 3, p. 169.]</ref> He was born in 820 AH and passed away in 889 AH, a scholar of ḥadīth and history who lived in Cairo and performed the Hajj multiple times.<ref>Al-Ḍawʾ al-Lāmiʿ li-Ahl al-Qarn al-Tāsiʿ, al-Sakhāwī, vol. 7, p. 54.</ref> | ||
Aḥmad al-ʿAbbāsī, a researcher and historian of Medina, claimed that in the year 1036 AH, he discovered this mosque, which was unknown at the time, and carried out minor renovations.<ref>[https://wikihaj.com/index.php?title=پرونده:عمده_الاخبار_فی_مدینه_المختار.pdf&page=183 ʿUmdat al-Akhbār fī Madīnat al-Mukhtār, al-ʿAbbāsī, p. 183.]</ref> Al-ʿAyyāshī, in his travelogue (1073 AH/1662 CE), also found the mosque as a small, roofless structure.<ref>[https://wikihaj.com/index.php?title=پرونده%3Aالرحله_العياشيه،_ج_1.pdf&page=390 Al-Riḥla al-ʿAyyāshiyya, vol. 1, p. 390.]</ref> | Aḥmad al-ʿAbbāsī, a researcher and historian of Medina, claimed that in the year 1036 AH, he discovered this mosque, which was unknown at the time, and carried out minor renovations.<ref>[https://wikihaj.com/index.php?title=پرونده:عمده_الاخبار_فی_مدینه_المختار.pdf&page=183 ʿUmdat al-Akhbār fī Madīnat al-Mukhtār, al-ʿAbbāsī, p. 183.]</ref> Al-ʿAyyāshī, in his travelogue (1073 AH/1662 CE), also found the mosque as a small, roofless structure.<ref>[https://wikihaj.com/index.php?title=پرونده%3Aالرحله_العياشيه،_ج_1.pdf&page=390 Al-Riḥla al-ʿAyyāshiyya, vol. 1, p. 390.]</ref> | ||
==Current Condition of the Mosque== | |||
According to Ilyās ʿAbd al-Ghanī, a researcher of Medina’s geography, Masjid ʿUtbān in the year 1417 AH (1996 CE) was an empty plot of land surrounded by a white wall.<ref>[https://wikihaj.com/index.php?title=پرونده:مساجد_الاثریه.pdf&page=120 Masājid al-Athariyya, p. 120.]</ref> | According to Ilyās ʿAbd al-Ghanī, a researcher of Medina’s geography, Masjid ʿUtbān in the year 1417 AH (1996 CE) was an empty plot of land surrounded by a white wall.<ref>[https://wikihaj.com/index.php?title=پرونده:مساجد_الاثریه.pdf&page=120 Masājid al-Athariyya, p. 120.]</ref> | ||
Other reports indicate that in 1393 SH (2015 CE/1435 AH), the Saudi government demolished the walls of Masjid ʿUtbān as part of a development and urban renewal project;<ref>Al-Alam News Website, [https://fa.alalam.ir/news/1682500/خشم-مردم-عربستان-از-تخریب-مسجد-تاریخی-در-مدینه-منوره Persian Version] and [https://www.alalam.ir/news/1682430/غضب-بالسعودية-اثر-ازالة-مسجد-اثري-في-المدينة-المنورة Arabic Version of the Same News].</ref> however, the underlying remains of the structure were preserved as a historical and tourist site.<ref>[https://makkah-almadinah.com/almadinah-attractions/itban-bin-malik/ Makkah and Medina Shrines Website].</ref> | Other reports indicate that in 1393 SH (2015 CE/1435 AH), the Saudi government demolished the walls of Masjid ʿUtbān as part of a development and urban renewal project;<ref>Al-Alam News Website, [https://fa.alalam.ir/news/1682500/خشم-مردم-عربستان-از-تخریب-مسجد-تاریخی-در-مدینه-منوره Persian Version] and [https://www.alalam.ir/news/1682430/غضب-بالسعودية-اثر-ازالة-مسجد-اثري-في-المدينة-المنورة Arabic Version of the Same News].</ref> however, the underlying remains of the structure were preserved as a historical and tourist site.<ref>[https://makkah-almadinah.com/almadinah-attractions/itban-bin-malik/ Makkah and Medina Shrines Website].</ref> | ||
==Historical Images of the Mosque and Its Mihrab== | |||
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File:عتبان 3.jpg|Aerial view near Masjid al-Jumuʿa | File:عتبان 3.jpg|Aerial view near Masjid al-Jumuʿa | ||
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==Images After the Saudi Development Project in 2015 CE== | ==Images After the Saudi Development Project in 2015 CE== | ||