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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{{Note|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>
**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
==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>


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==Structure of the Mosque==
 
### 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   
==Reconstruction of the Structure==  
[[Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad al-Muṭrī]] (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>
[[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>


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==Current Condition of the Mosque==  
 
### 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>


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==Historical Images of the Mosque and Its Mihrab==  
 
### Historical Images of the Mosque and Its Mihrab   
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==Images After the Saudi Development Project in 2015 CE==   
==Images After the Saudi Development Project in 2015 CE==