Al-Madina El Monawara in the modern Saudi era, Madina El Monawara in the modern and ancient eras, is one of the most important Islamic cities in the whole world. May God be pleased with them next to the tomb of the Messenger of God, and in this article we will learn more about Madina El Monawara in the ancient and modern eras and the most important mosques in Medina
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Al-Madina El Monawara
History of Al-Madina El Monawara
Al-Madina El Monawara the modern era
The most important landmarks of Al-Madina El Monawara
Al-Madina El Monawara
Al-Madina El Monawara is the first capital of the Caliphate in the entire history of Islam and the second largest place for Muslims to flock to after Makkah al-mukaramah. The first mosque in Islam was built by the builders of the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace. about them
- Abu Bakr
- Omar bin al-khattab
Al-Madina El Monawara is located 400 km north of Makkah and 150 km east of the Mediterranean Sea. The port of Yanbu, which is located on the western side of the city, is the only river port for it. Medina consists of many mountainous areas, slopes and valleys, and Medina is characterized by a desert climate. The distinctive shape is also characterized by high temperatures throughout the year, where the temperature in Medina reaches 45 degrees Celsius.
History of Al-Madina El Monawara
Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah does not have a clear history, as there are interpretations about the history of the city, but some historians say that the first inhabitants of the city were the grandchildren of Sam bin Noah, peace be upon him.
- Banu Haf
- Banu Saad
- bani long
After the emergence of the sacred Christian religion, they embraced it during the era of the Roman Empire, and the Jews began at this time to fall ill and disobey, so they were subjected to oppression and displacement by the Roman state at this time, and some of them fled to the Arabian Peninsula. The Assyrian era, and at this time the Arabs received them with great hospitality in their custom of receiving guests, and some researchers believe that the Jews in the city and the Arab Jews with them are among the Arabs who converted to Judaism by preaching as well as the Arabs who converted to Christianity after its appearancenThe Jews were greatly influenced by the Arabs, specifically those who resided in Yathrib, where he took Arab names for them, and with time they became Arab tribes and among the most famous tribes
- Qaynuqa tribe
- Banu Nadir tribe
- Qurayza tribe
There are many other names in the city that are attributed to the Jews, and after the wastage of Aws and Khazraj after the events of the Al-Aram torrent and the collapse of the Ma’rib Dam in the sixth century AD. In an alliance between all the Arab tribes to avoid any treachery, but the Jews, as usual, sowed discord and resentment, despite everything they depended on intrigues and conspiracies to disperse the tribes, and the wars lasted for more than a hundred years until the migration of the Messenger, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, and the Prophet came to Medina at the time of the Baath wars. And the Hatib war.
The biggest role in settling these disputes was many senior Arabs, and they overcame those disputes
- Abdullah bin Abi Salul
And at first they rejected the call of Islam because they believed that the new era of Islam was the one who stole from them the king and sovereignty over Medina.
Al-Madina El Monawara in the modern era
Medina lived the prime of his youth during the era of the adult caliphs after the death of the Prophet Muhammad, may God bless him and grant him peace). Since Abu Bakr al-Siddiq assumed the caliphate, he removed the apostate of Islam in the wars of waste, followed by Omar Ibn Al-Khattab when he opened the Levant, Egypt and Persia, and during the era of Othman Ibn Affan, who witnessed his time more conquests, the entry of the navy into the Islamic army and the rise of conflict between Muslims, Finally, the era of Ali bin Abi Talib, who followed the first approach. After his martyrdom in 661, the dispute between Muslims began until the establishment of the Umayyad Caliphate in 661, after Hassan bin Ali abandoned the caliphate and transferred the main Muslims from Medina to Damascus, and from the end of the Umayyad era to the beginning of the Saudi era, Medina passed through various eras, starting from The Abbasid Caliphate to the Fatimid Caliphate, then the Ayyubid State, then the Mamluk State, then the Ottoman Empire and the Saudi Era. Medina entered the shadow of the Saudi state on Jumada al-Awwal 19 in 1344 when the Hashemite leaders handed it over under a special agreement with King Abdulaziz Al Saud. In the modern Saudi era, Medina lived its best times in terms of expansion and urbanization. It progressed in its political, economic and social aspects, as the Saudi state provided security for the residents of Medina after their disappearance due to tribal raids. Perhaps the most prominent thing that the Saudi government did in Medina was the expansion of the Prophet's Mosque when King Fahd bin Abdul Aziz laid the foundation for mass expansion. For the Prophet’s Mosque, 82,000 square meters were added to the mosque’s precincts on November 2, 1984, and large courtyards were built around the four sides of the mosque with a total area of about 235,000 square meters, and the fierce capacity inside the mosque increased significantly. After the Prophet’s Mosque housed about 58,000 believers (without space) (the squares surrounding the mosque), the Prophet’s Mosque now houses about 650,000 believers
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The most important landmarks of Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah
It is the second holiest site in Islam after Mecca and the capital of Islamic tourism in 2017. Most of its landmarks are Islamic in nature, including three of the most important mosques, the Prophet’s Mosque built by the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, the Quba Mosque, the First Mosque of Islam and the Qibla Mosque converted into Makkah Al-Mukarramah, Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah is proud to have the graves of more than 70 companions Al-Baqi' area: It has been the main cemetery for the people of Medina since the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings of God be upon him) until now. It is located southeast of the Prophet's Mosque. The current area of Baki is about 18,000 square meters. Al-Baqi cemetery contains the remains of thousands of people from the city and those who perished in the city. Among them were Uthman bin Affan, the Mothers of the Believers, and the wives of the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, except Khadija and Maymoona and their daughter Fatimah. Mada'in Saleh: Mada'in Saleh is an important archaeological site in the northwest of the Kingdom in Al-Ula, which belongs to Medina. This city is mentioned in the Holy Qur’an as the home of the people of Tamud who were sent to them by the Prophet, God bless him, and was also known as the city of Hajjar. Al-Masjid an-Nabawi: It is one of the three mosques to which a traveler extends, and prayer in it is better than a thousand prayers in others besides the Sacred Mosque. It was built by the Prophet Muhammad, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him) and embraces his grave with two of his distinguished companions, Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq and Umar bin Al-Khattab. Rectangular with ten tall minarets, it is also the first place in the Arabian Peninsula to be illuminated by electric lights. Quba Mosque: The first mosque built specifically in Islam in 622 AD, when the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, arrived in Medina. The first stone, which features a mihrab, tall minarets, and a splendid marble pulpit, was set inside. After that, it was only 1,600 square meters and its total area with facilities was about 13,500 square metres. Uhud Mountain: As one of the city’s natural and religious landmarks, the mountain is located north of Medina, the largest and highest mountain in the city at an altitude of more than a thousand meters above sea level, and extends from east to west like a mountain range, and this sacred mountain was watching the invasion of the Sunnah The third migration between Muslims and Kafr Quraish in the square located between its southwestern base and Jabal al-Rama, a mile away, who was martyred by the mobile uncle Hamza bin Abdul Muttalib. Uhud Cemetery: The tombs of the Companions, which include more than 70 companions, including the uncle of the Prophet Hamza bin Abdul Muttalib and Musab bin Omair (may God be pleased with them), are located, and the tomb of the Uhud Martyrs is located 5 kilometers north of the Prophet’s Mosque, at the foot of Mount Uhud. God please her To continue reading more about the most important landmarks in Medina, follow the following article: The most important religious and historical landmarks in Medina
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