The Prophet's Mosque is the second mosque built by the Islamic prophet Muhammad in Medina, after that of Quba, as well as the second largest mosque and holiest site in Islam, after the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, in the Saudi region of the Hejaz. The mosque is located at the heart of Medina, and is a major site of pilgrimage that falls under the purview of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques.
Prophet's Mosque
The mosque during the Ottoman Era, in the 19th century
An illustration of the mosque in the 18th century
View of Gates 21 and 22, as seen from the north. The gate with two minarets is Bāb Al-Malik Fahd (Arabic: بَاب الْمَلِك فَهْد, lit. 'Gate of the King Fahd')
Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib is believed to be the Seal of the Prophets in all of the main branches of Islam. Muslims believe that the Quran, the central religious text of Islam, was revealed to Muhammad by God, and that Muhammad was sent to restore Islam, which they believe did not originate with Muhammad but is the true unaltered original monotheistic faith of Adam, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and other prophets. The religious, social, and political tenets that Muhammad established with the Quran became the foundation of Islam and the Muslim world.
"Muhammad, the Messenger of God" inscribed on the gates of the Prophet's Mosque in Medina
Bayt al-Mawlid, the birthplace of Muhammad. After his migration the house was taken and sold by Aqil ibn Abi Talib. The house was demolished and converted into the Makkah Al Mukarramah Library in 1951.
The birth of Muhammad in the Siyer-i-Nebi
A 16th-century Siyer-i Nebi image of angel Gabriel visiting Muhammad