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It is one of the mosques in which the Prophet (ﷺ) prayed to his Lord to defeat the confederates who had gathered around Madinah to fight the Muslims. His prayer was answered on Wednesday afternoon.
The mosque is located to the west of Mount Sila’. It is in this place that the Prophet (ﷺ) used to invoke Allah’s defeat of the confederates during the Battle of Al-Ahzab. Allah graced him with answering his supplication to inflict defeat on confederate forces. In the same place was built Al-Fateh Mosque.
It was called Al-Fateh (the Conquest) due to the conquest of the Muslims after the attempt of the confederates to invade Madinah. It is called the Confederates Mosque because the Messenger (ﷺ) invokes Allah's defeat of the confederates there. It is also known as the Al-A'la (Supreme) Mosque because it is higher than the surrounding mosques.
The mosque was first built by Omar ibn Abdulaziz during his rule of Madinah in the Umayyad era. The mosque had undergone many restorations and renovations in the successive historical periods. It was renewed in 575AH, and was rebuilt in the thirteenth century AH. Finally, it has been renovated and restored during the reign of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman ibn Abdulaziz.
Al-Fateh Mosque is located next to the Trench in the northwest of Madinah. It is about 2 km away from the Prophet’s Mosque. It can be reached via Al-Seeh Street heading north, as well as via Khaled bin Al-Walid Road heading west.
It is the first mosque in Islam. The Prophet (ﷺ) with his own blessed hands, laid the foundation stone of the mosque, which was built by the emigrants and the helpers (ansar). Allah extolled this mosque and mentioned its virtues in the everlasting Qur'an, "A mosque founded on righteousness from the first day is more worthy for you to stand in." (9:108)
It is one of the most important historical mosques in Madinah. In this mosque, Allah honored the Prophet (ﷺ) and fulfilled his wish by shifting the qiblah direction from Jerusalem to the Kaaba: (We will surely turn you to a qiblah with which you will be pleased) [Qur'an 2:144].
