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Adjacent to the Prophet’s Mosque courtyards
Internal + External
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Visitors of the Prophet's Mosque are dazzled with the beautiful workmanship and elaborate inscriptions of the mosque gates. These gates are made according to the highest international and technical specifications, and are further decorated with exquisite Islamic inscriptions and decorations.
Originally, the Prophet’s Mosque had three doors when it was first built; namely,
1. A door in the current direction of the qibla, as the qibla at that time was towards Jerusalem. After the direction of the qibla was changed to Kaaba in Makkah, the door in the southern wall was closed and replaced with a door in the northern wall.
2. A door in the western wall. It was known as Bab Atikah. Today, it is known as Bab Al-Rahmah.
3. A door in in the eastern side. It was known as Bab Uthman. Today, it is known as Bab Jibreel.
After implementing Omar ibn Al-Khattab's expansion of the Prophet's Mosque, the number of doors increased to six.
The doors of the Prophet’s Mosque increased in line with the expansions it witnessed in the various ages. The names of the main doors were preserved, however. Currently, the mosque has 86 gates, all of which are given clear numbers that are displayed next to each gate. Most of the gates are designed to receive large numbers of people.
It is the second holiest mosque in Islam, and the greatest mosque in Islam after the Grand Mosque of Makkah. Cognizant of the virtue of prayer in this mosque, Muslims from all over the world visit it. It is associated with the life of the Prophet (ﷺ), and the lives of his companions, both emigrants and helpers (ansar).
The Blessed Rawdah: it is paradise on earth, where an exhausted person finds serenity and peace. Here you can hear the moans and sense the sincere hopes of people at prayer.
