Prophet’s Mosque: The second holiest mosque for Muslims (Part – 2)

By Asad Russel –

After Part – 1
The history of the Prophet’s Mosque:
Next to the Prophet’s mihrab (the al-Shafi’iyyah a new mihrab was added by Suleyman I and in lead sheets covered and above the Prophet’s house and tomb painted green a new tomb placed.

The Ottoman Sultan Abdulmecid I (from 1839 to 1861) during the reign, of the Prophet’s tomb, Suleymaniyya minaret, the minbar and the other three mihrabs with the exception entirely was remodeled the mosque. To the north an ablution to include was enlarged the precinct. In width was doubled to the south the prayer hall and equal in size with small domes covered covering the mihrab area except for the domes, the Prophet’s Tomb and the Bab al-Salam.

From Nahj al-Burdah with Quranic verse and lines were decorated the domes, by the al-Busiri the 13th century poet of Arabic the famous poem. Featuring Quranic calligraphy with glazed tiles was covered the Qibla wall. With marble and red stones were paved the floors of the courtyard and the prayer hall and of the enclosure to the west was built a fifth minaret (the al-Majidiyya).

In 1932 of the Saudi Kingdom of Arabia after the foundation, several major modifications underwent the Prophet’s Mosque. In the west side of the prayer hall and to the east for new wings to make way around the mosque ordered demolitions King Abdul Aziz (from 1932 to 1953) in 1951, with pointed arches of concrete columns which consisted. With concrete were reinforced older columns and at the top with copper rings braced. In Mamluk revival style by two minarets were replaced the Majidiyya and the Suleymaniyya. To the northwest and to the northeast of the mosque were erected two additional minarets. To house the several religious texts and the historic Qurans along the western wall was built a library.

The growing number of worshippers to accommodate to the west of the mosque of temporary shelters the construction was ordered by Saudi King Faisal bin Abdul Aziz in 1973, on these sides by new prayer areas was surrounded the old mosque in 1981, its size enlarging five times. Under King Fahad was took place the latest renovations and of the mosque the size have increased greatly, a large number of pilgrims and worshippers to hold allowing it and like the air conditioning the modern comforts adding.

At the Prophet’s Mosque what to see:
Still today as it stands, to the south projecting with the Ottoman prayer hall on two floors a rectangular plan has the Prophet’s Mosque. The entire first floor occupies the main prayer hall. By the Prophet than the first built mosque is 100 times bigger enclosure of the mosque and half a million worshippers more than can accommodate.

On square bases with 24 domes topped a flat paved roof has the Prophet’s Mosque. Illuminate the interior of each dome into the base holes pierced. During peak times for prayer is used also the roof, when of the roof to shade areas on metal tracks slide out the 24 domes, for the prayer hall light wells creating. To freestanding columns affixed with umbrellas is also shaded of the Ottoman mosque the courtyard.  

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