Masjid of Rasulullah ﷺ - Jamiatul Ulama KZN · expansion of the Masjid. •Uthman ibn Affan, the Prophet’s ﷺson-in-law, purchased land next to the Masjid Nabawi and this land

Masjid of Rasulullah ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص

Ml Abdullah Jeena seerah.co.za @madinahmemos

Arrival in madinah

• Journey of Hijrah

• Welcome in Quba

• Masjid Quba


Journey into madinah

• Everyone trying for Nabi

to stop at their place

• Masjid Jum’ah

• Tala ‘al badru / Excitement of people

• Place of Masjid chosen by Allah


Place of Masjid Nabawi chosen by Allah

• Camel reaches area of Bani Adi bin Najjaar, continues …

• Stops a little further, sits down

• Stands again, walks a distance and returns to initial spot

• Seems to be searching for a specific spot

• Rasulullah climbs off, next to the place of Abu Ayyub Ansari

• Abu Ayyub takes Rasulullah’sbelongings to the house


The Land of Masjid Nabawi

• Land belonged to two youngsters from the Banu Najjaar – Sahl and Suhail

• Nabi asked them to sell the land for the establishment of a masjid

• They wished to give the land

• Rasulullah refused, and Abu Bakr paid for it

• Land:• Described as mirbad – land used for

drying dates

• Enclosed area, with some palm groves

• Area where trash was thrown

• Few old graves

هللا عليه وسلم عن أنس ـ رضى هللا عنه ـ قدم النبي صلى

ار ثامنون "ال المدينة فأمر ببناء المسجد فق "ي يا بني النج .

ين، فأمر بقبور المشرك .فقالوا ال نطلب ثمنه إال إلى للا

يت، و وا النخل بالنخل فقطع، فصف فنبشت، ثم بالخرب فسو .قبلة المسجد


First Masjid – Initial construction• Period: 1 A.H / 622 CE

• Period of Rasulullah ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص

• Description: • Dimensions were marked by

Rasulullah• Took approximately 8

months .• Open building with small

roofed area towards the front of the masjid.

• Great Camaraderie among Sahabah while building

• Humility of Rasulullah

Size:

• 30m from East to West, 35m North to South.

• 1,5 to 2 m high.• Total Area: 1, 050 m2.


Description:

• Began in Rabi-al-Awwal; Completed in Safar of the next year. Took seven to eight months to complete.

• A rectangular building. • Foundation was dug and built with rock

Approximately 1.5m deep75 cm below ground and 75cm above ground 1m below and 50cm above around

• Structure made of unbaked bricks and mud for the walls; • Date palm trunks for columns. • Roofed area attached to the Northern wall, about 1.5 to 2m

high. • The living quarters of the Prophet ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص was built on the Eastern

Side of the Masjid.• An area was allocated to the Ahl-us-Suffah: in the Masjid,

originally in the southern side of the mosque, but was transferred to the northern end after the change of the Qibla.

• Eastern: the Door of the Prophet ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص and the door of Uthman. Now known as Bab al-Jibril.

• Western Door – Originally known as the door of Aatika, also now known as Bab al-Rahmah (Door of Mercy).

• Southern Door – It is now known as the Door of Umar. This door was closed and a new door, the Northern Door, was opened after the qibla direction changed from Jerusalem to Makkah.

Dimensions of Structure


First Masjid





Change of Qiblah• 16 months after Hijrah, Allah revealed revelation instructing the change of qiblah

• The Qiblah was initially facing north towards Jerusalem.

• Remained in this direction for 16/18 months.

• The prayer direction was then changed from north to south, towards the Ka’bah, and the original mihrab/musallah(prayer niche) was converted to a door.

• Roof made from palm tree branches cemented together with beaten clay. Slightly sloped to facilitate drainage during rainy seasons.


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Expansion in the time of Rasulullah • Period: 7 AH /628 CE

• During Period of Rasulullah ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص

• Description:

• Population of Muslims increased significantly.• The Masjid was used for various purposes where

teaching was carried out, politics were discussed, delegations were received and the needy were catered for.

• After the Battle of Khaybar (7AH), Sahabah requested permission from Rasulullah for the expansion of the Masjid.

• Uthman ibn Affan, the Prophet’s ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص son-in-law, purchased land next to the Masjid Nabawi and this land was used to significantly extend the area of the mosque.

• New size:

• The masjid was extended to the north and west. • Each side now measured about 50 m.• Total area: increased to 2500 m2• Height increased to about 3.5 m.


2nd Masjid – 1st Expansion

• 7 AH, after Battle of Khaybar

• 3 pillars to the right/west

• 5 pillars to the north/back

Pillars

• Pillars cream, no vertical gold lines

• Base is a gold circle

• Where top meets the ceiling, a gold and brown

• Western wall marked with green and gold logo, written hadd masjid annabawi

• East to west, 40-49

• North to south- 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 100, 110, 120, 130

• Height 7 dhiraa or 3.5mMl Abdullah Jeena seerah.co.za @madinahmemos




Period of Abu Bakr

• Period: 11-13 AH (632-634 CE)

• Under the Khilaafat of Abu Bakr al-Siddiq

• Description:

• No expansion

• Significant changes to Masjid• The pillars of Masjid Nabawi

were beginning to eat away• Abu Bakr repaired and restored

the pillars – while maintaining their original design

• The roof began to leak.• It was restored with the same

materials, but was expanded to cover a slightly larger area.



• Period: 13-24 AH (634-644 CE)

• Description:

• Reason for Renovation:

• Umar was approached by people to extend Masjid Nabawi

• He initially shied away from an expansion

• However, he noticed the pillars being eaten away, and began repairs on the pillars

• Upon insistence of the people, he began expansion of the Masjid

Period of Umar


Period of Umar

• In 17 AH (639 CE), he bought some houses surrounding the mosque and the Masjid was expanded on the Southern, Northern and Western sides

• Three additional exterior doors were also added, bringing the total number of doors to six.

• The columns, minbar (pulpit) and mihrab (prayer niche) from the previous construction remained as they were.

• Small stones were scattered across the floor and woven palm fronds provided carpeting

• Umar also introduced incense, which was used every Friday and during Ramadan.

• In addition, he introduced an area on the north side of the courtyard known as al-Butayha, which allowed people to discuss their worldly affairs and to recite poetry, away from the ritual prayer.

• The homes of the Ummahaatul Mu’mineen were on the Eastern side, so the Masjid was extended on the three other sides.

• Umar rebuilt the houses of the Ummahaatul Mu’mineen with baked bricks


• Doors:

• Baab Rahmah and Baab Jibreelremained

• New door: Baab as-Salaam

• New External doors: One new door on the Northern side of old Masjid,

• Internal Doors

• Two doors each to the East and West of the Masjid area on the Southern Side

• The three openings have been marked with copper entrances

• One of the doors on the Eastern side is now within the Hujrah area.

• Two on the Western side are also marked with copper entrances. They are found to the left and right of Mihrab Uthmanniyah / Sulaimaniyah.

New size:

• The front of the mosque / south was increased by 5m

• The back of the mosque / north was increased by 15m

• The western side was increased by 10m

• The masjid was now rectangular in shape again,

• 60m from east to west and 70m from north to south/ 4200 sq meters.

• The roof was increased to a height of 5.5m.

Expansion:

• To the South: one pillar – Pillars 152-162

• To the West: two pillars – Pillar 24-29

• To the North: 30 dhiraa / 15m

• Homes incorporated in the Masjid

• He called those neighboring the Masjid, and gave them three choices:

• Sell, Gift or Sadaqah in the Path of Allah

• Homes incorporated:• Ja’far bin Abi Talib• Children of Abu Bakr• Usamah bin Zaid• Zaid bin Harithah• Abbas• Sa’d bin Abi Waqqas• Abdullah bin Mas’ood



Period of Uthman • Period: 29 AH (649 CE)

• Description:• In the month of Rabi al-Awwal 29 Hijri, 12 years after the previous

extension by Umar ibn al-Khattab, Uthman undertook a new expansion.

• The Masjid was demolished and a brand new structure was built, taking 10 months to complete.

• It was completed in Muharram 30 AH. • Uthman personally took part in the construction.• More durable materials were used in the construction of the

mosque:.• The number of doors remained the same, as in the period of Umar.• Despite the large renovation, the original layout of the mosque was

preserved. • The mimbar (pulpit) remained in the same position, as did the

Prophet’s ملسو هيلع هللا ىلصmihrab (prayer niche). However, a new mihrab was erected at the north wall where the imam led prayers from, allowing for more prayer space.

• The Prophet’s ملسو هيلع هللا ىلصmihrab was no longer in use and now stood in the prayer area.

• He made a protective enclosure around the area where he led the salat to avoid attack on him during the salat.

80m

65m


Period of Uthman


Period of Uthman

Homes incorporated into the Masjid:

• Ummul-Mu’mineenHafsa

• Marwan ibn Hakam

• Ja’far ibn Abi Talib

• Abu Bakr

• Abdullah ibn Abbas

Expansion:

• One pillar to the South – Qiblah direction, 5m• One pillar to the West – right side, 5m

• Color of the pillars: • cream with gold line on top, gold and brown when it

meets ceiling

• Western Side: Pillars 11-19• Northern side: extended by 10 dhiraa’ / 5m• Southern Side: Mihrab of Uthman; a small structure

was made for the Imam

New size:

The new masjid remained rectangular in shape, increased by 5m on three sides.

80m from North to South and 65m from East to West.

Total Area: over 5200 m2.Ml Abdullah Jeena seerah.co.za @madinahmemos



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