Margharib Azan and Rain at the Quba Mosque Quba Masjid 31 Mar 2013 Medina Saudia Arabia
The
Quba Mosque (
Quba' Masjid or
Masjid al-Quba,
Arabic:
مسجد قباء), in the outlying environs of
Medina in
Saudi Arabia, is the oldest mosque in the world. Its first stones were positioned by the
Islamic prophet Muhammad as soon as he arrived on his emigration from the city of
Mecca to Medina[1] and the mosque was completed by his companions. Muhammad spent more than 20 nights in this mosque (after migrating) praying qasr (a short prayer) while waiting for Ali whose house was behind this mosque.[citation needed]
According to
Islamic tradition, offering two rakaʿāt of nafl prayers in the Quba Mosque is equal to performing one Umrah.
Muhammad used to go there, riding or on foot, every Saturday and offer a two rak'ah prayer. He advised others to do the same, saying, "Whoever makes ablutions a
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