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Masjid al-Qiblatayn (Arabic: مَسجد القبلَتین) or Dhu l-Qiblatayn is a mosque in Medina where, upon the revelation of verse 144 of Sura al-Baqara, the command for the Change of Qibla from al-Aqsa Mosque to the Ka'ba was announced to the Prophet of Islam (s). Its last reconstruction was completed in 1408 AH.

The Event of the Change of Qibla

Main article: Change of Qibla

It is narrated that the Prophet (s) went among the tribe of Banu Salama accompanied by a number of Sahaba[1] to meet Umm Bishr, the daughter of al-Bara' b. Ma'rur.[2] Umm Bishr prepared food for them. After eating, they engaged in prayer along with the companions. In the middle of the prayer, the Verse of Qibla was revealed, and the Prophet and the companions turned their faces toward the Ka'ba.[3]

The Holy Qur'an speaks about the change of Qibla in Sura al-Baqara, verses 142 to 150, as well as verse 177.

Construction of the Mosque

At the location where the prayer was offered toward two Qiblas, a mosque was built which was named Masjid al-Qiblatayn.[4] This mosque is located in the northwest of Medina, about 3 kilometers from al-Masjid al-Nabawi[5], west of Masjid al-Fath[6], near the Well of Ruma[7], and in the area of 'Aqiq.[8] Masjid al-Qiblatayn was situated among the Banu Salama tribe and also became known as the Mosque of Banu Salama.[9]

This mosque, which was built in 2 AH, has been renovated numerous times throughout the centuries.[10]

The Last Reconstruction

The last reconstruction of Masjid al-Qiblatayn, along with expansion, took place by order of Fahd b. Abd al-Aziz (d. 1426 AH) on a plot of land with an area of 3920 square meters, and its construction ended in 1408 AH. The mosque's land is triangular with sides measuring 83 meters facing the main street, 95 meters on the southern side, and 82 meters in the west. A hall with two domes covering an area of 1190 square meters is dedicated to the worshippers, and a portico measuring 400 square meters is allocated to women. The mosque has two minarets with a height of forty meters. Opposite the mosque is a cemetery that some call the Banu Salama Cemetery.[11]

Other Mosques Named Qiblatayn

In ancient sources, other mosques have also been named "Qiblatayn"; because upon receiving the news of the change of Qibla at Masjid Dhu l-Qiblatayn, the worshippers of these mosques also changed their Qibla in the middle of prayer:

Masjid Quba: The worshippers in Masjid Quba received the news of the change of Qibla during the morning prayer and turned toward the Ka'ba[12], and thus Masjid Quba was named Dhu Qiblatayn.[13]

Masjid of Banu Abd al-Ashhal: Banu Abd al-Ashhal had prayed the congregational prayer toward Bayt al-Maqdis until the second rak'at when the news of the change of Qibla reached them. Consequently, the women and men swapped places, and they prayed the remaining two rak'ats toward the Ka'ba. This mosque was named Qiblatayn.[14]

See Also

Notes

  1. ↑ al-Ṣāliḥī al-Damashqī, Subul al-hudā, 1414 AH, vol. 12, p. 56.
  2. ↑ Ibn Saʿd, al-Ṭabaqāt al-kubrā, 1990 CE, vol. 1, p. 186.
  3. ↑ al-Balādhurī, Ansāb al-ashrāf, 1417 AH, vol. 1, p. 246.
  4. ↑ al-Maqrīzī, Imtāʿ al-asmāʿ, 1420 AH, vol. 1, p. 79.
  5. ↑ Ja'fariyan, Āthār-i Islāmī-yi Makka wa Madīna, 1391 SH, p. 334.
  6. ↑ al-Makkī, Tārīkh Makka al-musharrafa wa l-Masjid al-Ḥarām wa l-Madīna al-sharīfa wa l-qabr al-sharīf, 1418 AH, p. 300.
  7. ↑ al-Majlisī, Biḥār al-anwār, 1403 AH, vol. 81, p. 76.
  8. ↑ al-Ḥamawī, Muʿjam al-buldān, 1399 AH, vol. 1, p. 299.
  9. ↑ al-Yaʿqūbī, Tārīkh al-Yaʿqūbī, Dār Ṣādir, vol. 2, p. 42.
  10. ↑ Ja'fariyan, Āthār-i Islāmī-yi Makka wa Madīna, 1391 SH, pp. 332-334.
  11. ↑ See: Kaʿkī, Maʿālim al-Madīna al-Munawwara, 1432 AH, part 4, pp. 30-45.
  12. ↑ al-Bukhārī, Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī, 1401 AH, vol. 8, pp. 133-134.
  13. ↑ al-Ghazālī, Iḥyāʾ ʿulūm al-dīn, Dār al-Kitāb al-ʿArabī, vol. 6, p. 130.
  14. ↑ al-Ṭūsī, Tahdhīb al-aḥkām, 1364 SH, vol. 2, p. 44.

References

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  • al-Maqrīzī, Taqī al-Dīn. Imtāʿ al-asmāʿ bi-mā li-l-Nabī min al-aḥwāl wa l-amwāl wa l-ḥafada wa l-matāʿ. Edited by Numaysī, Muḥammad ʿAbd al-Ḥamīd. Beirut: Dār al-Kutub al-ʿIlmiyya, 1st ed., 1420 AH.
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