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 al-Masjid al-Nabawi had three doors in the beginning:
-•	The door on its southern side was closed when [[Qibla]] was changed to [[Ka'ba]], instead another door was opened in its northern side.
+# The door on its southern side was closed when [[Qibla]] was changed to [[Ka'ba]], instead another door was opened in its northern side.
+# The door in the western side called "Bab 'Atika" which is now known as "Bab al-Rahma". It was called 'Atika as it was opened to the house of 'Atika the daughter of [['Abd Allah b. Yazid b. Mu'awiya]]. Later t was called Rahma, based on a narration from [[Prophet Muhammad (s)]] that one day a person came from this door to Prophet (s) and he asked him to pray to God to rain and it happened, then after seven days rain stopped because that man had asked for it.
-•	The door in the western side called "Bab 'Atika" which is now known as "Bab al-Rahma". It was called 'Atika as it was opened to the house of 'Atika the daughter of Abd Allah b. Yazid b. Mu'awiya. Later t was called Rahma, based on a narration from [[Prophet Muhammad (s)]] that one day a person came from this door to Prophet (s) and he asked him to pray to God to rain and it happened, then after seven days rain stopped because that man had asked for it.
+# The door on the Easter side known as "Bab 'Uthman", "Bab al-Nabi" and "Bab al-Jabra'il" because this door was opened to the house of [['Uthman b. 'Affan]], also Prophet Muhammad (s) used to enter the mosque from this door and [[Gabriel]] (Jabra'il) came to Prophet Muhammad (s) from this door in the time of the [[battle of Banu Qurayza]].
-•	The door on the Easter side known as "Bab 'Uthman", "Bab al-Nabi" and "Bab al-Jabra'il" because this door was opened to the house of 'Uthman b. 'Affan, also Prophet Muhammad (s) used to enter the mosque from this door and [[Gabriel]] (Jabra'il) came to Prophet Muhammad (s) from this door in the time of the [[battle of Banu Qurayza]].
 Throughout different eras, doors were added and built for the mosque and even some of them were closed. Currently al-Masjid al-Nabawi has eighty six doors.
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 ===Minbar===
-In early days of Islam, whenever Prophet Muhammad (s)] wanted to give a speech or sermon, he used to lean against a date tree. Then in 7 or 8 A.H. a minbar (pulpit) was built for him. It had two steps and a seat. In some narrations, merits of the pulpit are mentioned from Prophet Muhammad (s). After the demise of Prophet (s), the pulpit was used until the time of [[Mu'awiya]]. But then Mu'awiya tried to bring the minbar from [[Medina]] to Sham and to his palace in order to gain respect and authority which was opposed by people and it remained in the mosque. When al-Masjid al-Nabawi was on fire in 654 A.H. the minbar was burnt as well. Later the Sultan of Egypt sent another minbar to al-Masjid al-Nabawi. It was replaced a number of times in the next centuries. The current minbar in al-Masjid al-Nabawi was sent by Sultan Murad, an Ottoman king, in 998 A.H.
+In early days of Islam, whenever Prophet Muhammad (s)] wanted to give a speech or sermon, he used to lean against a date tree. Then in 7/628-9 or 8/629-30 a [[minbar]] (pulpit) was built for him. It had two steps and a seat. In some narrations, merits of the pulpit are mentioned from Prophet Muhammad (s). After the demise of Prophet (s), the pulpit was used until the time of [[Mu'awiya]]. But then Mu'awiya tried to bring the minbar from [[Medina]] to Sham and to his palace in order to gain respect and authority which was opposed by people and it remained in the mosque. When al-Masjid al-Nabawi was on fire in 654/1256 the minbar was burnt as well. Later the Sultan of Egypt sent another minbar to al-Masjid al-Nabawi. It was replaced a number of times in the next centuries. The current minbar in al-Masjid al-Nabawi was sent by Sultan Murad, an Ottoman king, in 998/1589-90.
 ===Mihrabs===
 A number of Mihrabs now exist and some existed before in al-Masjid al-Nabawi, the most important ones are:
-•	Mihrab of Prophet Muhammad (s): There is a [[Mihrab]] in al-Masjid al-Nabawi which is attributed to Prophet Muhammad (s), but it did not did exist during the lifetime of Prophet (s). It was built later, apparently in the time of 'Umar b. 'Abd al-'Aziz on the place where Prophet (s) used to say [[prayer]]s; which is regarded sacred to Muslims.
+# Mihrab of Prophet Muhammad (s): There is a [[Mihrab]] in al-Masjid al-Nabawi which is attributed to Prophet Muhammad (s), but it did not did exist during the lifetime of Prophet (s). It was built later, apparently in the time of [['Umar b. 'Abd al-'Aziz]] on the place where Prophet (s) used to say [[prayer]]s; which is regarded sacred to Muslims.
+# Mihrab of Tahajjud: This Mihrab does not exist now, it was located near the pillar of the same name. Prophet Muhammad (s) used to stand next to this pillar when he kept vigil and worshiped God at nights. In following centuries a commemorative Mihrab was built there which became famous as Mihrab of Tahajjud (worship and vigil); however it was later removed by Saudi government.
-•	Mihrab of Tahajjud: This Mihrab does not exist now, it was located near the pillar of the same name. Prophet Muhammad (s) used to stand next to this pillar when he kept vigil and worshiped God at nights. In following centuries a commemorative Mihrab was built there which became famous as Mihrab of Tahajjud (worship and vigil); however it was later removed by Saudi government.
+# Mihrab of Lady Fatima (a): This Mihrab is located in the south of Mihrab of Tahajjud inside maqsura or the house of [[Lady Fatima (a)]] which was added to the mosque; it can be seen from the current windows in the mosque. This Mihrab was mentioned in some narrations: for example [[Imam al-Hasan (a)]] said, "I saw my mother on a Thursday night saying [[prayers]] in [[Mihrab]] until morning and she prayed for all the believers. I told her why didn't you pray for yourself? And she said, oh my son, our neighbors have priority over our family".
-•	Mihrab of Lady Fatima (a): This Mihrab is located in the south of Mihrab of Tahajjud inside maqsura or the house of [[Lady Fatima (a)]] which was added to the mosque; it can be seen from the current windows in the mosque. This Mihrab was mentioned in some narrations: for example [[Imam al-Hasan (a)]] said, "I saw my mother on a Thursday night saying [[prayers]] in [[Mihrab]] until morning and she prayed for all the believers. I told her why didn't you pray for yourself? And she said, oh my son, our neighbors have priority over our family".
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