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[[Al-Mahdi al-'Abbasi]], the [[Abbasid caliph]], expanded al-Masjid al-Nabawi 2450 square meters in 161/777-8 or 162/778-9. He also ordered to increase the number of the columns and gates of the mosque. In that time, al-Masjid al-Nabawi had twenty gates, four on the northern side, eight on the western side, and eight on the eastern side. Meanwhile, most of the houses around al-Masjid al-Nabawi which were occupied by famous [[companions of Prophet Muhammad (s)]] were destroyed and were added to the mosque, including the houses of [['Abd Allah b. Mas'ud]], [[Shurahbil b. Hasana]] and Miswar b. Makhrama.<ref>Jaʿfarīyān, ''Āthār-i Islāmī Mecca wa Medina'', p. 209.</ref> | [[Al-Mahdi al-'Abbasi]], the [[Abbasid caliph]], expanded al-Masjid al-Nabawi 2450 square meters in 161/777-8 or 162/778-9. He also ordered to increase the number of the columns and gates of the mosque. In that time, al-Masjid al-Nabawi had twenty gates, four on the northern side, eight on the western side, and eight on the eastern side. Meanwhile, most of the houses around al-Masjid al-Nabawi which were occupied by famous [[companions of Prophet Muhammad (s)]] were destroyed and were added to the mosque, including the houses of [['Abd Allah b. Mas'ud]], [[Shurahbil b. Hasana]] and Miswar b. Makhrama.<ref>Jaʿfarīyān, ''Āthār-i Islāmī Mecca wa Medina'', p. 209.</ref> | ||
Three years before the fall of the Abbasid dynasty, in 654/1256 al-Masjid al-Nabawi was on fire and it was massively destroyed. Then Egyptian Mamluks sent architectures to repair the mosque. Later, Nasir al-Din Muhammad b. Qalawun a Mamluk Sultan of [[Egypt]] ordered to build the roofs in the western and eastern sides of the mosque. In 705/1305- | Three years before the fall of the Abbasid dynasty, in 654/1256-7 al-Masjid al-Nabawi was on fire and it was massively destroyed. Then Egyptian Mamluks sent architectures to repair the mosque. Later, Nasir al-Din Muhammad b. Qalawun a Mamluk Sultan of [[Egypt]] ordered to build the roofs in the western and eastern sides of the mosque. In 705/1305-6 and 706/1306-7 new courtyards were built for the mosque as well.<ref>Jaʿfarīyān, ''Āthār-i Islāmī Mecca wa Medina'', p. 210.</ref> | ||
In 886/1481- | In 886/1481-2, the mosque was hit by lightning and it was set on fire. Again Egyptian Mamluks sent workers to repair al-Masjid al-Nabawi. They also built a ribat (hostel), a school, and kitchens for it. In that time the area of the mosque was increased to 9010 square meters.<ref>Jaʿfarīyān, ''Āthār-i Islāmī Mecca wa Medina'', p. 210.</ref> | ||
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