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==Names of the Mosque==
==Names of the Mosque==
This mosque is called al-Masjid al-Nabawi, the Grand Mosque of Medina, Masjid al-Rasul, Masjid Rasul Allah, al-Masjid al-Nabi and the mosque of Medina. The most famous name of the mosque is "al-Masjid al-Nabawi". [[Prophet Muhammad (s)]] used to say daily [[congregational prayers]] in this mosque and he promoted political and social frameworks in this mosque,<ref>See: Pūrḥusayn, "Qānūnmandī dar ḥukūmat-i nabawī", p. 153.</ref>. As a result, it was called as al-Masjid al-Nabi in its early days. In addition, as the house of Prophet Muhammad (s) was added to the mosque and he was buried there, it was named as the mosque of Prophet Muhammad (s), al-Masjid al-Nabawi.<ref>See: Ibn Saʿd, ''al-Ṭabaqāt al-kubrā'', 1410 AH, vol. 2, p. 234.</ref> Furthermore, Prophet Muhammad (s) called this mosque "masjidi" (my mosque) in a narration.<ref>Kulaynī, ''al-Kāfī'', vol. 4, p. 556.</ref>
This mosque is called al-Masjid al-Nabawi, the Grand Mosque of Medina, Masjid al-Rasul, Masjid Rasul Allah, al-Masjid al-Nabi and the mosque of Medina. The most famous name of the mosque is "al-Masjid al-Nabawi". [[Prophet Muhammad (s)]] used to say daily [[congregational prayers]] in this mosque and he promoted political and social frameworks in this mosque,<ref>See: Pūrḥusayn, "Qānūnmandī dar ḥukūmat-i nabawī", p. 153.</ref>. As a result, it was called as al-Masjid al-Nabi in its early days. In addition, as the house of Prophet Muhammad (s) was added to the mosque and he was buried there, it was named as the mosque of Prophet Muhammad (s), al-Masjid al-Nabawi.<ref>See: Ibn Saʿd, ''al-Ṭabaqāt al-kubrā'', 1410 AH, vol. 2, p. 234.</ref> Furthermore, Prophet Muhammad (s) called this mosque "masjidi" (my mosque) in a narration.<ref>Kulaynī, ''al-Kāfī'', vol. 4, p. 556.</ref>
==Geographical Location==
Al-Masjid al-Nabawi is located at 24.46 N 39.61 E in the center of [[Medina]] in [[Saudi Arabia]]. It is situated 597 meters above sea level.<ref>Ḥāfiẓ, ''Fuṣūl min tārīkh al-Medina'', p. 63.</ref>


==History==
==History==
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