Hi, and welcome.
I'm now heading to the Masjid An Nabawi for the Jummah Friday prayer
The prayer is starting in a few minutes.
As you can tell, I'm not alone here.
This is a massive congregation.
I'm really lucky to be here on a Friday.
There are people already sitting outside
but I think I'm gonna try to get inside.
It's quite hot.
These big umbrellas provide
some protection from the Sun
but going inside is probably the better option.
The Friday prayers are over now.
They are closing the mosque for one hour so nobody can go in.
I was a little bit late for the Jamaat prayer.
And I couldn't get inside.
the mosque was already full
despite the fact that it's the second largest mosque in the world.
Way before the prayer time the mosque was full.
Luckily they have enough space outside
under the gigantic umbrellas
there was enough shade. I went to pray there.
This is the entrance door of the Riad-al-Jannah,
the "Garden of Paradise".
It's at entrance number one.
Accessing the Riad-al-Jannah is usually quite difficult
because it's very crowded
everybody wants to come here.
But the Riad-al-Jannah is closed off for today.
I'm just going into the main part of the Masjid.
It's beautiful
It's a serene feeling to be inside here.
The architecture is just amazing.
This mosque is huge, it's gigantic
It's the second largest mosque in the world.
And it is a place of tranquility and peace.
It's just beautiful.
They take hygiene very seriously here.
Even the carpets of being cleaned
and disinfected all the time.
And ZamZam water is provided
inside the mosque as well.
When you come here you get access
to fresh ZamZam water in those large dispensers.
And there are cell phone charging stations inside the mosque!
I want to give a few facts
about the Mosque An-Nabawi.
It's a mosque that was built and established by
the Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w) in 622.
Originally, the mosque was an open-air building
and it served as a community center,
court and a religious school,
but subsequently,
Islamic rulers greatly expanded and decorated the mosque.
In 1909, it became the first place
in the Arabian Peninsula
that had electrical lights.
Today the mosque is under the control of
the custodian of the Two Holy Mosques
here in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
It is located in what was traditionally known as
the center of Medina.
there's lots of hotels around here
and the old markets are very close by.
It's a major site for the pilgrimage and most people who come for umrah and hajj
also come here to Medina
to pray in this holy site.
One of the most notable features of this mosque
is the green dome in the southeast corner of the masjid.
It is originally known as "Aisha's House".
That's also where the tomb of Muhammad (s.a.w) is located.
The current dome was added in 1818
by the ottoman sultan Mahmud ii
and was first painted green in 1837.
The mosque was built by Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w) in 622
after his arrival in Medina.
The original space was used as a place for drying dates.
It had previously been used as a burial ground.
The site was offered to Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w) as a gift.
But he refused to gift
and insisted to pay for the land himself.
Subsequently, he built the mosque
and this took him and his companions about 7 months to complete.
It initially measured about 30 meters by 35 meters
or 100 by 116 feet.
Nowadays, it can host up to 1 million people
and it's the second largest mosque in the world.
In 2012, the government announced
a 6 billion dollar project
to further increase the area of the mosque.
After that completion
it will accommodate between 1.6 and 2 million worshippers.
If you look outside
there's lots of construction going on.
You can see that this work is in progress.
The mosque today features 10 minarets
They are 105 meters or 344 feet tall.
The architecture here seems infinite somehow.
No matter in what direction you look
you have the feeling that it's infinite.
It's really quite remarkable.
It's gigantic!
Right now, we're between prayers
but imagine when this mosque is filled with people
What an amazing sight!
The Evening prayer is just over and
the worshippers now leave the area of the Masjid.
As you can see, it's full again.
Nobody is missing a single prayer here.
Okay, it's time for me to say goodbye
to this beautiful place.
I spend an amazing day here at the mosque
and hope I'll be able to come back soon again.
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