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The mosque of the Two Qiblahs in Madinah

Omer, Spahic (2019) The mosque of the Two Qiblahs in Madinah. IslamiCity.

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Abstract

This is an important historical mosque. It is one of the earliest mosques in Islam. It was established during the Prophet’s time for an outlying neighbourhood of Madinah. Its significance lies in the fact that after the Prophet (pbuh) received a commandment to change the qiblah or prayer direction from al-Masjid al-Aqsa in Jerusalem to al-Masjid al-Haram (Ka’bah) in Makkah, the entire congregation led by a companion in this mosque changed direction in prayer. Henceforth the mosque was known as masjid al-qiblatayn (the mosque of the two qiblahs) as both qiblahs were faced in a single prayer.

Item Type: Article (Electronic Media)
Additional Information: 2202/71392
Uncontrolled Keywords: Mosque; Two Qiblahs; Madinah; Islam; Architecture
Subjects: N Fine Arts > NA Architecture > NA4100 Special classes of buildings > NA4590 Religious buildings
N Fine Arts > Islamic art and architecture
N Fine Arts > Islamic art and architecture > Islamic decoration
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button): Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences > Department of General Studies
Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences
Depositing User: Omer Spahic
Date Deposited: 28 Mar 2019 17:09
Last Modified: 28 Mar 2019 17:10
URI: http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/71392

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