This book highlights the sites that are important whenever Makkah is mentioned like the Black Stone and Zamzarn Well.
Drawing mainly on Arabic sources, this book documents the historical significance of the building and the surrounding city.
This book highlights the sites that are important whenever Al-Madinah is mentioned.
... Mosque of the Prophet, Al-Masjid al-Nabawi (622–781 AD), was situated on the site of Mohammed's house in Medina. For that reason, it has been called an “acci- dental prototype for the mosque” since the mosque grew out of his house ...
This is the definitive survey of Islamic architecture. Working from a social, rather than a technical perspective, Hillenbrand shows how the buildings fulfilled their intended functions within the community. Lavishly illustrated.
... Masjid al - Haram ( Sacred Mosque ) ,, 379 Masjid al - Nabawi ( Prophetic Mosque ) , 379 Muhammad Iqbal ( 1877–1938 ) , 388 prophetic legitimization ,. mawlid ( continued ) narrative and text , 366–367 popularity and veneration of , 367 ...
500 of the World's Most Peaceful and Powerful Destinations National Geographic. SAUDI ARABIA MASJID AL NABAWI The ... who built the original , lies buried under the green central dome , beside the first two caliphs , Abu Bakr and ...
Examines the emergence of Medina as a holy city, focusing on the historical developments of the first three Islamic centuries.