Mosque of the two directions of prayer
The mosque of the two directions of prayer ( Arabic مسجد القبلتين Masjid al-qiblatain 'Mosque of the Two Qiblas ') is a mosque in Medina . The mosque is located in the northeast of Medina in the Harrat al-Wabara volcanic field (حرة الوبرة) about 5 km from the Prophet's Mosque . The original name is said to be due to the tribe living there Bani Salima Mosque (مسجد بني سلمة) have been. According to Islamic tradition, Mohammed is said to have received the revelation here to change the direction of prayer. At the time of the Prophet Mohammed , Muslim prayer was initially directed towards the city of Jerusalem . He later changed this direction of prayer (qibla) and since then people have been turning towards the Kaaba in Mecca , the highest shrine in Islam. Jerusalem is still known today as the first of the two directions of prayer (ula l-qiblatain) .
One of the two prayer niches ( mihrab ) was removed by the Wahhabis .
The current mosque has a dome and two minarets .
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References and footnotes
- ^ Gudrun Krämer : History of Palestine . CH Beck 2006, p. 384 ( excerpt from Google book search); see. Beate Ego, Friedmann Eißler and Christfried Böttrich: Abraham in Judaism, Christianity and Islam . Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht 2009 ( excerpt in the Google book search) and Norani Noridin and Nordin Yusof: A life that matters: a spiritual experience . 2009 ( excerpt from Google book search)
Coordinates: 24 ° 29 '2.7 " N , 39 ° 34" 44.1 " E