Inside Arabia

Masjid al-Qiblatain is a mosque in Medina that is historically important for Muslims as the place where the Islamic prophet Muhammad (PBUH), leading the prayer, is said to have been commanded to change the direction of prayer (qibla) from Jerusalem to...

Mount Uhud is a mountain in north of Medina. It is 1,077 m (3,533 ft) high. It was the site of the second battle between Muslim and Meccan forces. The Battle of Uhud was fought on 19 March, 625, between a force from the small Muslim community of Medina,...

Al-Masjid al-Nabawī "Mosque of the Prophet"), often called the Prophet's Mosque, is a mosque built by the Islamic Prophet Muhammad situated in the city of Medina. It is the second holiest site in Islam (the first being the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca). It...

Maher bin Hamad Al Mueaqly born January 7, 1969, [2] is the Imam of the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia and a renowned Recitor of the Holy Quran. Personal life Sheikh Maher's mother and father moved to Madinah and he was born there...