Bani Haritsah Mosque
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Bani Haritsah Mosque ( ar, مسجد بني حارثة), or Masjid Al-Mustarah, is a mosque located in Medina, Saudi Arabia. It is located at Sayyid asy-Syuhada' street. The naming comes from an account of the
Islamic prophet Prophets in Islam ( ar, الأنبياء في الإسلام, translit=al-ʾAnbiyāʾ fī al-ʾIslām) are individuals in Islam who are believed to spread God in Islam, God's message on Earth and to serve as models of ideal human behaviour. So ...
Muhammad taking a rest in this place once, during the way home returning from the
Battle of Uhud The Battle of Uhud ( ar, غَزْوَة أُحُد, ) was fought on Saturday, 23 March 625 AD (7 Shawwal, 3 AH), in the valley north of Mount Uhud.Watt (1974) p. 136. The Qurayshi Meccans, led by Abu Sufyan ibn Harb, commanded an army of 3,000 m ...
. The word "Mustarah" means the place for resting. The mosque was renovated during the time of the king Fahd, and the place was expanded to 491 square meters wide. Houses belonging to the members of Bani Harithah tribe are located nearby the mosque. The place was of strategic importance for the defense of the city during the time of the Prophet, it is where the starting point of the trench for the
Battle of the Trench The Battle of the Trench ( ar, غزوة الخندق, Ghazwat al-Khandaq), also known as the Battle of Khandaq ( ar, معركة الخندق, Ma’rakah al-Khandaq) and the Battle of the Confederates ( ar, غزوة الاحزاب, Ghazwat al- ...
was dug up as well. From here also the army of
Mu'awiya I Mu'awiya I ( ar, معاوية بن أبي سفيان, Muʿāwiya ibn Abī Sufyān; –April 680) was the founder and first caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate, ruling from 661 until his death. He became caliph less than thirty years after the deat ...
and its leader Muslim ibn Uqba entered the city.


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List of mosques in Saudi Arabia This is a list of mosques in Saudi Arabia. See also * Islam in Saudi Arabia * Lists of mosques References External links {{List of mosques Saudi Arabia Mosques A mosque (; from ar, مَسْجِد, masjid, ; literally "place of ...
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List of mosques in Medina This page attempts to list mosques in the city of Medina, Saudi Arabia, in a chronological order. Era of Moḥammad Rashidunids * Abu Bakr Mosque (مسجد أبي بكر الصديق): It is located at the south-western flank of the Prophet ...
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