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This was a constant scene inside the Prophet\u2019s mosque. At all times of day and night, Muslims were there engaging in all types of worhsip, from ritual prayer to reading the Quran to doing dhikr<\/em>. It was such a feeling of spiritual togetherness.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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This is a very special part of the mosque called Riadhul Jannah<\/em>. It is thought to be a piece of paradise on earth, and Muslims crowd each other to pray two ra\u2019kat in this spot and ask for God\u2019s forgiveness, as we are taught that just one\u00a0ra\u2019kah (when you bow down in ritual prayer) is worth 1,000 of prayers. This is the only place in the mosque that has green carpet, to separate it from other areas of the mosque. The area is opened up to men and women at different times, and it can be extremely hard to find a spot to offer prayer here.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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This overhang, or balcony is the spot where Bilal ibn Rabah, the beloved companion of the Prophet Muhammed used to call out the adhan <\/em>(call to prayer). Bilal was one of the most trusted and loyal companions of the Prophet. He was a freed slave who refused to leave Islam when tortured. He was chosen by the Prophet to be the first muezzin<\/em> (one who calls out the adhan).<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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This is the spot where it is said the Prophet Muhammad (saw) led his congregation in prayer.<\/p>\n
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The green dome is a famous architectural focus of Masjid an-Nabawi, which can be seen from miles around.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
After long and tiring flights from California\u00a0to Abu Dhabi to Jeddah, we took the flight to Madina several days before the actual Hajj was to begin. We arrived in the Prophet\u2019s city around 10:30 p.m., some 30 hours after leaving home. The fatigue quickly evaporated by the sight of the lights of Madina and in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3001,"featured_media":281,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[161],"tags":[179,166,134,175,178,176,177,135,180,174],"class_list":["post-248","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hajj","tag-companions","tag-hajj","tag-islam","tag-madina","tag-masjid-an-nabawi","tag-medina","tag-mosque","tag-muslims","tag-pilgrimage","tag-prophet-muhammad"],"yoast_head":"\n
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