Madinah Province
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The Seven Mosques (Saba Masajid) - Madinah

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The Seven Mosques, As Sih, Medina Saudi Arabia
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The Seven Mosques, also known as the Saba Masjid (Saba Masajid), are a complex of small, historic mosques located on the western side of the Sala’ Mountain in the Blessed City of Medina. ‘Saba’’ means seven and they were named so because the group originally consisted of seven mosques. However, as of today, there are six mosques that are part of the complex. These mosques are near a part of the trench which the Muslims dug during the Battle of The Trench (Khandaq) during the lifetime of the Prophet (Peace and Blessings Be Upon Him) time to defend the City of Medina from the Quraysh and thus hold a very important historic significance in Islam.

The Mosques

Each of the six mosques has a historical association with the Battle of Trench. The first mosque in the complex is the Al Fath Mosque which is the largest of all the mosques in the complex and is named so because of ‘Fatah’ or victory during the Battle of Trench. 

The second mosque is the Salman Al Farsi Mosque, which was named after the Sahabah, Salman Al Farsi (RA) who led the construction of the trench during the battle. The third mosque is the Abu Bakr Siddiq Mosque (RA) which is located 15 meters to the southeast of Salman Al Farsi Mosque.

Other famous mosques in the complex include the Umar ibn Khattab Mosque, the Ali bin Abi Talib Mosque, and the Fatima Al Zahra Mosque, named after the Blessed Companions of Prophet (Peace and Blessings Be Upon Him), may God be pleased with them all.  The striking features of these mosques are their small sizes, unique designs, and varying architecture, 

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The Seven Mosques, As Sih, Medina Saudi Arabia

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زاہد لطیف

زاہد لطیف

02/18/2024 19:26

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5 Masjids are together. Out of these only 2 are open for visitors and worshippers. 2 masjids are on the hill top and difficult to reach
Hamza contractor & Engineer

Hamza contractor & Engineer

02/11/2024 11:44

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Nice masjid there 7 masjid. Nice place. As one of the seven mosques, Al-Fateh is significant for the fact that the Prophet (peace be upon him) stayed at the site for a month, in preparation for Al-Ahzab (or Al-Khandaq) Battle. It was built-up for the first time when Umar ibn Abd Al-Aziz was the Prince of Medinah, which explains why the architectural features of the mosque are called "umariyyah", after the caliph’s name. In this special style, volcanic rocks are used for the foundation. It was called Al-Fateh (Arabic for victory) because of the great outcome of Al-Khandaq Battle for Muslims.
Mobeen Younas

Mobeen Younas

01/30/2024 12:33

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This mosque has been built as a commemoration of the camps that were put up by the Prophet's (PBUH) companions during the 3rd Ghazwa (war). Secondly, the 7 mosques are actually 6. Probably, Masjid Qiblatayn was part of this group of 7, however, now it is a separate mosque.
Abdul Qadir Khattak

Abdul Qadir Khattak

01/17/2024 14:47

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The Seven Mosques is a complex of six small historic and often visited mosques in the city of Medina, Saudi Arabia. The complex consists of six mosques in spite of the name "Sab'ah" means "seven", because Saudis demolished one. These mosques are located in south of Mount Sela which was the scene of the Battle of the Trench (Ghazwa E Khandaq).
Suhail Ali

Suhail Ali

12/27/2023 19:24

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The seven mosques is actually a cluster of six mosques at the site of Jange Khandaq. There is a large mosque at the base and other mosques like Fat'h mosque uphill. Each mosque is attributed to a sahabah (prophet's companion) like Abu Bakr, Umar, Ali, Salman Farsi and Saad bin Muadh. At this place Prophet SAW offered prayers and later a dome was constructed at the site. You can see the mountain from the courtyard of the mosque. This is the place where Khandaq (Trenches) were dug during historic Jange Khandaq. Usually people pray two rakah Nafil at this site. You can fund an Uber or Qayan cab from the app. It takes ~10-15 riyal for a ride to Haram Shareef.
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