The Al Madinah Museum, also known as the Hejaz Railway Museum is one of the must visit museums in the Blessed City of Madinah. It is located on the grounds of the historic Ottoman railway station that originally connected Damascus to Madinah between 1906-1920. The entry to the museum is currently free.
The current museum opened in 2006 to the pubic and is dedicated to the history of the City of Madinah during the lifetime of the Prophet Muhammed, Peace & Blessings of God Be Upon Him (PBUH) until the current day. The museum is a treasure trove of artefacts of Islamic history and the region of Madinah.
The museum showcases the real bow of the Blessed Companion, Saad Ibn Abi Waqas, may God be pleased with him (RA) who fought vigorously during the Battle of Uhud in defence of The Beloved Prophet (PBUH). Ali (RA) reported: I never saw the Prophet (PBUH) ask that his parents be sacrificed for anyone after Sa‘d. I heard him say: 'Shoot your arrow, may my mother and father be sacrificed for you.' [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
The muesum also showcases Byzantine Gold dinars that were used in Madinah during the time of The Prophet (PBUH) and several stone inscriptions of The Holy Quran from earlier generations, which have been preserved. The Hejaz Railway Museum is located close to Al Masjid Nabawi and is definetly worth a visit along with the Dar Al Madinah Museum if you are visitng Madinah.
Note: The Hejaz (Hijaz) RailwayMuesum is open daily between 9am - 10pm but is closed between 4pm-5pm daily and opens after 5pm on Fridays.
