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The Prophet's Mosque (Arabic: ٱلْمَسْجِد ٱلنَّبَوِي , romanized: al-Masjid al-Nabawī, lit. 'Mosque of the Prophet') is the second mosque built by the Islamic prophet Muhammad in Medina, after the Quba Mosque, as well as the second largest mosque and holiest site in Islam, after the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, in the Saudi region of the Hejaz. [2]
English: A digital recreation of the calligraphy that is inscribed above the grills of the Blessed Chamber in Masjid an-Nabawi. It is from Surah al-Hujurat, verse 2 which reads: It is from Surah al-Hujurat, verse 2 which reads:
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The dome is located in the southeast corner of Al-Masjid al-Nabawi in Medina, present-day Saudi Arabia. [5] Millions visit it every year, since it is a tradition to visit the mosque after or before the pilgrimage to Mecca. The structure dates from AH 678 (1279/1280), when an unpainted wooden cupola was built over the tomb.