The Seven Mosques are called in the Arabic language is
Al-Masajid As-Sabah. It is a complex of 6 small historic and often people visit
these mosques in the city of Madinah, Saudi Arabia during travelling, Umrah,
Hajj, and tourism. The complex consists of only six mosques but the name of
this complex represents the figure of seven.
The numbering of seven completes after including the
al-Qiblatayn mosque. If anyone wants to find to search any hadeeth for visiting
then there is no mention in order from Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) or
in Sharia (Islamic method or rules to spend the life) regarding the virtue
about the visiting of this complex.
The Seven Mosque
Al-Fateh Grand Mosque
It is one of the world's largest mosques. Which covers 6500
square meters. In this mosque, 7000 worshipers can pray. The mosque was built
in 1987 by the late Sheikh Isa Ibn Salman al-Khalifa. And was named after the
founder of Bahrain Ahmad al-Fateh in 2006. This mosque is the largest synagogue
in Bahrain. A huge dome built on top of the Al-Fateh Mosque is made entirely of
fibreglass. Weighing over 60 Megagrams (ton), the dome is currently the largest
fibreglass dome in the world.
Masjid Salman al-Farisi
Al-Fattah is located 20 meters south of the mosque, named
after Salman al-Farsi, who led the trench construction during the trench
warfare. The mosque was built in the time of the Caliph Umar bin Abdul Aziz and
was renovated by Saifuddin Abu-Alhaja, the minister of Mecca in 1154.
Abu Bakr As-Siddiq Mosque
It is located 15 meters southeast of the Salman al-Farsi
mosque. The three mosques (Ulfat mosque, Salman al-Farsi mosque and Abu Bakr
as-Siddique mosque) were demolished and renovated into one mosque with wider
space.
Umar bin Khattab Mosque
It is situated 10 meters south of Abu Bakar As-Siddiq
Mosque. This mosque is situated on a height, and its look is corresponding to
Al-Fath Mosque, thus it is believed that it was built and renovated at the same
time.
Ali bin Abi Talib Mosque
Located in the south of Fatimah Az-Zahra Mosque on a small
hill. The mosque is 8.5 meters long and 6.5 meters wide. It is reported that
Ali joined the trench warfare here. Today, the local government of Madinah is
renovating the mosque while maintaining the original shape and building a large
park surrounding it as a decoration of the small building.
Fatimah Az-Zahra Mosque
It is a small mosque attached to others, measuring 4x3
meters. This mosque was built during the Ottoman period of Hejaz Vilayet during
the reign of Sultan Abdul Majid I.
Visiting the seven mosques is a way of understanding the
trench warfare and reminds the struggle of the Prophet (peace be upon him) and
his companions when they rescued the city and the Muslims from the tribe of
Quraish in the city of Medina. Dig a trench around this city because it was
ordered by God to do so.
It is very easy to visit this site for local Muslims but it
is a little bit hard for other Muslims who are not residents of Saudi Arabia.
Therefore, most of them visit this site during the journey of Hajj and Umrah.
Now getting everything in a package is custom of this world and therefore most
travel agencies offer Cheap Hajj Packages and Cheap Umrah Packages from cities
and countries on public demands.
