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The City of Madinah

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Madinah Munawarrah (“the enlightened city”) ranks as the second most holiest place in Islam after Makkah. It is the city that gave refuge to the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) and the early Muslims upon their migration from Makkah and where lies the burial place of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him).

• The city of Madinah was originally known as Yathrib, an oasis city dating as far back as the 6th century BCE. During the war between Jews and Romans in the third century CE, many Jews fled Jerusalem and migrated to their ancestral place of Yathrib (present Madinah). Nero sent a massive Roman force under Petra Lenidas to Madinah to massacre the Jews in 213 CE. A community survived and by the time the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) had migrated there was a large Jewish presence around the city.

• The Jews were eagerly waiting for the arrival of a prophet who, according to their scriptures, would appear in Madinah. They used to taunt the local Arabs that when he did arrive, according to their prophesies, the Jews would destroy the pagans as the ancient people of Aad and Thamud had been destroyed for their idolatry. However, when they realized that the final prophet was chosen among the Arabs rather than from the Jews their pride got the better of them and they rejected him even though as the Quran mentions (in 2:146) they recognized him as they recognize their sons. In spite of this, there were some Jews who embraced Islam, most notably Hussain bin Salam, one of their most learned Rabbis. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) changed his name to Abdullah bin Salam.

• The city of Madinah was not unfamiliar to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) when he emigrated there. His father Abdullah was buried there and when he was six years old he had travelled with his mother Aminah and their devoted slave girl Barakah (later to be known as Umme Ayman). In later life he recounted how he had learned to swim in a pool which belonged to his kinsmen with whom they had stayed, and how the boys taught him to fly a kite. However, not long after they had set out for the return journey his mother fell very ill, and died a few days later at Abwa, not far from Yathrib where she was buried. Barakah did what she could to console the boy, now doubly an orphan and brought him back to Makkah.

• About a year before the migration, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) had dispatched Mus’ab bin Umair (may Allah be pleased with him) on a mission to propagate Islam (Tableegh) to the people of Madinah. Many of the Ansar became Muslims at his hands.

• Madinah is 210 miles (340 km) north of Makkah. At the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him), Madinah was approximately the size of the present masjid and the surrounding white tiled area.

• Narrated Anas (may Allah be pleased with him): Whenever the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) returned from a journey and observed the walls of Madinah, he would make his mount go fast, and if he was on an animal (i.e. a horse), he would make it gallop because of his love for Madinah [Bukhari]. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him): “For the believer, Madinah is the best place. If only they could understand it’s virtue fully, they would never leave it, and whoever departs from Madinah, having become disenchanted with it, Allah will send someone better to replace him. And whoever bears patiently the ordeals of Madinah, for him shall I be an intercessor(or witness) on the Day of Qiyamah.” [Muslim]

• It is narrated by Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her): When we came to Madinah, it was an unhealthy, uncongenial place. Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) fell sick and Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) also fell sick; and when Allah’s Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) saw the illness of his Companions he said: “O Allah, make Madinah as beloved to us as you made Makkah beloved or more than that; make it conducive to health, and bless us in its sa’ and mudd’ (two standards of weight and measurement) and transfer its fever to Juhfa.” [Bukhari]

• It is stated in another hadith: “There will be no town which Ad-Dajjal (the anti-Christ) will not enter except Makkah and Madinah, and there will be no entrance (road) but the angels will be standing in rows guarding it against him, and then Madinah will shake with its inhabitants thrice and Allah will expel all the nonbelievers and the hypocrites from it.” [Bukhari]

• Narrated Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him): The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) said, “Verily, Belief returns and goes back to Madinah as a snake returns and goes back to its hole (when in danger).”[Bukhari]

references:  History of Madinah Munawwarah – Dr. Muhammad Ilyas Abdul Ghani, Wikipedia, Muhammad –

Madina

PICTURES OF THE 100 Years Old CITY OF PROPHET MUHAMMAD (P.B.U.H) (MADINA MUNAWARA)

Medina (Arabic: المدينة المنورة, pron, or المدينة; also transliterated as Madinah; officially al-Madīnah al-Munawwarah) is a city in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia, the capital of the Al Madinah Province. It is the second holiest city of Islam, and the burial place of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad and it is historically significant for being his home after the Hijrah.

The believes about this city is like this: The city Madina-al-Munawara was known as ’Yasrab’ in older time. The climate of this city was unhealthy. It was called as ‘city of diseases and problems’. Here water had bitter taste and viral diseases were very common also. No one used to like to live here. But Rasulullah (sallallahu alihu sallam)chose this city to live after Hijrat (leaving Makkah). After his arrival, the city was totally changed and became the city of pleasant weather with healthy atmosphere. Rasulullah (sallallahu alay sallam)changed the city’s name from ‘Yasrab’ to ‘Tayba’ or ‘Munawara’.
‘MADINA’ means ’CITY’ in Arabic. Its full name is ’Madina-al-Munawara’ which means, The City of Lights. It is also called ’Madina-e-Tayba’ which means ’The City of Purity’.When Rasulullah (sallallahu alay sallam) came and settled in Madina he prayed Allah and begged : ’’Oh ! Allah, as Nabi Ibrahim (alay sallam) begged for Makkah’s People, I am also Your Nabi, I beg for Madina’s People. You may Please give Benefits in the Measurement and weights of Madina’s People. You May Reward two times more to Madina’s People’’On one occasion Rasulullah (sallallahu alihu sallam) said that He (sallallahu alihu sallam) had chosen ’Madina’ as his home (HARAM) same as Nabi Ibrahim (alay sallam) had chosen Makkah for his Haram.

MADEEN IN NEW LOOK (PHOTO:1)


MADEENA IN NEW LOOK (PHOTO:2)


MADEENA IN NEW LOOK (PHOTO:3)


BELOW ARE THE PHOTOS OF OLD MADINA:

DOOR OF MADINA MUNAWRA


MASJID AYESHA


MASJID URVA





JANAT AL BAQEEH 1321 Hijri


QABAR SYEDA FATIMA TUZAHRA IN JANAT AL BAQEEH


OHAD MOUNTAIN




ENTERANCE OF HARAM-E-NABVI




ENTERANCE OF QUBA MOSQUE 1325 HIJRI


VIEW OF MADINA FROM SHAMI DOOR


PICTURES OF OLD MADINA




SYEDINA UMMAR MOSQUE 1367 HIJRI


QUMAMA MOSQUE


QUBA MOSQUE


QUBA MOSQUE


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Madina

Madina (Madinah), “The City of the Prophet”, is located in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia. It is the capital of the Al Madinah Province. After Mecca, it is the second holiest city in Islam. It became Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH) home after the Hijrah. The city was known as Yathrib, but was personally renamed as Medina by the Prophet (PBUH). Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) is buried in this city. Like Mecca, entry to Madina is also prohibited for all non-Muslims. Three oldest mosques are located in Madina. These are Al-Masjid an-Nabawi (The Prophet’s Mosque), Quba Mosque (Islam’s first mosque), and Masjid al-Qiblatain (Here the qibla was changed from Jerusalem to Mecca). Jannat al-Baqi, a grave yard, is just across from Masjid an-Nabawi where Hazrat Fatimah and Hazrat Hassan are buried.