Quba Mosque

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Quba Mosque is an important early Islamic mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia, revered as the first mosque built by the Prophet Muhammad.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic religious building
historic site
mosque
architecturalStyle Islamic architecture
associatedWith Prophet Muhammad
city Medina
constructionStart 622
country Saudi Arabia
denomination Sunni Islam
distanceFrom approximately 3 kilometers from Al-Masjid an-Nabawi
era early Islamic period
founder Prophet Muhammad
function place of worship
religious education
site of congregational prayers
genderSegregation separate prayer areas for men and women
hasFeature ablution facilities
courtyard
domes
minarets
prayer hall
hasImam yes
hasParking yes
hasRenovation 20th century Saudi expansion
Ottoman period renovations
modern expansions under Saudi rule
heritage important Islamic heritage site
languageOfWorship Arabic
locatedIn Al Madinah Province
Arabian Peninsula
Hejaz
Medina
Saudi Arabia
locatedNear Al-Masjid an-Nabawi
central Medina
material concrete
plaster
stone
openToPublic yes
pilgrimageSite yes
religion Islam
rite Islamic prayer
sacredness revered by Muslims worldwide
significance first mosque built by the Prophet Muhammad
one of the earliest mosques in Islam
status active mosque
visitedBy Muslim pilgrims
international visitors
local worshippers

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Medina
hasMajorMosque
Al-Masjid an-Nabawi
near

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