Al-Masjid an-Nabawi

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Islamic holy site mosque religious building tourist attraction

Al-Masjid an-Nabawi is the Prophet Muhammad’s mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia, and one of the holiest and most visited sites in Islam.

Aliases (18)

Prophet's Mosque ×4
Masjid an-Nabawi ×2
Al-Masjid an-Nabawi al-Sharif ×1
Al-Masjid an-Nabawi in Medina ×1
Al-Masjid an-Nabawi is part of tentative heritage context ×1
Ar-Rawdah an-Nabawiyyah ×1
Masjid al-Nabawi ×1
Masjid an-Nabawi (Prophet's Mosque) ×1
Mihrab of the Prophet ×1
Mihrab of the Prophet in Al-Masjid an-Nabawi ×1
Mosque of the Prophet ×1
Prophet Muhammad's burial chamber ×1
Prophet’s Mosque ×1
Two Holy Mosques ×1
Umayyad Mosque in Medina (expansion of the Prophet’s Mosque) ×1
Ziyarat to the Prophet’s Mosque ×1
the Prophet's Mosque ×1
tomb of Prophet Muhammad ×1

Statements (74)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Islamic holy site → mosque → religious building → tourist attraction →
adjacentTo	Jannat al-Baqi cemetery →
administratedBy	General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques → surface form: "Saudi Ministry of Islamic Affairs"
alsoKnownAs	Al-Masjid an-Nabawi → surface form: "Al-Masjid an-Nabawi al-Sharif" Al-Masjid an-Nabawi → surface form: "Mosque of the Prophet" Al-Masjid an-Nabawi → surface form: "Prophet's Mosque"
architecturalStyle	Islamic architecture →
associatedWith	Hijrah of Prophet Muhammad → early Muslim community in Medina →
builtInHijriYear	1 AH →
burialPlaceOf	Caliph Abu Bakr → surface form: "Abu Bakr" Muhammad → surface form: "Prophet Muhammad" Umar ibn al-Khattab →
city	Medina →
constructionStart	622 →
contains	Green Dome → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi → surface form: "Mihrab of the Prophet" Rawdah ash-Sharifah → surface form: "Minbar of the Prophet" Rawdah ash-Sharifah → Medina → surface form: "Riyad al-Jannah" ablution facilities → courtyards → large prayer halls → library → multiple minarets → retractable umbrellas → women's prayer areas →
country	Saudi Arabia →
dedicatedTo	Muhammad → surface form: "Prophet Muhammad"
expandedBy	Abbasid Caliphate → surface form: "Abbasid caliphs" Umar ibn al-Khattab → surface form: "Caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab" Caliph Uthman ibn Affan → Ottoman sultan → surface form: "Ottoman sultans" Saudi kings → Umayyad Caliphate → surface form: "Umayyad caliphs"
flooring	marble and other stone materials →
founder	Muhammad → surface form: "Prophet Muhammad"
governedBy	Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques →
greenDomeBuilt	13th century →
hasCourtyardUmbrellas	large retractable shade umbrellas in courtyards →
hasDome	Green Dome →
hasFunction	center for Islamic learning → place of Friday congregational prayer → place of Ramadan worship → place of daily prayers → place of i'tikaf →
hasMinarets	10 or more minarets after modern expansions →
hasSeparateEntrances	multiple gates and entrances →
importanceForHajj	commonly visited by pilgrims performing Hajj →
importanceForUmrah	commonly visited by pilgrims performing Umrah →
lighting	extensive artificial lighting system →
locatedIn	Al Madinah Province → Medina → Saudi Arabia →
maintenance	continuous cleaning and maintenance services →
majorExpansionPeriod	20th century → 21st century →
near	Masjid al-Qiblatayn → Mount Uhud → Quba Mosque →
originalStructureMaterial	mud bricks → palm leaves → palm trunks →
pilgrimageStatus	major destination for Islamic pilgrimage →
prayerDirection	faces Kaaba in Mecca →
rankAmongMosques	second after Masjid al-Haram →
religion	Islam →
security	guarded by Saudi security forces →
significanceInIslam	one of the Three Holy Mosques → second holiest mosque in Islam →
visitorCount	millions of visitors annually →

Referenced by (44)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques → administers → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi →

Al-Masjid an-Nabawi → alsoKnownAs → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi →

this entity surface form: "Prophet's Mosque"

Al-Masjid an-Nabawi → alsoKnownAs → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi →

this entity surface form: "Al-Masjid an-Nabawi al-Sharif"

Al-Masjid an-Nabawi → alsoKnownAs → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi →

this entity surface form: "Mosque of the Prophet"

Rawdah ash-Sharifah → alsoKnownAs → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi →

this entity surface form: "Ar-Rawdah an-Nabawiyyah"

General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques → appliesToJurisdiction → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi →

Al-Walid I → architecturalPatronage → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi →

this entity surface form: "Umayyad Mosque in Medina (expansion of the Prophet’s Mosque)"

Umar ibn al-Khattab → burialPlace → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi →

Al-Masjid an-Nabawi → contains → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi →

this entity surface form: "Mihrab of the Prophet"

Medina → contains → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi →

this entity surface form: "Prophet's Mosque"

Medina → contains → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi →

this entity surface form: "tomb of Prophet Muhammad"

Hejaz → containsIslamicSite → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi →

Al Madinah Province → containsReligiousSite → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi →

Saudi Arabia → custodianOf → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi →

Medina → hasMajorMosque → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi →

Islamic world → hasPilgrimageSite → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi →

General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques → hasScope → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi →

this entity surface form: "Al-Masjid an-Nabawi in Medina"

Medina → hasUNESCOStatus → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi →

this entity surface form: "Al-Masjid an-Nabawi is part of tentative heritage context"

Sunni Islam → holySanctuary → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi →

Western Saudi Arabia → includesHolySite → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi →

this entity surface form: "Prophet's Mosque"

Green Dome → isIconicFor → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi →

Hijrah of Prophet Muhammad → keyLocation → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi →

this entity surface form: "Masjid an-Nabawi"

Green Dome → locatedAbove → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi →

this entity surface form: "Prophet Muhammad's burial chamber"

Green Dome → locatedIn → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi →

Rawdah ash-Sharifah → locatedIn → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi →

Jannat al-Baqi cemetery → locatedNear → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi →

Quba Mosque → locatedNear → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi →

General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques → maintains → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi →

Green Dome → near → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi →

this entity surface form: "Mihrab of the Prophet in Al-Masjid an-Nabawi"

Masjid al-Qiblatayn → nearTo → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi →

this entity surface form: "Masjid an-Nabawi (Prophet's Mosque)"

Mount Uhud → nearbyMosque → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi →

this entity surface form: "Masjid al-Nabawi"

Green Dome → partOf → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi →

this entity surface form: "Prophet's Mosque"

Green Dome → partOf → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi →

Masjid al-Haram → partOf → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi →

this entity surface form: "Two Holy Mosques"

Rawdah ash-Sharifah → partOf → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi →

this entity surface form: "Prophet’s Mosque"

Rawdah ash-Sharifah → partOf → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi →

this entity surface form: "Masjid an-Nabawi"

Rawdah ash-Sharifah → pilgrimageType → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi →

this entity surface form: "Ziyarat to the Prophet’s Mosque"

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques → refersTo → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi →

General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques → responsibleFor → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi →

Muhammad → restingPlace → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi →

Islam → sacredSite → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi →

Green Dome → symbolOf → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi →

this entity surface form: "the Prophet's Mosque"