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Saturday, May 29, 2010
Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah holds a distinguished place in the hearts of all Muslims. It was the first capitol in Islam and from it, Islamic propagation was launched as well as the conquests to open the lands of the earth to Islam. At the heart of the city is the second of The Two Holy Mosques, The Prophet's Mosque, and the final resting place of the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him). The Prophet’s Mosque has been a distinguished symbol in the history of Islam and that of its legislation. Allah, the Almighty, commanded His Messenger (Peace be upon him) to establish his mosque in the location he precisely demarcated.
The radiance of Islam advanced from it and spread to all directions of the earth. Oppression and tyranny were expulsed by its magnificent brilliance, along with the oppressors and their injustice.
Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah has been a centre of tradition and heritage since ancient times. This is especially in the fields of academics and sociological refinement and advancement. Many native scholars went forth from it to spread knowledge. At the same time, many scholars and students came to it from the east and west, from the ends of the earth, in search of knowledge, which they found in the lessons held in the Prophet's Mosque.
What emerged from Al-Madinah was one Islamic culture. Through the long centuries the residents of the city have inherited this and it is apparent in their demeanor and nature. What is of an age except what visitors to Al-Madinah have written about it and about what they found of the mild manner and sociable, noble conduct of the Madinan people.
Located in Madinah, is the Prophet's Mosque (Masjid Al Nabawi), the second most important mosque in Islam, after the Grand Mosque (Al-Haram), in Makkah Al-Mukarramah. It has a long and important history. The first Muslim community flourished in Madinah. The Muslims, who were persecuted in Makkah, by the Quraish tribe, emigrated to it. When the Prophet (Peace be upon him) himself emigrated to Madinah in 622 A.D., it became the capitol of the emerging Islamic state. Muslims from all over the world visit it, grasping the opportunity afforded them to offer prayers in it and to extend their salutations upon the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him), who is taking rest in the chamber in which he left us. The chamber was next to the mosque at that time, but has since been incorporated into the mosque with a subsequent expansion.
First, Islam spread all over the Arabian Peninsula and then, to the adjacent countries. Madinah remained the capitol of the Islamic state until the end of the era of the Raashidi Caliphate, in the year 661 A.D., (corresponding to the 40th year after the Hijrah {emigration}). The capitol of the Islamic State was then shifted to Damascus, with the move of the Ummayyad Caliphate.
In Madinah there are other important places of Islamically legal, historic and cultural significance, which have been painstakingly preserved, to visit. Among them are: Qubaa' Mosque, Qablatain Mosque, Baqi'a Al-Gharqad, and the Graves of the Martyrs of the Battle of Uhud, which is near Mount Uhud.
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