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Description
Property Name: Masjid Al Qiblatayn
Inventory No: 966-4-12
Date of infill of the inventory form: 2010-05-22
Country (State party): Saudi Arabia
Province: Madinah
Town: Madinah
Geographic coordinates: 24° 29′ 2.78″ N
39° 34′ 44″ E
Historic Period: Early Islamic (until 660)
Year of Construction: 623
Style: Umayyad
Original Use: Mosque
Current Use: Mosque
Architect: Unknown
Significance
Ever since the Prophet announced his prophet hood, the Muslims’ Gibla was ‘The Sacred House’ (Bayt Al Magdis). In the second year of the Prophet’s blessed migration, the Gibla was changed from Bayt Al Magdis to the Holy Kaaba. The Muslims would pray to both Giblas in the mosque, giving it its name. The mosque is located south west of Ruma Well, about 5 km from the Prophet’s Mosque in the north west direction.
Masjid al-Qiblatain (Mosque of the two Qiblas) is a mosque in Medina that is historically important for Muslims as the place when prophet Messenger while he was leading a prayer was told to change the direction of prayer (qibla) from Jerusalem to the HOLY KAABA IN MAKKAH.
It is the mosque in which the revelation was revealed to the Messenger, may blessings and peace be upon him, in the direction of prayer towards the Grand Mosque.
Selection Criteria
iv. to be an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates (a) significant stage(s) in human history
State of Preservation
· Cleaning the roof.
· Cleaning beams.
· Clean floors.
· Repair bathrooms.
· Restoration of drainage channels rainwater.
· Treatment furniture.
· Maintenance of electrical wiring.
References
الأنصاري ,عبد القدوس : آثار المدينة المنورة (الطبعة الثالثة ,المكتبة السلفية ,المدينة المنورة ,1393هـ/1973م)
الخياري ,أحمد ياسين: تاريخ معالم المدينة المنورة (الأمانة العامة للاحتفال بمرور مائة عام على تأسيس المملكة , الرياض 1419هـ/1999م)
Commission of Tourism and Heritage