Prophet's Mosque architecture throughout history

The establishment of the mosque and Qibla
To Jerusalem

Foundation began after several days of migration.
Height: 35 m
Width: 30 m
Number of Columns: 18
Number corridors: 3
High walls: 14:00
Lighting: Flashlights from palm fronds
The total area of the mosque: 1060 m 2




The establishment of the mosque
And kiss the Holy House
(1 year e)
    Reached the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him to Quba, an immigrant from Mecca on 12 March, from the year 622 AD.
    After that he stayed there for several days, he went on a camel Qaswaa to Medina, lined the Muslim masses of immigrants and supporters, fabricated camel in the land of orphaned from Bani Najjar is located in the center of the city, He acquired the Messenger of Allah bless him and them.
It was in the ground tombs and ruins of the heathens and sift, ordered the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him the graves of polytheists Venbasht, and Bakherb Fssoat, and sifting cut off.
And chose the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him this spot to be a mosque where Muslims gather to perform their prayers and worship, and proceeded with his companions in building it, Fastgrq several months, and was Qiblah that day to Jerusalem on the north side of it.
The construction of the mosque of milk and palm fronds, and the roof is trunks of palm trees, has reached a length of 35 m, and width: 30 m, and the high walls: 14:00, and a total area of 1060 m2 almost, and has three sections:
Part I: on the south side.
Part II: On the western side, and the so-called door Atkp, then became known as the door of mercy.
Part III: from the eastern side, and the so-called door Osman, then became known as Bab Jibril.
The lighting of the mosque is done by the torches of palm fronds, glow in the night.

Conversion Qibla
(2 years e)
The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him and his Muslims to sixteen or seventeen or eighteen months of Jerusalem, and the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him like to be accepted to the Kaaba kiss his father Abraham.
He was frequently prayer and supplication to Almighty God for that, God responded to him, he says: {might see your face volatility in the sky Flanolenk kiss Trdaha, Fall your face toward the Grand Mosque and where you satisfy the faces gain, and those who were given the book to know that the right of Lord, and Allah is unaware of what working} [Al-Baqarah: 144].
This was by most accounts in the month of Rajab of the second year of migration.
The story goes that it was in prayer afternoon, and upon the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him with his companions rak'ahs, and when I got a verse conversion kiss turned around with the Muslims towards the Kaaba and prayed rak remaining, and the Asr prayer of the day's first full prayer prayed toward the Kaaba.
After converting kiss the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him the necessary procedures Sharif mosque in, close the door object in the southern wall of the existing wall and kiss him instead open a gate in the north wall of the former qibla wall.
In a shift of Muslims to the Kaaba, and they left for Jerusalem stabbing fools of the idolaters and the people of the book and said: What is the most important and for which they accepted it? Went down the verse: {foolish people will say what about the most important and accepted that they were less bright and Morocco God guides whom He wills to a Straight Path} [Al-Baqarah: 142].


The first expansion in the era
Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him
History of expansion: 7 e
The amount of the increase: 1415 2
Height: 50 m 2
Width: 49.5 m 2
Total area: 2475 m 2
Height of the walls: 3.50 m
Number of doors: 3
Number of Columns: 35
Lighting: Flashlights from palm fronds + Osrjh (collection SE) deflagration oil
  

The first expansion in the era of the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him
(Year 7 e)
As Prophet, peace be upon him returned from the battle of Khyber made the first expansion of the mosque Al-Sharif, in view of the increasing number of Muslims, has been done in Muharram 7 AH, increasing 20 m at approximately 15 m, until he became the square of the mosque 50 m × 49.5 m 2, total 2475 m2 area, an increase of of: 1415 m 2.
The total height of the walls 3.50 m, and the number of doors: 3 doors, the number of columns and 35 columns.
And became a lighting after the ninth century AH, made by Osrjh (collection SE) glow with oil, spread throughout the mosque.





Architecture and the second expansion of the Prophet's Mosque
During the reign of Caliph Omar ibn al-Khattab may Allah be pleased with him
History of expansion: 17 AH
Amount: 1100 m 2
Total area: 3575 m 2
Height of the walls: 5.50 m
Number arcades: 6
Doors: 6
Number of Columns: 44
Interior spaces: 1
Foreign squares: 1
Lighting: Osrjh deflagration oil


Architecture and the second expansion of the Prophet's Mosque
During the reign of Caliph Omar ibn al-Khattab may Allah be pleased with him
(Year 17 AH)

Many number of Muslims in the days of Omar bin al-Khattab may Allah be pleased with him, and appeared cracked and necrosis in some pillars of the mosque, he decided to Omar may Allah be pleased with him 17 in his expansion of the mosque.
Expansion has been extended in three directions: to the south five meters, to the west of ten meters, and to the north of fifteen meters.
Did not increase in the east to the presence of wives of the Prophet chambers of God be upon him.
After this expansion, and became a college: 3575 m2 area, an increase of 1100 m2, and the high walls of 5.50 m, and the number of doors: six doors, and has six galleries, and make him an inner courtyard (courtyard of the mosque) brush the sand and grit from the valley of onyx.
And make him another arena of Foreign Affairs, called "Batah", a large yard is located north of the mosque, was prepared to sit for anyone who wants to speak in worldly things and recite poetry, in the interest of the Caliph Omar may Allah be pleased with him that the remains of the mosque prestige and decency in the hearts of Muslims.
The lighting of the mosque has been done by Alosrjh which lightens oil.



Architecture and the third expansion of the mosque at the time of the Prophet
Caliph Uthman may Allah be pleased with him
History of expansion: 29-30h
Amount: 496 m 2
Total area: 4071 m 2
Height of the walls: 5.50 m
Number arcades: 7
Doors: 6
Number of Columns: 55
Lighting: lamps oil
Interior spaces: 1




Architecture and the third expansion of the mosque at the time of the Prophet
Caliph Uthman may Allah be pleased with him
29-30h

Over the years, the number of Muslims, and narrowed the Prophet's Mosque worshipers, and worsened if its columns, ordered Caliph Uthman year 29 AH increase the area of the mosque and reconstruction, he bought surrounding the role of the northern, western and southern sides, not been subjected to the eastern point of the existence of the wives of the Prophet, peace be upon him compartments where.
Building stones were engraved (carved) and plaster, built of stone columns, and put inside pieces of iron and lead to strengthened, and built the roof of the precious teak wood strong mobile columns.
And became the total area of the mosque: 4071 m 2, an increase of 496 m2.
The total height of the walls of 5.50 m, and the number of arcades: 7 galleries, and the number of doors: 6 doors, and the number of columns: 55 columns, and has an inner courtyard one.
In this architecture debuted build a cabin at the altar of the mosque to protect the Imam, and the holes he sees them worshipers.
And the mosque became a lighting are distributed by oil lamps around the mosque.
  

Architecture and the fourth expansion of the Prophet's Mosque in the era
Umayyad Caliph Walid bin Abdul Malik

Carried out: Omar bin Abdul Aziz, Emir of the city at that time.
History of expansion: 88-91h
Amount: 2369 m 2
College: 6440 m2 area
High walls: 12.50 m
Number arcades: 17
Doors: 4
Number of minarets: 4
Height: 27.50- 30 m
Number of Columns: 232
  Number of windows: 14
Interior spaces: 1
Lighting: lamps oil



Architecture and the fourth expansion of the Prophet's Mosque in the era
Umayyad Caliph Walid bin Abdul Malik
(Years 88-91h)
Ordered the Umayyad Caliph Walid bin Abdul Malik, the mechanism of the Medina Omar bin Abdul Aziz, 88 years her up area of the mosque and reconstruction, and provided him with the necessary materials and labor required, embarking Omar mosque building, construction and continued to the year 91 AH.
This architecture has brought about many changes in the mosque building, and added a new elements were not present before, including: building four minarets on the corners of the mosque, and the creation of the mihrab hollow, and ornament the walls of the mosque from the inside with marble and gold mosaics, gilding the ceiling and capital Alosatin, and door thresholds.
Expansion has been on all sides, including the east side, where he introduced the closets honest, and work around the barrier of five ribs, (see: Landmarks and facilities closets honest).
Total area of the mosque after this expansion 6440 m 2, an increase of: 2369 m 2, and the height of the walls: 12.50 m, and the number of arcades: 17 corridor, and the number of doors: 4 doors, and the number of windows: 14 window, high minarets of between 27.50 and 30 meters, and has an inner courtyard and one .
Lighting and still be in the mosque Distributed by oil lamps in throughout.


Architecture fifth expansion of the Prophet's Mosque in the era
Abbasid Caliph al-Mahdi
Date: 161-165h
The amount of expansion: 2450 m 2
College: 8890 m2 area
High walls: 12.50 m
Number arcades: 19
Doors: 24
Number of minarets: 3
Number of Columns: 290
Number of windows: 60
Interior spaces: 1
Lighting: oil lamps




Architecture fifth expansion of the Prophet's Mosque in the era
Abbasid Caliph al-Mahdi
(Years 161-165h)
Visited the Abbasid Caliph al-Mahdi, the Prophet's Mosque in 160 AH, he saw the need for expanded and reconstruction, ordered this, and when he returned to the center of the caliphate in Baghdad sent the funds to do so.
The increase was concentrated on the northern side of the mosque, construction continued until the year 165 AH, and has become the total area of the mosque: 8890 m 2 and the amount of the increase: 2450 m 2.
And reached high walls of the mosque: 12.50 m, and the number of arcades: 19 corridor, and the number of doors: 24 Pope.
The number of windows in the mosque: 60 window, including: 19 window in both the east and west walls, and 11 window in both the north and south walls. Thus, natural lighting achieved, good ventilation of the mosque, and the lighting at night was done as before Distributed by oil lamps around the mosque.



Architecture after the first fire
(654 AH)

The first fire of the mosque of the Prophet first Ramadan in the year 654 AH happened during the reign of the Abbasid Caliph Musta'sim (see: the first fire events).
When the Caliph knew it initiated the year 655 AH reform and reconstruction of the mosque, and sent the money to do so, but the construction is not due to the Tatar invasion and the fall of Baghdad in 656 AH.
He withdrew it after the sultans in Egypt, propagated the process of construction and restoration in 661 AH, the mosque and returned to what it was before the fire, and was among those who contributed to the construction of the mosque and furnishing, the king of Yemen Muzaffar, who sent a new platform instead of burning platform.
And sent Zahir Baybars year 665 AH wooden cabin to be placed on the barrier pentagon Ocean Bahadjrat honest.
Then built the Mamluk Sultan Mansur Qlaon year 678 AH dome above the noble room, and has since become a hallmark of the Prophet's Mosque.
In 706 AH, is Sultan Mohammed bin Qlaon building a fourth minaret (Minaret door to peace demolished in the Umayyad era).


Building dome
In 678 AH is the Mamluk Sultan Mansur Qlaon Salhi architecture dome above the chamber of the Prophet Muhammad, came from the bottom of the square, octagonal at the top, made of wood covered with paneling shot.
In the period from 755 762 new e-Nasser Hassan bin Mohammed bin Qalawun lead plates on which the noble dome. In 765 AH work Sultan Shaaban bin Hussein, some reforms in the dome honest.
In 881 AH replaced Sultan Bey roof roommate wooden dome nice, came under the big dome.
In 886 AH large dome burned burning the Prophet's Mosque, terrifying Sultan Bey built with bricks in 892 AH, and then some cracks appeared in Oaalleha he did have some repairs, and make it very provisions. In 974 AH fittest Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent lead dome honest and put them new crescent.
In 1228 his new Ottoman Sultan Mahmud II noble dome, and painted in green, Vachthrt green dome, after it was known Bawhita or blue or Fayhaa.
Since the beginning of the Saudi crown and to the date of preparation of this information 1419 re-dye the dome green several times, with some necessary reforms and renovations.



Mosque Building and expanded during the reign
Mamluk Sultan al-Ashraf Bey


History of expansion: 886-888h
The amount of expansion: 120 m 2
College: 9010 m2 area
High walls: 23:00
Number arcades: 18
Doors: 4
Number of minarets: 5
Number of Columns: 305
Number of domes: 8
Lighting: lamps oil
Interior spaces: 1




Mosque Building and expanded during the reign
Mamluk Sultan al-Ashraf Bey
(Years 886-888h)
The second fire to the mosque of the Prophet received in 886 AH (see the second fire events) propagated writing so Ashraf Bey Sultan, grieved deeply saddened, and sent money and craftsmen and materials, and ordered the reconstruction of the mosque, has extended architecture until Ramadan 888 AH, was increased on the first area of the mosque amount: 120 m 2, and has become the total area of the mosque: 9010 m 2. The total height of the walls: 23:00, and the number of arcades 18 corridor, and blocked most of the doors of the Abbasid expansion, and remained four doors of the mosque only, and increased in the minaret of the mosque minarets became number five.
And caused balconies, windows and energies in the upper portions of the walls for ventilation and lighting, and remained an inner courtyard of the mosque one.
The lighting are distributed as before Baknadel oil around the mosque.
After construction is completed, Sultan al-Ashraf came to the city, and stopped some endowments to the Prophet's Mosque, including: strap, and a school, and Tahoun, and for, the oven, and so on.





Mosque Building and expanded during the reign
Ottoman Sultan Abdul Majid

History of expansion: 1265- 1277 e
Amount: 1293 m 2
Total area: 10303 m 2
High walls: 23:00
Number arcades: 19
Doors: 5
Number of minarets: 5
Number of Columns: 327
Number of domes: 170
Interior spaces: 1
Luminance: 600 Oil Lamp, then introduced electric lighting at the hands of the Sultan Abdul Majid, and the night view of the mosque for the first time in / August / 25 1326 e.



Mosque Building and expanded during the reign
Ottoman Sultan Abdul Majid
(Years 1265-1277h)

Took care of the Ottoman sultans Mosque of the Prophet, and held him some repairs and renovations, the mosque remained unchanged until the year 1265 AH, when cracks on some walls and domes and roof appeared, he wrote Sheikh campus Daoud Pasha to the Ottoman Sultan Abdul Majid Khan this, he ordered the Sultan to renew the mosque architecture in general and sent artisans and funds.
Continued construction and decoration work to the year 1277 AH, the amount of the increase in this architecture was: 1293 m 2, making the total area of the mosque: 10303 m 2, and the height of the walls: 23:00, and the number of arcades: 19 corridor, doors: 5 doors, and minarets five minarets, heights ranging between 47.50 and 60 m, and the number of columns: 327 columns and domes: 170 Dome.
The remains of the mosque and one inner courtyard, built in the far north side of the mosque Ktatib to teach the Koran, and the opening of her energies Bashbabec iron inside and outside the mosque, and the mosque has lighting status: 600 Oil Lamp, distributed around the mosque.


Mosque Building and expanded during the reign of King Abdul Aziz Al Saud
The first Saudi expansion

History of expansion: 1370- 1375 e
Amount: 6024 m 2
Total area: 16327 m 2
High walls: 12.55 m
Number arcades: 14
Doors: 10 three of them with 3 slots
Number of minarets: 4
Height: 1 (47.50) 1 (60 m) 2 (72 m)
The number of new columns: 706
Number of domes: 170
Number of windows: 44
Interior spaces: 2
Lighting in the present Covenant established a private station to illuminate the Prophet's Mosque number of lamps
2427 flashlight.





Mosque Building and expanded during the reign of King Abdul Aziz Al Saud
The first Saudi expansion
(Years 1370-1375h)

    After that restored security throughout the Two Holy Mosques, the number of visitors has risen narrowed their Sharif Mosque of the Prophet, and that briefed the King Abdul Aziz on it so declared in a radio statement of his intention to expand the Prophet's Mosque.
In the first spring in 1372, His Highness Crown Prince Saud bin Abdul Aziz laid the foundation stone on behalf of his father.
In the first spring in 1373, King Saud bin Abdul Aziz mode after his father's death four stones in the northwestern corner of the expansion, confirming his intention to continue the project.
On the fifth of the first spring in 1375 finished building the first Saudi expansion, has reached the added space in this expansion 6024 m 2.
It consists expansion of a rectangular length from north to south and 128 m, and width from east to west 91 m consists of a dish North Ottoman building, strikethrough suite of three corridors stretching from east to west, and in the east side of the dish suite consists of three galleries, and others like it on the west side also and North saucer built last wing of the mosque, and consists of five galleries, bringing the total in the corridors become this expansion 14 corridor.
Expansion has retained the five doors that were in the expansion Majidiyah, and added to them like her, bringing the total doors after this expansion ten doors, three of them with three entrances.
In the two pillars of the northern side held two minarets per 72 m high consisting of four floors, and this becomes a total minarets after enlargement four minarets.
This expansion has been erected on the structure of the form of reinforced concrete amounted to 12.55 m high walls composed of 706 column, and the Dome of the 170, and 44 window. It introduced the electric lighting, and the number of lamps in 2427 flashlight.
The total amount spent on this project SR 50 million.






Temporary additions in the era
King Faisal bin Abdul Aziz
(Date Added - 1393H)

Added 40.550 m in the western area of the external side of the mosque in two phases:
First: 35.000 m 2, and the second: 5.550 m2.
And held them umbrellas fiberglass (Fiberglass) to be an additional chapel at peak times, especially during the pilgrimage and the visit and the month of Ramadan times.





Additions during the reign of King Faisal
(1393 AH)


Although the first Saudi expansion of the Prophet's Mosque, however, the need to expand it also renewed because of the increasing numbers of visitors, so the King Faisal bin Abdul Aziz, may God have mercy on him in 1393 decided Hagrae new expansion was the allocation of land to the west of the Prophet's Mosque to pray, land Frceft monument above umbrellas, and supplied with electricity , amplifiers, and ceiling fans.
Section was added area of 35,000 m 2, and then added another area amounted to 5.550 m 2.
  


Additions during the reign of King Khalid
(Year 1398)

18 Rajab 1397H King Khalid allocated land located in the south-west of the Haram Services worshipers and visitors, where it was on the part of them to pray beneath umbrellas, and the remaining space made parking for worshipers and visitors.
This was an area of 43,000 m2 of land.





Building and expanding the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques
King Fahd bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud
(Major expansion)

History of expansion: 1405-1414h
Expansion Area: 82,000 m2
Foreign squares Area: 235,000 m2
Surface area: 67,000 m2
Total area of the expansion: 384.000 m2
The total area of the mosque: 400 327
High walls: 12.55 m
Doors: 85
Number of minarets: 10
Height: (1) 47.50 m, (2) 72 m, (1) 60 m, (6) 104 m
The number of new columns: 5121
The total number of columns: 6000
Number of mobile domes: 27
The total number of domes in the expansion: 34
Number of bulbs: 21820
Number of chandeliers and Najafat: 305
The number of internal squares: 2
Number of stairs: 6 electric groups and 18 normal
Parking: Located under the Foreign squares of the campus, and consists of two floors to accommodate 4,500 cars.





Building and expanding the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques
King Fahd bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud
(Major expansion)
(Years 1405-1414h)
          After the big changes in the Muslim world that the population growth level or economic growth or religious consciousness, which led to a doubling of the number of visitors a great doubled narrowed their Mosque, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, issued after the visit by the city ordered Karim develop designs a huge expansion of the mosque Prophet Mohammad, to accommodate emergency increases, expected in the coming years.
On Friday, 1405 Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, laid the foundation stone for this expansion.
In the month of Muharram of the year 1406 was the beginning of the work, and continued until 11/15/1414 e Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, while putting the final brick in the largest expansion of the Prophet's Mosque.

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