Al-Masjid an-Nabawi (Al Haram Al Nabawi), popularly known as “The Prophet’s Mosque,” is a mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia, established by the Islamic prophet Muhammad. It was Muhammad’s second mosque in Medina, following Masjid Quba’a, and is Islam’s second biggest mosque and holiest site after the grand mosque “Masjid al-Haram” in Makkah.
The door panels’ brass work is coated with 23 carat gold and then polished. Each door weighs over 2.5 Ton, yet the panels have been placed with such precision that the doors open with ease.
Every doorway has a large wooden shoe rack where worshipers may keep their footwear. Near the entrance, ramps are provided to make wheelchair accessibility possible for worshipers with disabilities. This mosque is regularly packed with worshippers, with a capacity of over a million people. However, on my most recent visit to this mosque (First week of November 2021), it was less busy owing to the limited number of international visitors entering Madinah as a result of the Covid-19 travel restrictions. The mosque will be open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and I myself enjoy visiting there in the evenings and after sunrise (before the Maghrib prayer and after the Fajr prayer).
Thank you for the compliment @TravellerG Especially during Ramadan, the mosque is full with people, I once had the opportunity to celebrate Eid in this mosque, and the experience was just mesmerizing.
