Quba Mosque

De **Quba Mosque** (Arabic: مَسْجِد قُبَاء, romanized: *Masjid Qubāʾ*, standard pronunciation: [mas.dʒid qu.baːʔ], Hejazi Arabic pronunciation: [mas.dʒɪd ɡʊ.ba]) be a mosque wey locate insyd Medina, insyd de Hejaz region of Saudi Arabia, dem first build insyd de lifetime of de Islamic prophet Muhammad insyd de 7th century C.E. Dem think say e be de first mosque insyd de world, dem establish for de first day of Muhammad ein emigration to Medina. Dem say de prophet wey he lay ein first stone, wey na dem plete de structure by ein companions. Na dem subsequently modify de mosque across de centuries til de 1980s, wen na dem completely replace am by a new building wey dey stand today.

## History

### Origins

According to historical Islamic texts, during de *hijrah* (migration) of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina (Yathrib), na he stop insyd de village of Quba' near Medina. Dey depend for de sources, na he stay der for 3 to 22 days. Two different accounts of de mosque ein foundation exist for relation to dis event. Insyd one, na Muhammad found de mosque einself, though der be varying explanations for how na dem choose de site: na ebe either a mirbad (place dem dey dry dates) wey na e belong to Muhammad ein host, Kulthum, anaa na ebe de place wer a woman dem name Labba tether ein donkey. Anoda version, probably a later legend inspire by de foundation story of de Prophet's Mosque insyd Medina, dey tell dat na Muhammad make Ali get for a camel top wey he then build de mosque wer de camel go. Na dem say Muhammad lay de first stone einself, plus de next ones be laid by Abu Bakr, Umar den Uthman. Na dem sanso say he visit de mosque every Saturday afterwards wey na he conduct religious service der. Insyd anoda account, na dem build de mosque prior to Muhammad ein arrival by de first Muslim emigrants from Mecca den sam of de *Anṣār* of Medina. Muhammad then pray insyd de mosque plus dem.

Na sam scholars debate de historicity of de mosque ein foundation story. 

Initially, na dem build de mosque  from Medina insyd de village of Quba', before Medina expand to include dis village. De first mosque go be oriented towards Jerusalem wey na Muhammad most likely rebuild am wen na dem change de *qibla* (direction of prayer) toward de Kaaba insyd Mecca.

### Modifications
Na dem repeatedly modify de mosque wey na dem expand am insyd later periods. Na ebe expanded under Caliph Uthman (r. 644 – 656 CE). Na anoda expansion occur insyd 684 CE, during de reign of de Umayyad caliph Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan. Under ein successor, al-Walid I (r. 705–715), na dem rebuild de mosque. Na dem add ein first "minaret" under Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz (r. 717–720).

## Religious significance

Performing *Wuḍūʾ* ('ablution') insyd one ein home, then offering two *Rakaʿāt* of *Nafl* (optional) prayers insyd de Quba Mosque, dem consider am to be equal to performing one *ʿUmrah*. Na Muhammad used dey go der, riding anaa for foot, every Saturday den offer a two *rakaʿāt* prayer. Na he advise odas make dem do de same, saying, "*Whoever makes ablutions at home and then goes and prays in the Mosque of Quba, he will have a reward like that of an 'Umrah."* Dis *ḥadīth* be reported by Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Al-Nasa'i, Ibn Majah den Hakim al-Nishaburi.

### Mention insyd de Qur'an
Dem dey believe de mosque e be de one wich de Quran dey mention as ebe founded on piety den devoutness (*Masjid al-Taqwa*):

### Mentions insyd ''hadith''s
Dem mention de merits of de mosque insyd nineteen *Sahih al-Bukhari* hadiths; thirteen *Sahih Muslim* hadiths; two *Sunan Abi Dawud* hadiths; six *Al-Muwatta* hadiths.

Na Muhammad frequent de mosque den pray der. Dem refer dis to insyd a number of hadith:

File:Quba Mosque 2013 02.jpg|Rear view of de mosque
File:Quba Mosque Wall Walkway.jpg|Outside wall walkway
File:Quba Mosque Entrance Gate 1.jpg|One of de side entrances
File:Quba Mosque Foyer.jpg|Interior courtyard
File:Masjid Quba (Umroh Ramadhan 2023)-4.jpg|Interior of de prayer hall


## References


## Read further

* *Muhammad: The Messenger of Islam* by Hajjah Amina Adil (p.&nbsp;286)
* *The Naqshbandi Sufi Tradition Guidebook of Daily Practices and Devotions* by Hisham Kabbani (p.&nbsp;301)
* *Happold: The Confidence to Build* by Derek Walker and Bill Addis (p.&nbsp;81)

## External links

* Virtues of Masjid Quba, Madina – Taken from Tafsir Ibn Kathir and other Saheeh Hadith