Quba Mosque is the world’s first Mosque. This was built by the last prophet of Islam Muhammad (PBUH) and it is still one of the precious Islamic Landmarks.
This mosque is located in Madinah, Saudi Arabia., it is also called the Oldest Mosque In The World. The stones of this mosque were positioned by Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) when he migrated from Makkah to Madinah, then this mosque was completed by his companions.
Muhammad Prophet (PBUH) stayed in this mosque for 14 days and prayed a short prayer (Qasr) as he waited for Ali (RA) to arrive in Madinah after completing of few tasks assigned to him by Muhammad (PBUH).
Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) used to go to Mosque Quba, sometimes on foot or sometimes riding, every Saturday and used to offer two Rakats Salah, this is proven by volume 2 of Sahih Al-Bukhari Book 21 – Hadith Number 284/285).
In the 20th century, a famous architect Abdel-Wahed El-Wakil was assigned to make it a larger mosque. He wanted to adapt the old design to make a new one, but the old mosque had been turned down and this mosque had been created in a new way.
The renovation of this mosque had been done several times, the first person to renovate this was Uthman Ibn Affan (RA) then Umar (RA) ordered the construction of Quba Mosque’s minarets.
During the Ottoman Empire, Abu Yali Al-Husaini built the point inside the mosque which determines the praying direction.
About thirty years ago, in 1984, this mosque was further renovated, opening the extended mosque which allows more people to pray within the mosque. The Northside is dedicated to the Women, where they come and pray with full privacy.
This mosque has now, four fully built minarets. 56 domes which are linked to the residential places of Imams and Muazzins. Meanwhile, there is also a Library and a shopping center interlinked with Quba Mosque.
This place is indeed one of the finest Islamic landmarks which all of us should visit at least once in a lifetime.
