Mosque of As-Saqiya - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Mosque of As-Saqiya - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Mosque of As-Saqiya () is a mosque located in Medina, Saudi Arabia inside the current Anbariya train station. The mosque was built on the dome of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad when he went out for the Battle of Badr,Tarikh Ma'alim al-Madinah al-Munawwarah, volume.1, p.72Wafa'u al-Wafa, volume.3, p.972 and this is considered to be the place where verse Quran 8:7 was descended. There are accounts in Hadith of the prophet performing ablution with the water of Suqya well located near here before he sets out for the battle, and the water from the well was also drawn to drink.Islamiclandmarks.com retrieved May 28, 2017 It is also being told that Umar lead the Istiqlaa prayer (prayer for rain) here by the request of Abbas bin Abdul Muttalib. Read more on Wikipedia
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