Quba Mosque, Mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia
Quba Mosque is a house of prayer in Medina with white and beige stone walls, several domes, and tall minarets. The large prayer halls inside offer space for thousands of visitors at once.
Muhammad reached Quba' on 12 Rabi' al-Awwal in 622 and founded the mosque there, laying its first stone himself, with Abu Bakr, Umar and Uthman placing the next ones. Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz added its first minaret around 717–720; the 1984–1986 Saudi reconstruction by Abdel-Wahed El-Wakil replaced the old building entirely.
The name Quba comes from a well in the village of the Banu Amr ibn Awf, where the mosque was built. The Prophet visited every Saturday, walking or riding, and prayed two rak'ahs; a hadith promises the reward of an umrah for those who purify themselves at home and pray here.
The building sits about three kilometers from central Medina and has separate areas for men and women. Visitors should wear modest clothing and be mindful of prayer times when coming here.
The 1984–1986 reconstruction by Egyptian architect Abdel-Wahed El-Wakil used traditional hollow clay blocks without formwork concrete, and the old mosque was torn down rather than incorporated. The result had four minarets and 56 domes, with a women's prayer area for about 7,000 on two floors.
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