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مسجد بني زريق

مسجد بني زريق, Historic mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia.

Bani Zuraiq Mosque was a mosque in Medina, attributed to the Banu Zuraiq clan of the Khazraj, that stood at the site later occupied by a livestock pen and then by shops near the Bab Jadid entrance of the Shuna quarter. It was demolished to make way for the expansion of the Prophet's Mosque and now lies within the Prophet's Mosque. The site was originally a mound (kawm) where Rafi' ibn Malik al-Zuraqi recited the Quran to his people.

This mosque was the first location where the Holy Quran was recited, marking a crucial moment in Islamic history. This early connection to Quranic recitation made it an important site in the development of the Islamic community.

The mosque was also called Masjid as-Sabaq, after the horse race the Prophet ran from ath-Thaniyya to Bani Zuraiq, in which Abdullah ibn Umar took part. Abu Hurayra once came to the mosque and told those present of three practices the Prophet kept and people later abandoned: raising both hands in prayer, a brief silence, and saying the takbir when bowing and rising.

The mosque no longer stands: it was removed to make way for the expansion of the Prophet's Mosque and now lies within it. Its former site was at the spot of the enclosure later turned into the shops of Mahmoud Ahmed, by the new gate at the entrance to the Shuna quarter. Look for that gate and the shops rather than a separate building.

The mosque was also called Masjid as-Sabaq after a race the Prophet ran between conditioned horses from al-Hafya to Thaniyat al-Wada and between unconditioned horses from there to the mosque; Ibn Umar was among the riders. Abu Hurayra later came to the mosque to teach three practices people had abandoned: raising the hands in prayer, a brief silence, and saying the takbir when bowing and rising.

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FJ75+P85, FJ75+P85Bani KhidrahAl, Bani Khidrah, Madinah 42311, Saudi Arabia
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