Masjid Qiblatain

The Masjid al-Qiblatayn, also spelt Masjid al-Qiblatain, is a mosque in Medina believed by Muslims to be the place where the final Islamic prophet, Muhammad, received the command to change the Qibla from Jerusalem to Mecca. The mosque was built by Sawad ibn Ghanam ibn Ka'ab during the year 2 AH and is one of the few mosques in the worl…
The Masjid al-Qiblatayn, also spelt Masjid al-Qiblatain, is a mosque in Medina believed by Muslims to be the place where the final Islamic prophet, Muhammad, received the command to change the Qibla from Jerusalem to Mecca. The mosque was built by Sawad ibn Ghanam ibn Ka'ab during the year 2 AH and is one of the few mosques in the world to have contained two mihrabs in different directions.
  • Location: Medina, Saudi Arabia
  • Completed: 1987
  • Capacity: 2,000 worshippers
  • Affiliation: Sunni Islam
  • Architect(s): Abdel-Wahed El-Wakil
  • Founder: Sawad ibn Ghanam ibn Ka'ab
  • Direction of façade: Humayun

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