Masjid Al-Qiblatayn

Published On Apr 01, 2021

Masjid al-Qiblatayn (Arabic: المسجد القبلتین‎), or the Mosque of the Two Qiblas, is a mosque in Medina that is historically important for Muslims as the place where, after the Islamic prophet Muhammad received the command to change the direction of prayer (qibla) from Jerusalem to Mecca, the entire congregation led by a companion changed direction in prayer. Thus it uniquely contained two prayer niches (mihrabs). Recently[when?] the mosque was renovated; the old prayer niche facing Jerusalem was removed, and the one facing Mecca was left.

The Qiblatayn Mosque is among the three earliest mosques in Islam’s history, along with Quba Mosque and Al-Masjid al-Nabawi.