The document discusses several lesser known facts about the Prophet's Mosque in Medina, including that it was the first place in the Arabian Peninsula to have electricity introduced by the Ottomans, the current mosque is over 100 times the size of the original built during the Prophet's time, and there was a fire centuries after the Prophet that destroyed much of the original mosque including the mimbar.

1. What you didn’t know about the Prophet’s Mosque
No matterwhatreligionyoufollow,itiswithoutadoubtthat the 3 holiestplacesonearththatactually
boostthe spiritualityof apersonvisitingthemare the Kaaba,the Prophet’sMosque elegantlyknown as
MasjidAl-Nabwi andthe firstQiblaof the Muslims,MasjidAl-Aqsa.If there everwere some placestobe
rightlycalledheavensonearththese 3 placesdeserve thattitle.MasjidAl-Nabwiisone of the most
belovedplacesonearthtothe Muslimsandmillionsof Muslimsthatvisitthe Kaaba alsomake it
necessarytovisitthe Prophet’sMosque inMedina.
It isconfirmedinanauthenticnarrationthat Prophet Muhammad(SAW) said:"A prayerin my mosque
(i.e. theProphet’smosquein Medina) isbetter than onethousand prayersin othermosquesexceptAl-
HaraamMosque(in Mecca). MoreoverProphetMuhammad(SAW) saidaboutthe Rawdha:“Between
my houseand my pulpit,there is a garden fromthegardensof paradise.” [Bukhari &Muslim]
Almostall Muslimsknow almosteverythingthere istoknow aboutthe Prophet’sMosque;however
there are some facts that are lesspopularamongthe people.Here are some of them.
First to Get Electricity
Yes,and thoughit seemslike anoddfactorto pointout,it isa good historical factthat Masjid-Al Nabwi
was the firstplace inthe ArabianPeninsulatogetfull time electricitywhenitwasintroducedbythe
Ottomansback inthe day. One of the mostamazingthingsto consideralongside isthe factthatsome
accounts actuallydictate thatitwould be a few yearsafterelectricitycame tothe Mosque that the
Sultanhimself wouldhave fullelectricityinhisownabode backinIstanbul.
The current Mosqueis larger than the original Medina
By some estimatesitisbelievedthatthe currentmosque isover100 timesthe size of the original
mosque thatthe Prophet(SAW) himself hadbuiltbackinthose times.Thisprettymuchmeansthatthe
currentmosque almostentirelycoversthe entiretyof the original cityof Medinainsize andscale.One
thingthat provesthisfactis that JannatAl-Baqi,the oldestcemeteryinIslamusedtobe locatedoutside
of Medinainthe days whenProphetMuhammad(SAW) walkedonthisearth.Now itsbordersare right
nextto Mosque grounds.
There was a Fire
Sadly,centuriesafterthe passingof ProphetMuhammad(SAW) fromthisworld,mostof the original
mosque includingthe original Mimbarof the Prophethimself wasdestroyedinafire.Itissaidthat the
fire wasso extensive thatevensome of the wallsandthe roof of the Prophet’sroom collapsed,which
revealedhis restingplace forthe firsttime inalmost6 centuries.
There was noDome
It was notonlyuntil almost650 yearshad passedsince the passingof ProphetMuhammad(SAW)that
the firstdome coverhisblessedgrave wasbuiltin1279 by a Mamluk Sultan.Thatfirstand original dome

2. was made of wood.Anotherfunfactis,the famousgreendome thatall see todayisactuallyan outer
dome overthe Prophet’sroom,andwithinitisa smallerdome withinwhichare writtenthe namesof
ProphetMuhammad(SAW),HazratAbu-Bakr(RA) andHazrat Umar (RA).
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