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- Masjid al Nabawi is the second holiest mosque in Islam.
- It is the second largest mosque in the world after the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca.
- It is the resting place of the Prophet Muhammad.
- It was built by the Prophet himself.
- It is build next to the house where he settled after his migration to Medina in 622 AD.
- The mosque served as a community center, a court and a religious school.
- It is situated in the city of Medina.
- The land of masjid belonged to two young orphans, Sahl and Suhayl.
- There are six pillars inside the Rawdah area within Masjid Nabawi.
- The as-Salam Gate literally meaning the Gate of Peace is one of the major and oldest gates of Masjid al-Nabawi.