Al-Ijabah Mosque built

622 CE.

Shown on the map at 24.472°, 39.618°.

The Al-Ijabah Mosque (Arabic: مَسْجِد ٱلْإِجَابَة, romanized: Masjid Al-Ijābah), also known as Bani Muawiyah Mosque (Arabic: مَسْجِد بَنِي مُعَاوِيَة, romanized: Masjid Banī Muʿāwiyah), or as Al-Mubahalah Mosque (Arabic: مَسْجِد ٱلْمُبَاهَلَة, romanized: Masjid Al-Mubāhalah), is a mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia. The mosque was built during the time of the Islamic prophet Muhammad on a land owned by Muawiyah bin Malik bin 'Auf of the tribe of As-Sus.

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