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The Quba Mosque ((アラビア語:مسجد قباء), ''Masjid Qubā’''), in the outlying environs of Medina in Saudi Arabia, is the oldest mosque in the world. Its first stones were positioned by the Islamic prophet Muhammad as soon as he arrived on his emigration from the city of Mecca to Medina〔(Masjid Quba is the first mosque in Islam's history )〕 and the mosque was completed by his companions. Muhammad spent 14 days in this mosque during the Hijra praying ''qasr'' (a short prayer) while waiting for Ali to arrive in Medina after the latter stayed behind in Mecca to carry out a couple of tasks entrusted to him by the Prophet. According to Islamic tradition, performing wudu in one's home then offering two ''rakaʿāt'' of ''nafl'' prayers in the Quba Mosque is equal to performing one ''Umrah''. Muhammad used to go there, riding or on foot, every Saturday and offer a two rak'ah prayer. He advised others to do the same, saying, "Whoever makes ablutions at home and then goes and prays in the Mosque of Quba, he will have a reward like that of an 'Umrah." This ''hadith'' is reported by Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Al-Nasa'i, Ibn Majah and Hakim al-Nishaburi. ==Architecture== When Abdel-Wahed El-Wakil was commissioned, in the 20th century, to conceive a larger mosque, he intended to incorporate the old structure into his design. But the old mosque was torn down and replaced with a new one.〔(Description of the new mosque and architectural documents at archnet.org )〕 The new mosque consists of a rectangular prayer hall raised on a second story platform. The prayer hall connects to a cluster containing: *residential areas *offices *ablution facilities *shops *a library Six additional entrances are dispersed on the northern, eastern and western façades. Four minarets mark the corners of the prayer hall. The minarets rest on square bases, have octagonal shafts which take on a circular shape as they reach the top. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Quba Mosque」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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