It 10 Popular Places to Visit in Medina during Umrah Pilgrimage?

Madina is the second most sacred place for Muslims after Makah. It is first called Yathrib. After the migration of beloved Prophet Peace Be upon Him, Madina becomes spiritual and the air of Madina filled with Islamic culture.it is called house of prophet Peace be Upon Him. Millions of Muslims come from area of world and visit this sacred place whenever they come for Umrah. If you want to perform Umrah in affordable prices you must choose Islamic travel the provide you Christmas Umrah Packages from the UK.

10 Popular Places to visit in Madina:

When you come for Umrah you must visit Madina.in this article you will explore the 10 most popular places of Madina.

1.       Masjid e nabawi:
2.       Quba Mosque.
3.       Masjid Al Fath
4.       Wad e Jinn
5.       Masjid Al Qiblatain.
6.       Mount Uhad.
7.       Al madina museum.
8.       Desert mada’in.
9.       Yanbu Al Bahr.
10.   Malls of Madina.

1.   Masjid e nabawi:

• It is the second most sacred place for Muslims.
•  It is house of Prophet (PBUH).

Significance of Masjid e Nabawi.

• In masjid nabawi one rakah of Salah equals to thousand salahs.
• In which riyaz ul Jannah (piece of jannah) is located between the resting place of our beloved Prophet peace be upon Him and pulpit.
• The graves of companion of beloved Prophet Peace Be Upon him also located in Masjid nabawi.

In this hadith Prophet (PBUH) emphasized the significance of Masjid e nabawi:

Hazrat Anas (RA) reports that the Prophet PBUH said: whoever performs forty Salah in my masjid, not missing one Salah in the masjid, for him is granted exemption from the fire of Hell, and exemption from punishment and the he shall remain free of hypocrisy.

2. Quba Masjid:

•   It is also worth seeing place in Madina.
•  It is also build by beloved Prophet peace be upon Him.Set featured image
•  It was the first place of worship before masjid al nabawi.
• It is one of ancient mosque in madina.

Significance of masjid e Quba.

 It holds importance because our Prophet Peace be upon loved to offered prayer in this masjid

Hazrat Umar Ibn Umar (RA) narrated: The Prophet PBUH used go to the Mosque of Quba Sometimes walking and sometimes riding. Added Nafil, He then would offer two Rakat (In the Mosque of Quba)

You must visit this because two rakah nafil offered in this mosque equals to one minor pilgrimage (Umrah).

3. Masjid Al Fath:

• Another famous place to visit in Madina is Masjid Al Fath.
•  It also called masjid Al Ahzaab.
• It is famous for the battle of ghazwa khandaq.

 Significance:

•   It is place where Muslims defeated the quarysh and get the victory
• In this mosque Prophet (PBUH) made dua for the victory.
• Allah granted Muslims with victory.
• You must visit this mosque because our Beloved Prophet Peace be upon offered prayer at this place.

   4. Al Madina Museum:

This museum was built in 1983.

•   It is located near Madina airport.
• It is important for its cultural and historical values.
•  This museum will reflects all the information of Prophet Peace Be upon Him.

Ticket price of al madina Museum is

• 25 SAR for people above age 18.
• 15 SAR for kids.

What important to visit:

•  It gives you information about the life of Prophet Peace be Upon Him.
•  History of Madina and modern era of madina.
• Art of Islam.
• Paintings about Islamic history.

5. Mount Uhad:

In this mountain battle of Uhad took place. (3 hijri)

There is hadith about this mountain that shows its significance

Uhad is a mountain that loves us and we love it. 

• There is also 70 graves of many companion of Prophet PBUH.
•  You can visit this mountains if you like mountains and like hiking.

     6. The Hazrat Salman Farsi (R.A) Garden:

• This place is best to visit if you want visit dates tress.
• There are a lot date tress in this garden

History of garden of Hazrat Salman (R.A)

Hazrat Salman (R.A) was belong to a rich but was sold in madina market as slave .Our beloved prophet Peace Be upon Him planted 300 tress of dates to make Hazrat Salman Farsi Free from Slavery. 

This garden also has date shops .you can buy dates from there.

7. Yanbu Al Bahr:

If you like beach places you must go there

You get their fresh feeling.

In Yanbu Al Bahr there are many beaches you can visit which includes:

• Alaiqh Beach.
•  Yanbu al Bahr Beach.
• Barracuda Beach.
• Dolphin Beach.
• Royal commission beach.

There are many fun activates to do (horse riding, camel riding).

8. The malls of Madina:

• There are many malls in madina if you are shopping lover.
• You can go to Al Hassan mall, Al Noor Mall, AL Rashid Mega Mall.

9.  Jannat ul Baqi

• This the graveyard near Masjid Ul Haram.
• There are grave of many companion, daughters and wives of our beloved Prophet Peace be upon Him.
•  You must come here say Salam and recite surah fatiha.

10.   Mada’in Salah desert.

• If you want to visit desert in madina you must mada’in Salah.
•  It is UNESCO world heritage.
•  It has many caves to see.

You must visit this site for the old heritage of Saudi Arabia.

Madina is Famous for:

Madina is famous for its Holy places mainly Masjid e nabawi. However it has also some other popular places to visit mentioned in this article, if you want to perform Umrah in December and also want to visit popular places in madina .you must consult Islamic travel .they provides you Easter umrah packages with all inclusive facilities.