Al-Masjid an-Nabawi

Prophet’s Mosque

With this live camera you can see several beautiful places outside and inside Al-Masjid al-Nabawi (Prophet’s Mosque), one of the largest mosques in the world and the most important landmark in Medina, Saudi Arabia. Due to its close ties to Muhammad, the Prophet’s Mosque in live stream is a must stop for those performing the Hajj pilgrimage, as it is believed that the Prophet helped building this mosque, where he was also buried (under the Green Dome, on the southeast side ).

The Mosque of the Prophet Muhammad or Al-Masjid al-Nabawi, where the online broadcast is conducted from, is located in Saudi Arabia in the province of El Medina in the city of Medina and belongs to the type of Jami mosque. The religious building, erected in 622, is still considered the second shrine of Islam after the Al-Haram Mosque in Mecca (Protected Mosque), which is also in the webcam on the Baltic Live Cam website.

According to legend, the first mosque was built during the lifetime of the Prophet. Later, the building was expanded and decorated.

Currently, the mosque in Medina you see in live camera, is a structure with a total area of ​​400,500 square meters, including the surrounding area dedicated to prayers.

The grave of Mohammed himself is located under the Green Dome (“Dome of the Prophet”) Al-Masjid al-Nabawi in this online camera. On the territory of the mosque are also buried: Umar ibn al Khattab and Abu Bakr al-Siddiq – the first two Righteous Caliphs, as well as Abu Bakr and Umar.

The most honorable place in the Prophet’s Mosque online, besides the tomb of Muhammad, is occupied by the Rauda (Garden of Eden) – the best place on earth. It is believed that here a person feels calm and happiness from the indulgent mercy of Allah. Worship in Rauda leads to Paradise in the Hereafter, and in the Hereafter, this place is one of the places in Paradise. Rauda is surrounded by: Aisha’s room – the mother of all the faithful, Mohammed’s minbar, a wall with a mihrab and a passage that connects this place with the edge of Aisha’s house.

Muslims, when visiting the Mosque of the Prophet Muhammad in Medina, which you see live, come here to pray and receive a great reward from Allah Almighty and His mercy.

Interesting facts about the Al-Masjid al-Nabawi mosque

– The Prophet’s Mosque in Medina, where the live camera is directed at, is the first structure in the entire Arabian Peninsula, where electricity first appeared (1910).

– The building of the shrine in this live footage, houses a large collection of the most valuable and rare Islamic books and the Masjid al-Nabawi library, which was first mentioned in 1256 after a fire. The library was later restored.

– Every day, 120 tons of zamzam water from Mecca is brought to the Mohammed Mosque online, which is poured into reservoirs. Plastic tanks are filled with it and placed inside the shrine. During the hajj period, the volume of water delivered to Masjid al-Nabawi more than doubles.

Watch other interesting Baltic Live Cam live streams –Al-Haram mosque in Mecca, Imam Reza Shrine in the Iranian city of Mashhad and Qibla located in the Iraqi city of Karbala.