Al Jum'ah Mosque

Al Jum'ah Mosque
Arabic: مَسْجِد ٱلْجُمُعَة, romanized: Masjid Al-Jumuʿah, lit.'The Friday Mosque'
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Location
LocationMedina, Hejaz
CountrySaudi Arabia
Location of the mosque in Saudi Arabia
Geographic coordinates24°26′43.8″N 39°36′55.2″E / 24.445500°N 39.615333°E / 24.445500; 39.615333
Architecture
Groundbreaking1 AH (622/623CE)
Specifications
Capacity650 worshippers
Dome(s)5
Minaret(s)1

Al Jum'ah Mosque (Arabic: مَسْجِد ٱلْجُمُعَة, romanized: Masjid Al-Jumuʿah, "Mosque of the Friday") is a mosque in Medina, in the Hejazi region of Saudi Arabia. Also known as Masjid Banī Sālim (مَسْجِد بَنِي سَالِم), Masjid Al-Wādī (مَسْجِد ٱلْوَادِي), Masjid Al-Qubayb (مَسْجِد ٱلْقُبَيْب), and Masjid ʿĀtikah (مَسْجِد عَاتِكَة), it is said by the locals to be where the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his companions performed Salatul-Jumu'ah for the first time, during their hijrah (migration) from Mecca to Medina.