Abu Bakr As-Siddiq Mosque | |
Native Name: | مسجد أبي بكر الصديق |
Coordinates: | 24.45°N 75°W |
Religious Affiliation: | Islam |
Festivals: | --> |
Municipality: | Madinah Regional Municipality |
District: | Al-Haram |
Province: | Medina Province (Saudi Arabia) |
Country: | Saudi Arabia |
Organizational Status: | --> |
Architecture Style: | Ribbed-style |
Founded By: | Umar II |
Creator: | Mahmud II |
Groundbreaking: | 86 AH/705 CE |
Year Completed: | 91 AH/709 CE |
Date Destroyed: | --> |
Length: | 13 meters |
Width: | 6 meters |
Height Max: | 12 meters |
Dome Quantity: | 1 |
Minaret Quantity: | 1 |
Minaret Height: | 15 meters |
Elevation Ft: | --> |
The Abu Bakr Mosque (Arabic: مسجد أبي بكر الصديق|lit=Mosque of Abu Bakr As-Siddiq) is one of the oldest mosques in Medina, Saudi Arabia. It is located towards the south-west side of Al-Masjid an-Nabawi.[1]
It is being said that it was a site where Muhammad used to offer Eid prayers and the same tradition was continued by Abu Bakr after Muhammad's death.