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....The
people of Medina could not get enough of the enlightening talk
of Hazrat Muhammad. However, the house he was staying in was small
and so few could have the opportunity to attend to his talks.
The solution to this problem was to erect a mosque as soon as
possible.
....The plot where the camel first
rested upon arrival in Medina was the place selected for first
mosque; the point where the camel first rested would be where
the door was.
....The plot belonged to two orphan
brothers, the guardian of whom was As'ad b. Zurāra .
....The price of the plot was agreed
at 10 mithgal gold; Hazrat Abū Bakr bought the lot and consecrated
it for the Mosque to be built there.
....They building work on the mosque
started immediately, and our beloved Prophet worked throughout,
carrying stones and plaster on his back, and mixing up the mud.
....When the building of the mosque
was completed, they also built a one-room house for the Prophet.
....Then the Prophet moved to this
place, his own house, after staying at Eyub Sultan's house for
seven months.
....From then on, Muslims began performing
five daily ritual prayers as a community in this mosque, led by
the Prophet himself.
....After the prayers they used to
listen to the illuminating talks of the Prophet; they were now
free to worship as they wished.
....The days of suppression and torture
were over, they had been left in the darkness of the nights. The
Sun had now risen and morning had broken.
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