Kısım) Proceedıngs XVII Congress of Turkısh Hıstory )IV volumeö Part VI) MEHMET TÜTÜNCÜ: Ottoman Inscriptions in Saudi Arabia: First Century of Ottoman Rule in Arabia (1509-1600) 2033 In this paper, we will look at the building activities in the holy cities and on the Hajj route of the Ottoman Sultans. Türk Tarih Kongresi, 15-17 Eylül 2014, Ankara (IV. OTTOMAN INSCRIPTIONS IN SAUDI ARABIA: FIRST CENTURY OF OTTOMAN RULE IN ARABIA (1509-1600) XVII. This paper deals with the Architecture of the Mosque The mosque is also home to the tomb of Prophet Muhammad and it is a significant Islamic site to pilgrims for its strong affiliation and connection to the life of the Prophet. The original mosque was an open-air building, and served as a community center, a Court and a religious school.
The Prophet’s Mosque is considered to be the first place in the Arabian Peninsula to be lit electrically using light-bulbs in 1327 AH (1909). The mosque was expanded many times over the years, in the reign of the Caliphs and the Umayyad, Abbasid and Ottoman states, and then finally in the span of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 1994 when the largest expansion operation took place. Located in Madinah, it was built by Prophet Muhammad in the year 1 AH (622 AD) near his home after building the Quba Mosque,the first mosque in Islam at Mecca. The Prophet’s Mosque is one of the largest mosques in the world and the second holiest site in Islam after the Grand Mosque in Makkah.
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