Other historic sites lost include the Prophet’s birthplace – now a library – and the house of his first wife, Khadijah, which was replaced with a public toilet block.

In this July 5, 2013, file photo, worshippers visit the cemetery outside the Prophet's Mosque in Medina, one of Islam's holiest sites. Medina was among the places attacked in Saudi Arabia on Monday.

Prophet Muhammed spent 13 years in Mecca teaching the Qur’an. Regarding the significant places of worship, Kaaba in Mecca is a house of worship built by Prophet Ibrahim and his son Ismail.

The Muslim belief is that the locations of many mosques were selected by divine intervention. They believe the Godly decision was accurate and clear, no human interpretations were needed. It was ...

A suicide bombing outside the mosque where the prophet Muhammad is buried in Medina, Saudi Arabia, rattled the global Muslim community Monday, proving that nothing — not even one of Islam’s ...

Cairo: A Saudi government research centre has dismissed a social media video, which purports that an old house in the holy city of Medina belonged to a daughter of the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH).

The Muslim belief is that the locations of many mosques were selected by divine intervention. They believe the Godly decision was accurate and clear, no human interpretations were needed. It was ...

Monday's suicide attack near the Prophet's Mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia, has shocked Muslims and is expected to intensify anger against ISIS.