Visit ArabiaMASJID AL-MUSTARAH (THE RESTING PLACE)
The mosque of rest.
Where the Prophet ﷺ Stopped
This mosque is named Al-Mustarah — "the place of rest" — because the Prophet ﷺ stopped here to rest on his return from the Battle of Uhud. (As-Samhudi · Wafa' al-Wafa)
A Mosque of Everyday Life
Like many small mosques on the outskirts of Medina, Al-Mustarah reminds us that the sanctity of the prophetic Medina also lies in the simple stops of the Prophet ﷺ — a rest along a path, a prayer, a moment of breath.