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MONUMENT TALA'A AL-BADRU 'ALAYNA
The echo of a chant that has traversed fourteen centuries — Near the ancient northern entrance of Medina, in the Al-Qaswa neighborhood.
A Night at the Dawn of a New World
September of the year 622. The Prophet ﷺ and his loyal companion Abu Bakr As-Siddiq (رضي الله عنه) approach Medina, riding on a camel, after miraculously escaping the Quraysh.
Suddenly, silhouettes appear on the hills in the distance. A whole city, Yathrib, which for the first time becomes what it will forever remain: Madinat an-Nabi — the city of the Prophet.
And in the evening air, a melody rises. Children's voices, it is said, accompanied by a tambourine: "The full moon has risen over us…"
Al-Qaswa, the Camel that Chose the Place
The neighborhood that houses this monument is named Al-Qaswa, the beloved camel of the Prophet ﷺ. At the entrance to Medina, he refused to choose where to stop: "Let her pass, for she is commanded." And the camel stopped on the land of two young orphans, at the location where the Mosque of the Prophet ﷺ would soon rise.
The Famous Chant
"The full moon has risen over us / From the hills of farewell / It is our duty to give thanks / As long as a caller invokes Allah."
Authenticity — Let’s Be Honest
This account, as beautiful as it is, is reported with a chain of transmission considered weak (da'if). Acceptable for historical narration, not acceptable as religious proof.
The TRULY Authentic Hadith
Anas ibn Malik (رضي الله عنه), who was just a child at the time, later narrated: "The day the Messenger of Allah ﷺ entered Medina, everything in it was illuminated. And the day he died, everything in it became dark." (Sunan at-Tirmidhi no. 3618, authenticated by al-Albani)