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Historical mosque · Medina

Mosque of Sayyid Ash-Shuhada (Uhud)

📍 GPS 24.503303, 39.612683
🏷 Type Historical mosque
📍 Region Medina
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MOSQUE OF SAYYID ASH-SHUHADA (UHUD)

The mosque of the Master of Martyrs.

The mosque next to Hamza

This mosque is located in close proximity to the traditional tomb of Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib (رضي الله عنه) — the Master of Martyrs.

It was built as a memorial site for visitors coming to honor Hamza and the 70 martyrs of Uhud, and to be able to pray after the visit.

The hadith of Hamza

"Hamza is the master of martyrs with Allah on the Day of Resurrection." (At-Tabarani)

Etiquette of the visit

When you visit this mosque:
1. Pray two rakats
2. Visit the tomb of Hamza without elevating it to the status of worship
3. Make supplications for the martyrs
4. Reflect on the sacrifice of the Lion of Allah

📍 GPS coordinates

24.503303, 39.612683

Closest sites, as the crow flies

100 m
Sayyid Ash-Shuhada (tomb of Hamza at Uhud)
150 m
Jabal Ar-Rumat (Mount of the Archers)
250 m
Wadi Qanat
750 m
Mosque Al-Fas-h
950 m
Cave of Uhud
1.2 km
Ottoman Castle of Al-'Uyun
Documented on the ground by Abou Ahmed, Level 8 Local Guide on Google Maps.

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