A historic mosque where the Prophet (peace be upon him) prayed the Eid prayers and the prayer for rain, with the small mosques of Abu Bakr and Ali close by.
Why it matters
A glimpse of how Madinah looked in the time of the Prophet (peace be upon him), when the open musalla lay beyond the city.
Read the history
Masjid al-Ghamamah stands on the old prayer ground (musalla) south west of the Prophet’s Mosque, where the Prophet (peace be upon him) led the two Eid prayers and the prayer for rain. Its name, the Mosque of the Cloud, is linked by tradition to the cloud that shaded him or the rain that followed his dua.
The nearby Masjid Abu Bakr and Masjid Ali mark places where, by tradition, these companions also led Eid prayers on the same ground. The present buildings date mainly from the Ottoman period.