THE TERM ISLAMIC ART NOT ONLY DESCRIBES THE ART CREATED SPECIFICALLY IN THE SERVICE OF THE MUSLIM FAITH BUT ALSO CHARACTERIZES THE ART AND ARCHITECTURE HISTORICALLY PRODUCED AND EVEN IN MODERN TIMES IT IS NOT ONLY A RELIGION BUT A WAY OF LIFE
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Al-Masjid an-Nabawī (Arabic: المسجد النبوي), also called the Prophet’s Mosque, is a mosque established and originally built by the Islamic prophet Muhammad (PBUH), situated in the city of Medina in Saudi Arabia. Al-Masjid an-Nabawi was the second mosque built in the history of Islam and is now one of the largest mosques in the world. It is the second-holiest site in Islam, after al-Masjid al-Haram in Mecca. It is always open, regardless of date or time.
