The green dome

[ABDUL SAFI]

The green dome: one of the most prominent landmarks of AlmadinahAlmonawarah. Built in 678H, by the Sultan Qalawoon. It was built over the original dome, which forms as an extra security to the Prophet’s pbuhtomb. It has a square base and a triangular top; it was originally built out of wood and in 886H, after the great fire affected the prophet’s mosque, it was rebuilt by the black basalt stone and plastered with gypsum, and painted with the prominent green paint.

Al-Kowwah :A small opening on the top of the “Green Dome” that was created by the instructions of AlsayidaAiesha, over the tomb of the Prophet Muhammedpbuh . When the Prophet’s companions came to her seeking her advice, in which how to resolve the drought that they have been suffering from, so She advised them to create a “kowwah” in which there will be no barriers between the tomb and the skies, so they did and they performed “ al isteqsaa” prayers, and the sky rained after that.
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[بهاء الالوسي]

سبحانك اللهم وبحمدك ، أشهد أن لا إله إلا أنت أستغفرك وأتوب إليك اللهم صل على محمد وعلى آله وصحبه أجمعين