The Prophet Muhammad A simple Guide to his Life
The Life of the Prophet
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who are really in need). One who does not possess
even that should try to save himself by speaking a
good word. For each good action will be rewarded
from tenfold to 700 fold. May God bless you. May
God’s mercy be upon you.”
During the thirteen years that the Prophet lived in
Makkah after he received prophethood, prayer in
congregation had not been made obligatory. It was
in
Madinah,
after
his
emigration,
that
congregational prayer was made a religious duty.
Therefore, on reaching Madinah, the first of the
most important tasks in which the Prophet engaged
himself was to find a piece of land on which to
build a mosque. The mosque he built has seen
several extensions since then, and is now known as
Masjid-e-Nabawi.
On the subject of mosques the Prophet observed:
“The mosques are the home of the God-fearing.”
That is, the mosques are the training centres for a
God-fearing life for the believers.
After the construction of the mosque, the Prophet
stayed in a room adjacent to it. Here he organized
congregational prayers to be said five times in the
