We visit Al-Masjid al-Nabawī, Mosque of the Prophet. Duncan is taken by our guide Abdullah, to see Muhammad's Tomb. Women are not allowed to view it. The Prophet Muhammad died around noon on Monday June 8, in the year 632, in Madinah. He fell ill 10 days earlier and most likely died of bacterial meningitis, a disease that was known throughout the Middle East since the start of recorded history. He was 63 years old.
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1: Street scene just outside our InterContinental hotel at Madinah -enlarge 2: a typical car we saw in Saudi - no interest in fixing dings & scratches- no pride of ownership. I'm told they have to report each indcedent to police if they make an ins claim-enlarge 3: Shinta at a local street market-enlarge 4: Shinta at Madinah street market. Al-Masjid al-Nabawī or the Prophet's Mosque at the rear-enlarge 5: Entrance to Al-Masjid al-Nabawī, Mosque of the Prophet. The giant umbrellas are folded up at night.-enlarge 6: Al-Masjid al-Nabawī-enlarge 7: Shinta at the Prophet's Mosque-enlarge 8: Shinta at Prophet's Mosque-enlarge 9: Duncan at Al-Masjid al-Nabawī, Mosque of the Prophet-enlarge 10: Madinah is surrounded by hills-enlarge 11: Entering Al-Masjid al-Nabawī, Mosque of the Prophet-enlarge 12: Shinta at the Prophet's Mosque-enlarge 13: Shinta outside the Womans Door at the Prophet's Mosque-enlarge 14: Shinta giving alms-enlarge 15: Prophet's Mosque - womans door - -enlarge 16: Prophet's Mosque-enlarge 17: Prophet's Mosque-enlarge 18: Prophet's Mosque-enlarge 19: Call to prayer-enlarge 20: Mosque of the Prophet-enlarge 21: Praying in the Mosque of the Prophet-enlarge 22: Muhammad's tomb -enlarge 23: Muhammad's tomb -enlarge 24: behind the Prophet's tomb. The military are pretty casual.-enlarge 25: Praying at the Prophet's Tomb-enlarge 26: Mosque of the Prophet -enlarge 27: The two Green Zone Guardians who I met. 'Australi, Australi, Muslim Australi?'-enlarge 28: Mosque of the Prophet -enlarge 29: to Madinah-enlarge 30: Prophet's Mosque -enlarge 31: Mosque of the Prophet, Green zone -enlarge 32: Mosque of the Prophet-enlarge 33: Prophet's Mosque - Abdullah-enlarge 34: Mosque of the Prophet- Duncan & Abdullah -enlarge 35: Shinta & Abdullah-enlarge 36: Duncan & Shinta -enlarge
