9 Sacred Places in Madinah: Meditations for Pilgrims of the Heart

Madinah al-Munawwarah (Medina): 9 Islamic sacred sites and places to visit in the city of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. Explore the sacred geography of Madinah, including Masjid al-Nabawi, Masjid Quba, Masjid al-Qiblatayn, Mount Uhud, the Mosques of the Trench, and historic gardens and wells connected to the companions of the Prophet ﷺ. Filmed in 4K on location in Madinah, Saudi Arabia, this video introduces the spiritual landscape of the Prophet’s city. Each of these sites will be explored more deeply in future episodes of the Madinah Meditations series. Guide: Dr. Jason Idriss Sparkes (Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University, Saudi Arabia). Chapters Intro 0:00 Haram Quarter 1:02 Masjid Quba 3:00 Masjid al-Qiblatayn 6:19 Mount Uhud 8:47 Share the Love 12:22 The Mosques of the Trench 12:35 Al-Mustadal Garden 16:51 The Garden of Sayyidina Salman 19:25 Ghars Well 21:55 The Well of Ruma 23:34 Salams 25:20 This channel speaks especially to those who walk the path of beauty and tradition. If you’re drawn to the voices of Shadhili, Rumi, Darqawi, Rabia, Ghazali, Abdal Hakim Murad, Malcolm X, René Guénon, Habib Umar, Baraka Blue, Firdaus Ensemble, Sami Yusuf, Blogging Theology or Paloma's Granada Channel, you’ll feel right at home here. This is especially true if you are inspired by the daily rhythm of life in places like Morocco, Egypt, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar, as well as the Muslim communities of the United States, Canada, Spain, England, France, and other Western countries. Selected reading by Dr. Jason Idriss Sparkes "Sayyida al-Ḥurra: An Early Modern Decolonial Muslim Exemplar" https://doi.org/10.3390/rel16111362 “Morocco as a Hub of Globalised Traditional Islam” https://doi.org/10.3390/rel13050392 “Decolonizing the Left and the Right: Muslim Mistrust of Foxes and Wolves” https://themaydan.com/2021/02/decolon... Dissertation https://scholars.wlu.ca/etd/2300/ #Madinah #Medina #MadinahAlMunawwarah #MasjidNabawi #MasjidQuba #MountUhud #IslamicHistory #IslamicSites #IslamicTravel #SacredSites #SaudiArabia #VisitSaudi #TravelSaudiArabia #MiddleEastTravel #IslamicHeritage #مدينة_المنورة #المدينة_المنورة #السعودية Visuals not created by Dr. Sparkes are licensed via Canva. Music licensed via CapCut.