The Mosque of the Prophet

I asked for a sign from heaven.
He found me in a coffee shop

Coffee with the Prophet
A 21st Century Encounter with Muhammad


By Mark A. Gabriel
Former Lecturer of Islamic History at Al-Azhar University


The Mosque of the Prophet


Heat was shimmering on the highway as I reached the city of Medina, its skyline dominated by one thing—the massive Mosque of the Prophet with its ten graceful white minarets reaching toward the cloudless sky.


No matter how many times you see it, the Mosque of the Prophet instills a feeling of awe, even with the flocks of hotels clustered around it like feeding birds.


The complex can accommodate a half million people at one time.


Muhammad built the original mosque the first year after he emigrated to Medina, but then it barely more than a shack with palm trunks for pillars and a roof made out of palm fronds covered with mud.



Author Biography:

A former lecturer at Al-Azhar University, Mark A. Gabriel is a widely-sourced expert on Islamic teaching and the Middle East. He is the author of several best-selling books about Islam including Islam and Terrorism. For the protection of his relatives, Dr. Gabriel changed his Muslim name to a Western name.



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