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Summary
In year 29, 'Uthman enlarged the Prophet's Mosque in Medina in Rabi' I, during his caliphate 2.
Ibn al-Athir's description
Ibn al-Athir says: "He carried the gypsum from Batn Nakhl, built it of engraved stone, made its columns of stone with lead in them, made its length a hundred and sixty cubits and its width a hundred and fifty cubits, and kept its doors as they had been in 'Umar's days — six doors" 2.
For young visitors
The caliph 'Uthman made the Prophet's Mosque in Medina bigger, building it with stone and gypsum and six doors.
Research notes
- Source read: Ibn al-Athir, al-Kamil, harvested scan (kamil-tarikh/02-163053), p.475, section "The enlargement of the Prophet's Mosque" under year 29.
Connections
- Occurred at
- Madinat al-Mubarak
- Had participant
- Uthman ibn Affan
People and things also explored
the Prophet's seal lost in Bi'r Aris (30 AH)· Abu Dharr's banishment to al-Rabdha (30 AH)· The three years of the secret call· Ali's stance during the siege of Uthman· Ali carries out the drinking penalty on al-Walid ibn Uqba· Ali refuses to lead prayer while the caliph is besieged· Amr's Dismissal and Ibn Abi Sarh's Sole Charge of Egypt· Stipends of Heirs and the Dead
Sources
- al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir , p. 476
- al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir , p.475
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islam.museum contributors. “'Uthman's expansion of the Prophet's Mosque (29 AH)”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/masjid-nabawi-expansion-29/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-23.