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title: Gates of the Prophet's Mosque, Medina
author: AishaAbdel
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11470/gates-of-the-prophets-mosque-medina/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Gates of the Prophet's Mosque, Medina

_Authored by AishaAbdel_

## Image File

[![Gates of the Prophet's Mosque, Medina](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11470.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11470.jpg)

## Image Caption

Photo of the inscription on the gates of the Mosque of the Prophet (Arabic: Al-Masjid an-Nabawī) in Medina, Saudi [Arabia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Arabia/). The inscription has the name of [Prophet Muhammad](https://www.worldhistory.org/Prophet_Muhammad/), followed by his title "the apostle of [God](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/)". A black vignette has been overlaid on the image, and lighting has been digitally manipulated to suggest the image was taken in a dark environment.

## Cite This Work

### APA
AishaAbdel. (2019, November 17). Gates of the Prophet's Mosque, Medina. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11470/gates-of-the-prophets-mosque-medina/>
### Chicago
AishaAbdel. "Gates of the Prophet's Mosque, Medina." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 17, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11470/gates-of-the-prophets-mosque-medina/>.
### MLA
AishaAbdel. "Gates of the Prophet's Mosque, Medina." *World History Encyclopedia*, 17 Nov 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11470/gates-of-the-prophets-mosque-medina/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dark_vignette_Al-Masjid_AL-Nabawi_Door800x600x300.jpg) by [**AishaAbdel**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dark_vignette_Al-Masjid_AL-Nabawi_Door800x600x300.jpg). Submitted by [Syed Muhammad Khan](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/syedmuhammadkhan21/ "User Page: Syed Muhammad Khan"), published on 17 November 2019. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.