History
This mosque was once built next to the Prophet Muhammad's (PBUH) house. It was a simple, square-shaped building made of mudbricks, with an area of 1,200 m2. Since its construction, apart from being a place of worship, the mosque was also used as a community center, social services, court, and town hall.

Since then, the mosque has gone through various updates and expansions to its current state.

Design
The current design of the mosque is the result of its most recent renovation in the 1990s, incorporating Ottoman period designs mixed with Modern Saudi Arabian designs.

The mosque has two floors, with the Ottoman prayer hall, which is the oldest part of the mosque today, being its main hall. The hall is also equipped with dozens of sliding domes that can be opened to suit the mosque's lighting needs.

The most striking part of the mosque is its single green dome, located in the south-east corner of the mosque. Located directly below the dome are the tombs of the Prophet Muhammad and two of his companions.

The open area around the mosque also has an umbrella-like canopy that opens to protect the worshippers from the sun.

The mosque can accommodate more than two million worshippers when all areas are utilized.

Specialities
The Nabawi Mosque is considered the second most sacred place for Muslims, after the Masjidil Haram in Mecca. One of the reasons is because in a hadith it is mentioned that praying at the Prophet's Mosque is worth a thousand times praying in other mosques (except the Masjidil Haram).

In addition, the feature that is only owned by this mosque is the presence of Raudhah, or the Garden of Heaven. As mentioned in an Al-Bukhari hadith from Abu Huraira, Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) once said, "Between my house and the pulpit is the garden of heaven". This area stretches from the tomb of Prophet Muhammad to the pulpit of the mosque, characterized by its white pillars and distinctive green carpet.