The Mosque of Al Suqya (, , ) is a Sunni Islam mosque located in Medina, Saudi Arabia inside the current Anbariya train station.

The mosque was built on the dome of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad when he went out for the Battle of Badr,Tarikh Ma'alim al-Madinah al-Munawwarah, volume.1, p.72Wafa'u al-Wafa, volume.3, p.972 and this is considered to be the place where verse Quran 8:7 was descended. There are accounts in Hadith of the prophet performing ablution with the water of Suqya well located near here before he sets out for the battle, and the water from the well was also drawn to drink.Islamiclandmarks.com retrieved May 28, 2017 It is also being told that Umar lead the Istiqlaa prayer (prayer for rain) here by the request of Abbas bin Abdul Muttalib.

Etymology The mosque was named after the well of Suqya, owned by Sa`d ibn Abi Waqqas, located in the south.

Architecture This small mosque has three domes, and it is wide. It has elements of Umayyad architecture style, and it was restored at the time of the King Fahd bin Abdul Aziz rule.

See also

Islam in Saudi Arabia List of mosques in Saudi Arabia List of mosques in Medina

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