The names of the Twelve Imams of Ahl al-Bayt at Masjid An-Nabawi sallallahu alaihi wa ala aalihi wa sallam. Included here are the names; ‘Ali al-Murtaza, Hasan as-Sibt, Husayn as-Sibt, Abul Fadhl ‘Abbas, Salman al-Farsi, Bilal al-Habashi, Muhammad al-Baqir, Musa al-Kadhim, Muhammad al-Taqi, ‘Ali an-Naqi, Hasan al-‘Askari, and Muhammad al-Mahdi. Two of the three remaining names (written as) Zayn al-‘Abidin, and Ja’far al-Sadiq, are in the first Sahn, opposite the names Hamzah, and Sa’ad ibn Abi Waqqas, while the names ‘Ali al-Ridha, and Muhammad al-Mahdi are in the second Sahn, between the names of ‘Abdullah ibn Mas’ud and Anas ibn Malik.
The posterior wall of the Mihrab has written the historic inscription of five lines written in the Mamluki Thuluth script:
- ”In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful, and Peace be upon our leader Muhammad.
- This Noble Mihrab has been placed in the prayer place of the Prophet by order of the Humble Slave,
- the Sovereign Ruler, Al-Ashraf,
- Abu Al-Nasr Qaitibai. Allah is Eternal and Supreme.
- In the month of Dhu Al-Hijjah, in the year 888 A.H.”
Appended to the aforementioned inscription, in the same script, is the following: - Its renovation was ordered by His Majesty,
- King Fahd bin ‘Abdul ‘Aziz Al Sa’ud,
- Who Glorifies Allah, in the year 1404 A.H. (Holy Hejaz)
Right to left: ‘Ali al-Murtaza, Husayn as-Sibt, Abul Fadhl ‘Abbas.
Right to left: ‘Ali al-Murtaza, Husayn as-Sibt, Abul Fadhl ‘Abbas.
‘Ali al-Murtaza
Husayn as-Sibt
Abul Fadhl ‘Abbas
Hasan as-Sibt
Right to left: Muhammad al-Taqi, Musa al-Kadhim, Muhammad al-Baqir
Muhammad al-Taqi
Muhammad al-Baqir
‘Ali an-Naqi
‘Ali an-Naqi
Muhammad al-Mahdi
Muhammad al-Mahdi
Salman al-Farsi
Salman al-Farsi
Bilal al-Habashi
Bab Makkah