MUSEE DE MADINA

There have been a few interesting articles on almiskeenah.com covering the Darul Madinah Museum. Below are a few pictures from the articles as a taster, please visit almiskeenah.com for a full appreciation of the Museum athttp://almiskeenah.com/



the new museum’s focus is on the Seerah with many new models and interactive dioramas (explained in Arabic)

…a visit to Darul Madinah Museum is a must…Insha’Allah call before visiting, especially groups +966 557168138…and to arrange the language you would like the tour to be conducted in…Arabic, English Urdu…Allahu ‘Alum if there is a Turkish guide…it is open from 9.30 AM until just before Zuhur and then from 5Pm until 10pm and is SR15 per adult…children under ten free…be prepared for about two hours for a comprehensive tour Insha’Allah…

along with decorative poster displays and models of how the city will eventually appear…this development will surely change the innate character of this eastern side of the City of Light…







…red dot indicates where the Knowledge Economic City building is located with the new Dar al-Madinah Museum being part of the complex…for the moment this building is the only one completed within the massive plan for this modern city



…this is the lavishly embellished ‘tent’ that protected the gift of new Kiswahs for the Ka’abah and the Mubarak Hujrah from Sultan Sulaiman bin Ibrahim ibn Salem



…an outside area has been transformed into a gallery showcasing models based on earlier designs of some of the more important masaajid…







traditional clay water containers…note the decorative brass covers…



…the attached etched brass neck has date palm fibre inserted in it as a natural filter…



…and this model of Jannatul Baqi 





May Alah reward Sister 'almiskeenah' for her efforts in bringing these articles to us far away around the globe.
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