MA’ARAT AL-NU’MAN

Syria

Grave of Umar ibnʿAbd al-ʿAzīz RA MA’ARAT AL-NU’MAN Syria MA’ARAT AL-NU’MAN The most important site in this agricultural town is the grave of ʿUmar ibnʿAbd al-ʿAzīz RA who is fondly remembered as Umar II being a maternal descendant of Umar Bin Khattab RA. Umar ibnʿAbd...

MUSJID KHALID IBN AL-WALID

Syria

MUSJID KHALID IBN AL-WALID RA GRAVE OF KHALID IBN AL-WALID RA QUOTE OF  KHALID IBN AL-WALID RA OUTSIDE THE MUSJID MUSJID KHALID IBN AL-WALID Get Directions How to get here: The city of Hims is about a 2 hours’ drive north of Damascus. The musjid is a major landmark in...

NAWA, SYRIA

Syria

GRAVE OF IMAM NAWAWI RA NAWA, SYRIA Get Directions How to get here: The village of Nawa is approximately 100km south of Damascus and is one and a half hours’ drive by car on the M5 highway. Busses also service this route but do take longer. Situated on the old Silk...

BUSRA AS-SHAM

Syria

MUSJID MABRAK AN NAQAH MIHRAB OF THE MUSJID BUSRA, SYRIA Get Directions How to get here: It is situated 140km south of Damascus and is a 2 hours’ drive by car on the M5 highway. Busses also service this route but do take longer. The Nur al-Din Madrassah is the final...

NUR AL-DIN MADRASSAH

Syria

NUR AL-DIN MADRASAH COURTYARD OF NUR AL-DIN MADRASAH NUR AL-DIN MADRASAH Get Directions How to get here: Hidden away in the markets of the old city is the Nuriyyah Madrassah. It is a 5 minute walk to the south-west from the Umawi Musjid via Nour Eddin Al Shaheed...