The Seven Mosques (Masjid al-Fath)

The Seven Mosques at the foot of Mount Sela — small prayer places from the Battle of the Trench, around Masjid al-Fath.

• Where: about 2.0 km from Masjid an-Nabawi in a straight line, on its north-west side (24.47710, 39.59510)
• City: Madinah

History

In 5 AH (627 CE) a confederate army of some ten thousand besieged Madinah. On the advice of Salman al-Farisi the Muslims dug a trench (khandaq) along the open northern side of the city, and the Prophet ﷺ camped at the foot of Mount Sela. After weeks of siege, prayer and hunger, a night of wind and cold scattered the enemy camp.

Masjid al-Fath ("victory"), on the slope of Sela, stands where the Prophet ﷺ prayed for three days for victory; the small mosques around it are named after Salman, Abu Bakr, Umar, Ali and Fatimah, marking positions of the defence. Six survive of the seven that gave the site its name; Qiblatain nearby is sometimes counted as the seventh.

What to do there

• Pray in Masjid al-Fath and read the verses of the Trench (Quran 33:9–27).
• Walk the short paths between the small mosques; the view over the old northern edge of the city shows where the trench ran.

Tips for pilgrims

• The mosques are small and open mainly at prayer times; the site is a ten-minute stop on the ziyarat route.

Nearby places

• Jabal Sela (Battle of the Trench) — 380 m away
• Masjid al-Ghamamah — 1.7 km away
• Masjid al-Qiblatain — 1.8 km away
• Al-Masjid an-Nabawi — 1.9 km away

Sources

• Wikipedia: The Seven Mosques

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Text by the UmrahMap content team from the sources listed; updated 2026-09-25. This text is still being reviewed by scholars. Visiting rules and opening hours can change — check locally.

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