Andalus Plaza Hotel
Travel Blogs from Medina
Valley of the jinns
... the heart to miss congregational prayer. After fajr the plan was to grab a quick breakfast and a couple hours of sleep, however, after hearing the jinn story during breakfast no sleep took place. Let me narrate: One of the members of our group arranged to meet a friend living locally in Medina this week. Given he had traveled from far, the friend was keen to show him something new which he had not seen or ...
A basic lesson
Today I got a small drop of the rich history that exists within the city of Medina by visiting three historic sites around the city: 1) Masjid Kuba - the first ever mosque built to mark the location where the Prophet (pbuh) waited for Imam Ali (as) before entering Medina after Hijra 2) Masjid Kiblatan - site where the Prophet (pbuh) received the revelation to change the direction of prayer from Jerusalem to Makkah ...
The congregation is growing
Every which way you look when in the Mosque you see and meet people from all parts of the world, dressed in their traditional attire, speaking a language from their part of the world. The diversity is fantastic and shows that Islam is not just in one region but global. In London we are used to praying jamaat with 1 thousand max (maybe on eid day), here there is at least 1 million and growing each ...
London to Medina
Realisation of going for hajj is something that takes time to hit home. Even with the Arabic crash course, seminars family visits and packing, it still feels a bit too surreal - I'm sure all will fully hit home by Friday when we head from Medina to Mecca to complete umra-e-tamattu (part 1 of the hajj). Flight here was interesting - it is not often you board a flight with everyone on it of the same faith, heading to the same destination and all with one ...
Location
Other places to stay in Medina
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InterContinental Dar Al Iman Madinah
off Sitteen St, Medina | 4 star hotelfrom $164 -
Anwar Al Madinah Moevenpick Hotel
P.O. Box 41340, Medina | 5 star hotelfrom $207 -
Hilton Madinah
Oppst Prophet Mosque, King Fahd Str, Medina | 5 star hotelfrom $100 -
Dar Al Hijra InterContinental Madinah
King Fahad Street, Medina | 5 star hotelfrom $128 -
Madina Oberoi
Abizar Road, Medina | Hotelfrom $348 -
Elaf Taiba Hotel
PO Box 7540 - Al Madinah Al Munawwarah, Medina | Hotelfrom $125 -
Madinah Moevenpick Hotel
P.O. Box 1582, Medina | 4 star hotelfrom $125 -
Le Meridien Medina
Khaled Bin El Waleed Road, Medina | 4 star hotelfrom $187 -
Al Harithyah Hotel
Central Area, Medina | 5 star hotelfrom $162 -
Dar Al Iman Intercontinental
Off Siteen Street - On The Prophet, Medina | 5 star hotelfrom $177 -
Marriott Madinah Hotel
King Faisal Street, opposite Madinah Governor Off., Medina | 5 star hotelfrom $96 -
Ramada Madinah Al Hamra
Al Siteen Street, Medina | Hotelfrom $86 -
Al Ansar Al Shourfah Hotel
The Northern Central Area , Medina | Hotel -
Al Ansar New Palace Hotel Front Tower
The Northern Central Area – Beside Alansar Silver Hotel, Medina | Hotel -
Al Ansar New Palace Hotel Rear Tower
The Northern Central Area _ Beside Alansar Silver Hotel, Medina | Hotel -
Ramada Madinah Al Qibla
Islamic Court St, Medina | Hotelfrom $108 -
Durrat Andalus Hotel
Gate No 25 Holy Moseque, Medina | Hotel -
Al Ansar Al Rawda Suites
The Northern Central Area , Medina | Hotel -
The Signature Dar Al Taqwa Hotel - Madinah
off Al Sitteen St, Medina | Hotelfrom $232 -
Al Ansar Golden Hotel
The Northern Central Area – Beside Oberoi Hotel, Medina | Hotelfrom $45 -
Al Ansar Silver Hotel
The Northern Central Area , Medina | Hotel -
Al Ansar Dimaond Hotel
The Northern Central Area _ Beside Oberoi Hotel, Medina | Hotel -
Al Ansar Hotel
Abi Zar St , Medina | Hotel -
Al Haram Hotel
Al Madinah Al Munawarah, Medina | Hotel -
Elaf Al Huda Hotel
opposite the king Abdullah endowment, Medina | Hotelfrom $109 -
Green Palace Hotel
Madinah Munawwarah, Medina | Hotel
* Exact location of hotel not known. City map shown. 