ساحة قباء | Qubaa Square

This guide to Qubaa Square in Medina opens with a question: why the map of this plaza shows only one mosque, when a dozen men once built a second one nearby. It follows their cover story about serving the sick and travelers, and the real figure said to stand behind the project, Abu Amir, a Christian preacher who had fought at Uhud and hoped Byzantine troops would help drive Muhammad from the city. The Prophet, away on campaign at Tabuk, had at first agreed to pray there once he returned, before a warning changed everything.