Sa’ad Bin Ma’az Mosque

This guide to Sa'ad Bin Ma'az Mosque in Medina traces the story of Sa'd ibn Mu'adh, a chief of the Aws tribe wounded by an arrow while digging the trench that shielded Medina in 627. It follows the arbitration he was later carried in to deliver over a besieged tribe, a verdict historians still debate. Listen for how one man's stubborn injury and one judgment became bound together in this city's memory.