The Mosque of Al-Suqya stands in the Bab al-Anbariyya area of Medina, near the old Anbariyya / Hejaz Railway station, about 2 km from the Prophet's Mosque. It is named after the adjacent Suqya well, attributed to the companion Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas. Tradition holds that the Prophet halted here on his way to the Battle of Badr, performed ablution from the Suqya well, reviewed his forces and supplicated for the people of Medina (12 Ramadan, AH 2 / 624 CE). Custom links Qur'an 8:7 to this spot. The original mosque is attributed to the Umayyad caliph Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz, while the present three-domed modest structure (about 56 m²) was restored under King Fahd (2002-2003). The supplication, the verse's revelation and the rain-prayer associations rest on tradition and are reported with hedging ('it is narrated').
Visiting Etiquette
An active mosque; voluntary prayers may be offered. Modest dress, quiet conduct and ablution are expected. As the pre-Badr supplication attribution is traditional, avoid excessive veneration.