Wender·Vista
Prophet's Mosque
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileSaudi Arabia
in the centre of Medina, the second holy city of Islam

Prophet's Mosque

— — the green dome above the Prophet's tomb.

— Where it lives

Not only on a wall.

A small tile on the nightstand catching the morning. A larger one above the fire. Yours, wherever you spend the slow hours.
— On the nightstand, a 6-inch on a walnut stand
— Among the books, a 6-inch leaning into the spines
— Beside the kettle, a 12-inch propped
— Down a quiet hall, an 18-inch floating off the wall
— Above the fire, the 24-inch in a walnut surround
— a note from the studio

“Al-Masjid an-Nabawi sits at the centre of Medina, about 340 kilometres north of Mecca. Muhammad built the first structure in 622, the year of the hijra; he is buried beneath the Green Dome that has stood since the late thirteenth century. The mosque has been enlarged many times and now holds more than a million worshippers at the height of the Hajj season.

from the studio
Prophet's Mosque
— bring it home

Prophet's Mosque, on ceramic.

Each tile is finished by hand in our Knoxville studio. Artwork is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, and rests beneath a thin glossy finish. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it.

What kind of piece?
One tile — square or rectangle.
How big?
the popular one — counter, shelf, nightstand
6 × 6 in · 15 cm · 1.6 lb
Surface finish
A clear glossy finish — the artwork reads as if under resin. Ideal for show-pieces and framed wall art.
How it sits
A hidden cleat — sits ¼″ proud of the wall.
$58
Hand-finished and shipped from our studio at the foot of the Smokies. On your wall in about ten days.
— size
6 × 6 in
15 cm
— weighs
1.6 lb
solid in the hand
— surface
ceramic, hand-finished
art rests beneath a thin glossy finish
— from
Knoxville, TN
our family studio, at the foot of the Smokies
— start a Coaster Set

Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

— about Prophet's Mosque

The place, in three passes.

A little of what's known, in case you fall down the rabbit hole — or want to go see it yourself.
— the place

Al-Masjid an-Nabawi, the Prophet's Mosque, sits in the centre of Medina in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia, about 340 kilometres north of Mecca. Muhammad established the original mosque next to his house in 622 CE, the year of the hijra, and is buried within the precinct. Successive expansions under the Umayyads, Ottomans, and the Saudi state have raised the footprint to over 400,000 square metres, with a capacity for around one million worshippers during the Hajj season.

— the stone

The Green Dome, called Qubbat al-Khadra, stands above the chamber holding the tombs of Muhammad, Abu Bakr, and Umar. The dome was first raised in 1297 under the Mamluk Sultan al-Mansur Qalawun and painted its present green during the reign of Ottoman Sultan Mahmud II in 1837. It remains the most recognised feature of the Medina skyline. Around it, the modern mosque is clad in pale marble, with 250 retractable umbrellas designed by the German firm SL Rasch shading the outer courtyard during the day.

— informed by Wikipedia — Green Dome
— the visit

The mosque is open continuously and is accessible only to Muslims; the central haram zone of Medina is restricted to Muslim visitors by Saudi law. The Prophet's tomb sits within the Rawdah, a section between his pulpit and the burial chamber, considered by Muslims to be a garden from the gardens of paradise. Entry to the Rawdah is now managed by timed permits issued through the Nusuk platform. The city is reached by the Haramain high-speed rail from Mecca and Jeddah, with the Medina station about ten kilometres from the mosque.

— informed by Nusuk
— where
Saudi Arabia · Medina, Al-Madinah Province
— elevation
608 m · 1,995 ft
— position
24.4672° N · 39.6111° E
— the neighborhood

What's nearby.

A handful of named places within an hour's walk or short drive. Some we've already painted; some we will.
4 km S
Quba Mosque
mosque
5 km N
Mount Uhud
mountain
at the lake
Al-Baqi Cemetery
cemetery
N
Prophet's Mosque
Quba Mosque
Mount Uhud
Al-Baqi Cemetery
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Prophet's Mosque — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

Al-Masjid an-Nabawi, the mosque founded by Muhammad in Medina in 622 CE. It is the second holiest site in Islam after the Sacred Mosque in Mecca and contains the Prophet's tomb.

The dome above the Prophet's burial chamber was painted green in 1837 under the Ottoman Sultan Mahmud II. The colour has been maintained through every subsequent restoration and is now the recognised symbol of Medina.

The Prophet Muhammad and the first two caliphs, Abu Bakr and Umar ibn al-Khattab, are buried within a chamber beneath the Green Dome. A fourth space is held in reserve by Islamic tradition.

In the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia, about 340 kilometres north of Mecca and roughly 150 kilometres inland from the Red Sea port of Yanbu. The Haramain high-speed rail connects all three.

No. The central haram area of Medina, including the mosque, is restricted to Muslims by Saudi law. Non-Muslim visitors may travel to other parts of Saudi Arabia but not into the haram.

The section of the mosque between Muhammad's pulpit and his tomb, regarded in a hadith as a garden from the gardens of paradise. Entry is currently managed by timed permits through the Nusuk platform.

— about the piece in your home

Yes. The Green Dome is one of the most recognised images in Islamic life, and a tile carries well as a memento of a completed pilgrimage or a thoughtful gift to a Muslim household.

The greens, ivories, and warm golds settle into traditional Islamic interiors, jewel-tone maximalist, and quieter contemporary rooms where a single faith piece anchors a wall. It pairs well with calligraphy.

Yes. WenderVista's sister studio WenderGrace makes faith pieces for many traditions, and the Prophet's Mosque tile sits naturally alongside other devotional art in a home gallery wall.

A Large reads as a single focal piece above a sofa or majlis seating. For wider walls, a four-tile Mural carries the dome and courtyard at scale. A Medium suits an entry or a study wall.

We recommend wall display rather than wet-room installation for devotional pieces. The Dura Satin and Matte finishes are technically suitable for kitchens and humid rooms, but the Glossy framed format is the usual choice here.

A microfibre cloth and water. No abrasives, no glass cleaner, no scouring pads. The colour lives in the ceramic surface, beneath a thin protective finish, and does not lift with normal cleaning.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is painted in-house by Reid Wender and produced at our Knoxville studio. We do not license the imagery and you will not find it on any other shop.

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