Uhud at Sunset
Uthman's well, a quiet mosque, and Maghrib in congregation at the foot of Uhud beside the martyrs
An afternoon journey around the north of the city: the Well of Uthman, the quiet Masjid al-Sajdah, then the Uhud battlefield as the sun goes down, with Maghrib in congregation at Sayyid al-Shuhada. You are back at your hotel before Isha. Best with a guide.
Itinerary
- 01
Bir Rumah, the Well of Uthman
Closed at the moment. Closed to visitors at the moment.
The well Uthman ibn Affan bought and made free for the Muslims when the Prophet asked who would, and which still waters a farm of palms fourteen centuries later.
- 02
Masjid al-Sajdah (Masjid Abu Dharr)
Closed at the moment. Closed to visitors at the moment.
A quiet mosque on the road north to Uhud, where the Prophet is reported to have made a long prostration.
- 03
Uhud: Archers' Hill and Sayyid al-Shuhada
The site of the Battle of Uhud in 3 AH. From Archers' Hill you look over the battlefield where the archers were posted, see the martyrs' cemetery, where Hamzah ibn Abd al-Muttalib is buried, from the rail, and pray at Sayyid al-Shuhada mosque.
The car is yours for the full 3 hours. Your driver waits at each stop while you visit and pray.
About your driver
Your chauffeur works for a licensed local partner. They collect you from the lobby, take you to each stop and wait while you visit. A chauffeur is never sold to you as a guide and does not narrate the journey: the notes on this page tell you what each stop is and what people do there.
High on Jabal Uhud, a new summit development now has cafés and restaurants looking out over the whole of Madinah.
Before the Hijrah this city was called Yathrib. It became Madinat an-Nabi, the City of the Prophet.
The Prophet's Mosque is often said to be the first place in Arabia lit by electricity, switched on under the Ottomans in 1909.
What's included
- Private air-conditioned vehicle for your group only: the class you booked, or better
- Driver, fuel and bottled water
- Driver waits at every stop for the full duration; no stop is skipped
- Pickup and drop-off at your hotel in Madinah
- Free cancellation until 48 hours before pickup
Good to know
- Times are Madinah local time (UTC+3).
- Please be ready in your hotel lobby at the pickup time.
- Your driver waits 60 minutes at the pickup. After that the booking counts as a missed pickup and is not refunded, so message us on WhatsApp if you are held up.
- If the driver is more than 60 minutes late, message us on WhatsApp: we treat it as a no-show and refund in full.
- Pickups just before or after a prayer at the Haram sit in heavy traffic, so avoid the 30 to 45 minutes around each prayer.
- Dress modestly for mosque visits. Most stops are mosques, so you can pray on the way.
- Wheelchairs and child seats: message us on WhatsApp and we confirm with the partner.
