Since it is believed to stand on the spot where the Islamic prophet Muhammad was born, it is also known as Bayt al-Mawlid (Arabic: بَيْت ٱلْمَوْلِد‎, lit.

[1][2] Amina bint Wahb is believed to have given birth to Muhammad[5] in the month of Rabi' al-Awwal,[6] circa 53 B.H.

[7][8][9] Her husband, Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib, had died three[10] to six[11] months prior.

[12] After consulting senior scholars, ibn Saud, the founding king of Saudi Arabia, built this library over the site of Muhammad's birth.

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