An Overview:

It is one of the important prophetic milestones associated with the Prophet's biography. It is considered one of the borders of the trench that the Muslims dug around Madinah in the fifth year of the Hijrah. The Mount also witnessed the occurrence of one of the Prophet’s miracles.

Its Story:

In the fifth year of the Hijrah, the Muslim people in Madinah heard that the polytheists of Quraysh and their allies had decided to invade Madinah. The companion, Salman Al-Farisi (RA) advised the Prophet (ﷺ) to dig a trench around Madinah to prevent the polytheist fighters from entering Madinah. The Prophet and the companions dug the trench, which stretched from Ratij, a mountain in Madinah, to the Mount of Bani Ubaid. So, the emigrants dug from Ratij to Thubab, and the Ansar from Thubab to Bani Ubaid Mount. So, the Mount of Bani Ubaid became an important landmark telling the story of the Battle of the Trench.

The Prophet's Miracle at the Mount:

Several Prophetic miracles occurred during work in the trench. In one occasion, the Muslims encountered a rock that they could not break, so the Prophet (ﷺ) came, hit it with the pickaxe and said: “I am given the keys of the Levant.” He struck it again and said: “I am given the keys of Persia." and He struck it a third time and said: "I am given the keys of Yemen." So, the rock fell broken under the Prophet's strikes.

Its Geographical Location:

The Mount of Bani Ubaid is about 2.5 km to the northwest of the Prophet’s Mosque. It can be reached via Sultana Road.