(the first qibla), but this was moved to the south wall in the second year of the hijra period (2 AH or 624 CE), when the orientation of the qibla was changed towards Mecca. This mihrab also marked the spot where Muhammad would plant his lance ('anaza or harba) prior to leading prayers.

During the reign of the Umayyad caliph Al-Walid ibn Abd al-Malik