Inside the Prophet’s Mosque

Inside the Prophet’s Mosque, that is simple with high pointed arches. It was in this mosque that Abu Bakr, Muhammad’s beloved companion said after the Prophet’s death to the grief-stricken Muslims assembled there: “O men, if anyone worships Muhammad, let him know that Muhammad is dead. But he who worships God, let him know that God is living and undying.” Kenya's renowned photojournalist Mohamed Amin portrays these crowning moments in the life of men, rich and poor, from places as far apart as Malaysia and Mali, Nigeria and Japan, Indonesia and Iraq.
He was among the first to be given permission to photograph sections of the Sacred Mosque in Mecca and the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina.