Al-Ola contains the Rock Mosque where the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, prayed when he passed through the town.
History records that one year, in the month of Jumadi Al Thani, the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, took over the Wadi Al Qura. (Al-Ola lies at the end of the Wadi al-Qura.) It also records that the Prophet passed through Al-Ola on his way to Tabouk and made a mosque there for prayer.
