Doors on eastern side

This is a view of the eastern wall of Masjid-e-Nabwi showing current prominent doors, some of which were used at the time of the Prophet (s.a.w.).

1. Bab-e-Baqi (Door of Baqi)
This door was installed in 1408 AH and is exactly opposite to Bab-e-Salaam which is on the western side. This door is to facilitate the flow of people leaving the masjid after giving salutation to the Prophet (s.a.w.) and his two companions.

2. Funeral place
The Prophet (s.a.w.) used to lead Salat-ul-Janaza at this site and the Sahaba continued this tradition. Abu Saeed Khudri (r.a.) described how and when this place was used for funeral services:

“In the very beginning we used to inform the Prophet (s.a.w.) when someone was near death. The Prophet (s.a.w.) used to visit the ailing person and made supplication for his forgiveness. Many times the Prophet (s.a.w) stayed there till the completion of the funeral services. In this way the Prophet (s.a.w.) had to wait there for a very long time at each such occasion. We, therefore, decided to take the body of the deceased person near the Hujrat (houses of the wives of the Prophet) so that the Prophet (s.a.w.) can lead the salat more easily. The Prophet (s.a.w.) started offering Salat-ul-Janaza in the area described above.”

The Turks built an enclosure around the funeral courtyard which used to be open to worshippers. Recently however, it is used as a storage space for materials needed in Masjid-e-Nabwi.

3. Bab-e-Jibraeel (Door of Jibraeel)
This door is also called Bab-un-Nabi since the Prophet (s.a.w.) used to enter the masjid through this door.

Jibraeel (a.s.) came to the Prophet (s.a.w.) after the battle of Ahzab (the battle of the Confederates and also known as the battle of the Trench), and talked to the Prophet (s.a.w.) at the door step of Bab-e-Jibraeel. It is mentioned in Bukhari as narrated by Aisha (r.a.), ‘After the battle of Ahzab, the Prophet (s.a.w.) disarmed himself and took a bath. In the meanwhile, Jibraeel (a.s.) came riding a pony and talked to the Prophet (s.a.w.) near the door step of of Bab-e-Jibraeel. Jibraeel (a.s.) said to the Prophet (s.a.w.), “You have put away your arms but we (the angels) are still in battle uniforms. So you should come with us to attack the tribe of Banu Qurayza.’ Aisha (r.a.) added, ‘I was looking at Jibraeel (a.s.) through the cracks in the door of my hut. Jibraeel (a.s.) was covered with dust.’

4. Bab-un-Nisa (Door of the Women)
Umar (r.a.) expanded the masjid during 17 AH. He built this door at the end of eastern wall of the mosque. Women used to enter the masjid from this door and offered their salat in the last rows and thus were able to avoid contact with men. Abu Dawud mentioned that Umar (r.a.) said, “We should let the ladies use this door exclusively.”

References:
History of Madinah Munawwarah – Dr. Muhammad Ilyas Abdul Ghani