As Masjid-e-Nabavi stands till this date, bathing in the elysian epithet of its original glory, it symbolizes the grandeur of the religion it represents, illustrating the riches of blessings and bounties that Islam promises of, in its marvellous splendour. The mosque has a rectangular plan on two floors with an Ottoman prayer hall leading to the south. The mosque can accommodate half a million worshippers, its roof a flat-paved one topped with 24 domes on square bases. There are escalators and staircases to access the roof, which is used for prayers during peak times. Equipped with umbrella tents, the paved area around the mosque is another place that is used for prayers.
While the north façade of Masjid-e-Nabavi contains three evenly spaced porticos, the east, west and south façades have two. The composition of the walls contains a magnificent series of windows, which have pointed arches with black and white voussoirs. The new extension of the mosque has six peripheral minarets, while four other minarets case the Ottoman structure. A sumptuous array of polychrome marble and stones embellish the structure of the mosque. The pillars are constructed of white marble, their brass capitals serving as a canopy for the slightly pointed arches, built of black and white stones. Masjid-e-Nabavi is centrally air-conditioned, illustrating an inward contrast of colourful splendour and glorious white between the old area of the mosque, which the Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H) built and the new area that was further added to Masjid-e-Nabavi respectively.