Mosque of Al-Ghamama
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| Mosque of Al-Ghamama | |
|---|---|
Arabic: مسجد الغمامة | |
 The mosque in 2013 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Mosque |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Medina |
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
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| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque architecture |
| Groundbreaking | 705 CE |
| Completed | 712 CE |
| Specifications | |
| Dome | Six (maybe more) |
| Minaret | One |
Mosque of Al-Ghamamah (Arabic: مسجد الغمامة) is a mosque, located in Medina, Saudi Arabia. The mosque is located at 500 m (1,600 ft) west of As-Salam door of Al-Masjid an-Nabawi.[1]
Significance
[edit | edit source]The mosque is one of the oldest[1] in Medina and is one of the city's historical relics. It is believed to be located in a place where the Islamic prophet Muhammad performed an Eid prayer in the year 631. It is also narrated that Muhammad offered Salat ul-Istasqa when the city of Madina faced a shortage of rain. For a while,[citation needed] this mosque was closed for daily prayers because of its proximity to the Al-Masjid an-Nabawi. Quite recently[when?] it reopened for prayer. Five–times prayers are held in the mosque, with an internal sound system to avoid the clash of sounds from the nearby Prophet's Mosque.
Etymology
[edit | edit source]"Ghamamah" means cloud, and it is named as such as it is narrated that rain clouds covered the city when Muhammad had performed Salat ul-Istasqa here.
History
[edit | edit source]The mosque was built during the reign of the Caliph Umar bin Abdul Aziz between 86 AH (704/706CE) to 93 AH (711/712CE), and renovated by the Sultan Hasan bin Muhammad bin Qalawan Ash-Shalihi in 1340 CE during the Sharifate of Mecca era. It was renovated again by the Sharif Saifuddin Inal Al-Ala'i in 1622, and at the time of Sultan Abd-ul-Mejid I in 1859 during the Ottoman era, using new tools and the appearance resembles more or less what it is today.[2] After that it was renovated again during the time of the Sultan Abdul Hamid II and by the Saudi government.
Description
[edit | edit source]The mosque is rectangular shaped, and made of two parts, which are entrance door and prayer room. The entrance door is also rectangular shaped and is 26 m (85 ft) long and is 4 m (13 ft) wide, and has five dome-shaped circles drawn on façade. The prayer room is 30 m (98 ft) long and is 15 m (49 ft) wide, and has six domes in the shape of a circle. The largest dome is at the top of the mihrab.
See also
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[edit | edit source]External links
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