Shaykh Rajab Mosque
| Shaykh Rajab Mosque | |
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جامع الشيخ رجب | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
| Sect | Sufi Rifa'i order |
| Location | |
| Location | Rawa, Al Anbar |
| Country | Iraq |
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| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque architecture |
| Style | Modern Iraqi |
| Completed |
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| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 1,000 worshippers |
| Dome | Two |
| Minaret | One |
| Minaret height | 30 m (98 ft) |
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The Shaykh Rajab Mosque (Arabic: جامع الشيخ رجب), formerly known as the Al-Barani Mosque, is a Sufi mosque located at Rawa, Iraq. It is named for Sayyid Rajab al-Rawi al-Rifa'i, a patron saint and follower of the Rifa'i order.[4][5] The mosque is divided into two parts; the modern part is still used for prayer while the historic part dating to 1625 is flooded and hence is not used for prayer.[2][3]
History
[edit | edit source]The Al-Barani Mosque was constructed in 1625, next to the cemetery containing the (now-destroyed) mausoleum of Shaykh Rajab. In 1989, the town of Rawa was flooded, and along with much of the town, the mosque sank as well. With the architectural supervision of Raed Ali al-Rawi, a modern mosque structure known as the Shaykh Rajab Mosque was built on top of the sunken mosque in 1992, which is still in use to this day.[2][3][1] The old mosque is still visible but it is not used.
Gallery
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The resurfaced ruins of the town of Rawa with the mosque in the far left
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The dome of the old Al-Barani Mosque
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Closeup of the modern minaret
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The modern mosque in the late 1990s
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See also
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