After the revelation of Surat al-Baqara, the qibla direction was set to the south in order to face Masjid al-Haram, or, the Ka'ba in the city of Mecca. Seven years later, the mosque was doubled in size to …

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Abd Al-Fattah Hilmi. "The History of Al-Masjid al-Nabawi (Mosque of the Prophet)." Majallat al-Imarah 8, no. 3 (1948): 27-28. [French: "Histore de cette mosquée."] Parent Publications Majallat al-Imarah: …

Citation 'Ibrahim, Ahmed Fahmi. "Al-Masjid al-Nabawi (The Mosque of the Prophet)." Majallat al-Imarah 8, no. 3 (1948): 13-26. [French: "Une mosquée de Madina al-Manawwara: al-Haram al-Nabawi al …

In 1399, the northern part of Masjid al-Haram caught on fire, which damaged over a hundred marble columns and consumed the ceiling. The remaining sections suffered from water damage in a flood. …

About Home Sites Authorities Collections Search Masjid al-Sayyida Saffiyya Cairo, Egypt A domed prayer hall and adjacent minaret are the dominant features of this mosque that is just outside Cairo. …

The Mosque of al-Maridani was built for Amir Altinbugha, the saqi (cup-bearer) and the son-in-law of al-Nasir Muhammad, in 1339-40. It is a hypostyle mosque with marble columns supporting pointed …

Aug 27, 2008 · In plan, Masjid al-Faatir has two octagonal sections joined together, one larger than the other, and has two free-standing minarets and a large central dome. The mosque can accommodate …

It is usually agreed upon that 'Abd al-Malik (685-705), the Umayyad Caliph who was the patron of the Dome of the Rock, started the construction of al-Aqsa Mosque at the end of the 7th century.

1 of 1 Masjid al-Umawi Amman, Jordan Location non-extant, site of al-Husseini Mosque, Amman, Jordan Directions Associated Names Amman Jordan place Events between 705-24/86-106 AH, …