Mosque of Abu Ubaidah Amer ibn al-Jarrah
{{Short description|Mosque in Deir Alla, Jordan}}
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| location = Deir Alla, Balqa Governorate, Jordan
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The Mosque of Abu Ubaidah Amer ibn al-Jarrah ({{langx|ar| مسجد أبي عبيدة عامر بن الجراح}}) is a historic mosque and mausoleum located in the town of Deir Alla, Jordan.{{Cite web |title=النقوش الأثرية في ضريح الصحابي أبي عبيدة عامر بن الجرَّاح و مسجده |url=https://search.emarefa.net/ar/detail/BIM-305389-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D9%82%D9%88%D8%B4-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%AB%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%B6%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AD-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%8A-%D8%A3%D8%A8%D9%8A-%D8%B9%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%A9-%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B1-%D8%A8%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%B1%D9%91%D9%8E%D8%A7%D8%AD-%D9%88- |access-date=2023-12-14 |website=search.emarefa.net}} It contains the purported tomb of Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah, one of the Sahabah and a military commander of the Rashidun Caliphate.
History
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Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah died in the year 639, various sources reported his burial in the territory of what is now present-day Jordan. In the 13th century, a domed mausoleum and an attached mosque were erected over the purported grave of Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah by the Mamluk ruler, Baybars.{{Cite web |date=2016-03-08 |title= |url=http://addustour.com/15411/%C2%AB%D9%85%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AA%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A9%C2%BB%20%D9%81%D9%8A%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%86%20%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%AF%D8%A9%20%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AA%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A9.html |access-date=2023-12-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308222813/http://addustour.com/15411/%C2%AB%D9%85%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AA%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A9%C2%BB%20%D9%81%D9%8A%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%86%20%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%AF%D8%A9%20%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AA%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A9.html |archive-date=2016-03-08 |url-status=live }} During the rule of the Hashemite Kingdom, in the years 1946 until 1954, the mosque and its adjoining mausoleum were entirely rebuilt into a larger structure, at the request of the Ministry of Jordan.{{Cite web |date=2018-05-28 |title=مقام ابو عبيدة |url=https://alrai.com/article/10438368/%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86/%D9%85%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%88-%D8%B9%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%A9 |access-date=2023-12-14 |website=alrainewspaper}} The current structure is modern, but there are inscriptions from the Mamluk period still preserved in the mosque.
Features of the mosque
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The mosque is well known for containing the tomb of the famed military commander it is named after.
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Other than the aforementioned, there is also a library and an Islamic museum.{{Cite web |title=ضريح الصحابي الجليل سيدنا أبي عبيدة عامر بن الجراح رضي الله عنه |url=https://www.almaqamat.com/maqamat/5/%D8%B6%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AD-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%84-%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%AF%D9%86%D8%A7-%D8%A3%D8%A8%D9%8A-%D8%B9%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%A9-%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B1-%D8%A8%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AD-%D8%B1%D8%B6%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87-%D8%B9%D9%86%D9%87 |access-date=2023-12-14 |website=www.almaqamat.com}} Residences are present for the Imam of the mosque and the muezzin. A multi-purpose hall and an area for the VIP guests is also included in the complex. There is a large cemetery outside the mosque complex, which currently suffers from a shortage of burial plots, due to people wishing to be buried next to a revered figure in their religion.{{Cite web |title=مقبرة الصحابي أبي عبيدة يرجع تاريخها الى العام الهجري الـ 18 وتعاني اكتظاظا شديدا |url=https://www.addustour.com/articles/700076 |access-date=2023-12-14 |website=جريدة الدستور الاردنية |language=ar}}
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