Mosque of Al-Ghamama
{{Short description|Historic mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia}}
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Mosque of Al-Ghamamah ({{langx|ar|مسجد الغمامة}}) is a mosque, located in Medina, Saudi Arabia. The mosque is located at {{cvt|500|m}} west of As-Salam door of Al-Masjid an-Nabawi.
Significance
The mosque is one of the oldest{{cite web |title=Ghamama Mosque |url=https://madainproject.com/ghamama_mosque |website=Madain Project |access-date=8 May 2025 |archive-date=14 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250414102915/https://madainproject.com/ghamama_mosque}} 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|date=December 2024}} this mosque was closed for daily prayers because of its proximity to the Al-Masjid an-Nabawi. Quite recently{{when|date=December 2024}} 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
"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
The mosque was built during the reign of the Caliph Umar bin Abdul Aziz between {{AH|86}} to {{AH|93}}, 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.madina2013.com/pages.aspx?ln=&p=47 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304205934/http://www.madina2013.com/pages.aspx?ln=&p=47 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |title=مسجد الغمامة ( المصلى )|work=madina2013.com |date= |access-date= |language=ar |page=47 }} After that it was renovated again during the time of the Sultan Abdul Hamid II and by the Saudi government.
Description
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 {{cvt|26|m}} long and is {{cvt|4|m}} wide, and has five dome-shaped circles drawn on façade. The prayer room is {{cvt|30|m}} long and is {{cvt|15|m}} 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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References
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External links
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Category:Mosque buildings with domes in Saudi Arabia
Category:Mosque buildings with minarets in Saudi Arabia
Category:Religious buildings and structures completed in the 700s