Mu'allaq Mosque (Tripoli)

{{Short description|Mosque in Tripoli, Lebanon}}

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The Mu'allaq Mosque ({{langx|ar|المسجد المعلق}}) is a mosque, located in Tripoli, in the North Governorate of Lebanon.

Overview

It was commissioned by the Ottoman governor of Tripoli Mahmud Lutfi al-Za'im and constructed in 1559{{Cite web |url=https://www.archnet.org/sites/2516 |title=Jami' al-Mu'allaq |access-date=2022-12-29 |website=Archnet}}{{Cite web |date=2020-07-17 |title=Al Mu'allaq Mosque {{!}} IRCICA |url=https://www.islamicarchitecturalheritage.com/listings/al-muallaq-mosque |access-date=2023-02-21 |website=www.islamicarchitecturalheritage.com |language=en-US}} in the early time of Ottoman Syria under Suleiman the Magnificent. Its name means "hanging mosque" originating in the location of the mosque in the first floor of a structure partly roofing a street.{{cite thesis |type=MS|last=El Barazi |first=Khawla |date=2019|title=Cultural heritage management and the impact of tourism: the case of Tripoli |publisher=Middle East Technical University}} Steps lead up to the entrance of the mosque. Above the door, a foundation inscription on stone is installed mentioning the completion of the mosque in Rabi' al-Awwal of AH 969 (November/December 1561). The inscription reads:({{Cite Q|Q116879300|page=٤٧}})

{{blockquote|{{lang|ar|بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم انما يعمر مساجد الله من امن بالله واليوم

الاخر واقام الصلاة واتى الزكاة ولم يخش الا الله فعسى

اوليك ان يكونوا من المهتدين انشا هذا الجامع المبارك

العبد الفقير محمود ابن المرحوم لطفي الزعيم رحمه الله

وكان تمام انشائه في شهر ربيع الاول من شهور سنة تسع وستين وتسعميه.}}}}

The mosque has an octagonal minaret that is decorated by two bands of black stone. The minaret is crowned by two levels having a balcony each, the eight windows of the lower balcony are roofed by pointed arches. Next to the mosque, there is a garden that can be reached by steps.

Gallery

Mu'allaq Mosque in Tripoli - interior 01.jpg|Interior with mihrab and minbar

Mu'allaq Mosque in Tripoli - exterior 02.jpg|Entrance with foundation inscription above the door

See also

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References

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