Al-Muhdar Mosque (Arabic: مَسْجِد ٱلْمُحْضَار, romanized: Masjid Al-Muḥḍār) or Al-Mihdar Mosque (Arabic: مَسْجِد ٱلْمِحْضَار, romanized: Masjid Al-Miḥḍār) is one of the historical mosques in the ancient city of Tarim, in the Yemeniprovince of Hadramaut. It is attributed to Omar Al-Mihdar bin Abdul-Rahman Al-Saqqaf (Arabic: عُمَر ٱلْمِحْضَار بِن عَبْد ٱلرَّحْمَٰن ٱلسَّقَّاف, romanized: ʿUmar al-Miḥḍār bin ʿAbd Ar-Raḥmān As-Saqqāf), a Muslim leader who lived in the city during the 15th-century.[2][3]
Al-Muhdhar Mosque
Masjid Al-Muḥḍār (مَسْجِد ٱلْمُحْضَار) Masjid Al-Miḥḍār (مَسْجِد ٱلْمِحْضَار)
The building is characterized by Islamic geometric design. Its layout consists of an open courtyard surrounded by four corridors, the biggest of which contains the qiblah, which is adorned with three exquisite frescoes decorated with geometric, floral and scriptural motifs. In the center of the qibla corridor, there is the iconic minaret, which at about 50 metres (160 feet) high is the highest mudbrick structure on Earth. It is square-shaped and there is a staircase reaching to the top inside. It was built around 1914 C.E. (1333 A.H.), and is built of adobe. This minaret was designed by the architect 'Awad Salman 'Afif al-Tarimi (Arabic: عَوَض سَلْمَان عَفِيْف ٱلتَّرِيْمِي, romanized: ʿAwaḍ Salmān ʿAfīf At-Tarīmī), who had already carried out many designs and constructions of clay lattices and domes, and the maintenance and supervision were conducted by Abu Bakr bin Shihab (d. 1345 AH). It is considered one of the most important architectural sites and destinations for visitors and researchers of the city of Tarim.[1][4]
Al-Ahqaf Libraryedit
Al-Ahqaf Library occupies the ground floor of the mosque building, which was built to accommodate the need to store the large number of manuscripts in the city of Tarim and neighboring cities. Tarim has been considered a distinguished Islamic scientific center since the 10th-century in Wadi Hadramaut region.[5][6]
muhdhar, mosque, muhdar, mosque, arabic, ٱل, ار, romanized, masjid, muḥḍār, mihdar, mosque, arabic, ٱل, ار, romanized, masjid, miḥḍār, historical, mosques, ancient, city, tarim, yemeni, province, hadramaut, attributed, omar, mihdar, abdul, rahman, saqqaf, arab. Al Muhdar Mosque Arabic م س ج د ٱل م ح ض ار romanized Masjid Al Muḥḍar or Al Mihdar Mosque Arabic م س ج د ٱل م ح ض ار romanized Masjid Al Miḥḍar is one of the historical mosques in the ancient city of Tarim in the Yemeni province of Hadramaut It is attributed to Omar Al Mihdar bin Abdul Rahman Al Saqqaf Arabic ع م ر ٱل م ح ض ار ب ن ع ب د ٱلر ح م ن ٱلس ق اف romanized ʿUmar al Miḥḍar bin ʿAbd Ar Raḥman As Saqqaf a Muslim leader who lived in the city during the 15th century 2 3 Al Muhdhar MosqueMasjid Al Muḥḍar م س ج د ٱل م ح ض ار Masjid Al Miḥḍar م س ج د ٱل م ح ض ار The iconic minaret of Al Muhdhar MosqueReligionAffiliationIslamRegionHadhramaut South ArabiaStatusActiveLocationLocationTarim Hadhramaut Governorate YemenLocation in YemenShow map of YemenAl Muhdhar Mosque Middle East Show map of Middle EastAl Muhdhar Mosque West and Central Asia Show map of West and Central AsiaGeographic coordinates16 3 16 28 N 48 59 54 16 E 16 0545222 N 48 9983778 E 16 0545222 48 9983778ArchitectureArchitect s Awad Salman Afif al Tarimi minaret 1 TypeMosqueStyleIslamicCompleted1914SpecificationsMinaret s 1Minaret height53 metres 174 ft 1 2 3 MaterialsAdobe Contents 1 Architecture 1 1 Al Ahqaf Library 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksArchitecture editThe building is characterized by Islamic geometric design Its layout consists of an open courtyard surrounded by four corridors the biggest of which contains the qiblah which is adorned with three exquisite frescoes decorated with geometric floral and scriptural motifs In the center of the qibla corridor there is the iconic minaret which at about 50 metres 160 feet high is the highest mudbrick structure on Earth It is square shaped and there is a staircase reaching to the top inside It was built around 1914 C E 1333 A H and is built of adobe This minaret was designed by the architect Awad Salman Afif al Tarimi Arabic ع و ض س ل م ان ع ف ي ف ٱلت ر ي م ي romanized ʿAwaḍ Salman ʿAfif At Tarimi who had already carried out many designs and constructions of clay lattices and domes and the maintenance and supervision were conducted by Abu Bakr bin Shihab d 1345 AH It is considered one of the most important architectural sites and destinations for visitors and researchers of the city of Tarim 1 4 Al Ahqaf Library edit Al Ahqaf Library occupies the ground floor of the mosque building which was built to accommodate the need to store the large number of manuscripts in the city of Tarim and neighboring cities Tarim has been considered a distinguished Islamic scientific center since the 10th century in Wadi Hadramaut region 5 6 See also editList of mosques in YemenReferences edit a b c مسجد المحضار منارة تناطح السحاب من الطين بتصميم أحد الشعراء Poetry News Agency in Arabic Archived from the original on 7 October 2014 a b Tarim the town of mosques and schools Yemen Times November 2005 Archived from the original on 16 April 2009 a b مسجد المحضار Archived from the original on 1 September 2013 Retrieved 27 July 2017 Clezy Ken July 2012 Now in Remission A Surgical Life ISBN 978 1 7430 5114 6 Ba Udhan H June 2005 Tarim at a Glance Yemen Times Archived from the original on 14 April 2009 Breton J June 1986 Manhattan in the Hadhramaut Saudi Aramco World pp 22 27External links editArchnet org Masjid al Mihdhar MCID Al Muhdhar Mosque nbsp This article about a mosque or other Islamic place of worship in Yemen is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Al Muhdhar Mosque amp oldid 1216724750, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
