Khamis Mosque
Also known as: Khamis Mosque
mosque in Bahrain
Key facts
- Built
- 692
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Overview
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Khamis Mosque (Masjid al-Khamis) is a historic mosque in Jidd Ḥafs, in Bahrain's Capital Governorate, on the Shaikh Salman Highway. It is regarded as one of the oldest mosques in the region and is traditionally considered the first mosque built in Bahrain. Its founding is dated to about 692. After its foundation the building was reconstructed more than once.
History
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The sources link the mosque's founding to the reign of the Umayyad caliph Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz, and the date is usually given as about 692. The mosque was rebuilt twice, in the 14th and 15th centuries.
According to the al-Wasat journalist Kassim Hussain, other sources state that a later rebuilding, with a minaret, took place under the Uyunids, and that a second one followed about two centuries later under the Usfurids.
From Wikipedia
The Khamis Mosque (Arabic: مَسْجِدُ ٱلْخَمِيسِ, romanized: Masǧid al-ḫamīs) is believed to be the first mosque in Bahrain, built during the era of the Umayyad caliph Umar II in Khamis. According to Al Wasat journalist Kassim Hussain, other sources mention that it was built in a later era during the rule of Uyunids with one minaret. The second minaret was built two centuries later during the rule of Usfurids.
The identical twin minarets of this mosque make it easily noticeable as one drives along the Shaikh Salman Road in Khamis.
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Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%B3
Wikipedia (de): https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Cham%C4%ABs-Moschee
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khamis_Mosque
Wikipedia (fa): https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%AE%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%B3
Wikipedia (ru): https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%8C_%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C-%D0%A5%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%81
Wikipedia (tr): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamis_Camii
Wikipedia (ur): https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%AE%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%B3