Imam Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab Mosque
mosque in Doha, Qatar
Key facts
- Built
- 2011
- Capacity
- 30,000 people
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Overview
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The Imam Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab Mosque is the national mosque of Qatar, located in the Lejbailat district of Doha. It is also known as the Qatar State Mosque and the Grand Mosque of Doha, and Arabic sources describe it as the largest mosque in the country. The building follows the older Qatari architectural tradition and has a capacity of about 30,000 worshippers. It bears the name of Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab, an 18th-century scholar and founder of the movement known as Wahhabism. Its address is Street 960, Lejbailat, Doha.
History
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The mosque was opened on 21 Muharram 1433 AH, corresponding to 16 December 2011. It was named in honour of Sheikh Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab. English-language sources say it was renamed after him, but the available material does not give the date of the naming.
From Wikipedia
Qatar State Mosque (Arabic: مسجد دولة قطر), also known as the Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab Mosque and the Grand Mosque of Doha, is the national mosque of Qatar. It is located in the Lejbailat district of the capital Doha.
The mosque was renamed after Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab, an 18th-century scholar and founder of the Wahhabi movement.
Source: Wikipedia, article “Qatar State Mosque”; quoted unchanged under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence. Read more on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0
Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%85_%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF_%D8%A8%D9%86_%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%A8_(%D9%82%D8%B7%D8%B1)
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar_State_Mosque
Wikipedia (fa): https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%85_%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF_%D8%A8%D9%86_%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%A8
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