Al-Ahmadiya Mosque

The Al-Ahmadiya Mosque (Arabic: جامع الأحمدية‎), also known as Mosque-Madrasa of Al-Ahmadiya (Arabic: جامع ومدرسة الأحمدية‎) or Al-Maidan Mosque (Arabic: جامع الميدان‎), is a historic Sunni Islam mosque located in Baghdad, Iraq. The mosque is located at the Al Rasheed Street in the southern part of Al-Rusafa,[1] and the east of the Al-Maidan Square near the Al-Muradiyya Mosque.

Al-Ahmadiya Mosque
Mosque-Madrasa of Al-Ahmadiya
Al-Maidan Mosque
Arabic: جامع الأحمدية‎
جامع ومدرسة الأحمدية
جامع الميدان
Religion
AffiliationIslam
RiteSunni Islam
Ecclesiastical or organisational statusMosque
StatusActive
Location
LocationBaghdad, Iraq
Architecture
StyleOttoman architecture
CreatorAhmad Pasha al-Katkhadha
Completed1796
Specifications
Dome(s)1
Dome dia. (outer)11 metres (36 ft)
Minaret(s)1
Site area2,600 square metres (28,000 sq ft)

The mosque was built in 1796 by Ahmad Pasha al-Katkhadha, the vice of the Mamluk ruler Sulayman Pasha the Great. The minaret was later added by his brother Abdullah Buk along with the madrasa. The mosque is also near the Al-Khulafa Mosque, the mosque dating back to the Abbasid era.[2]

Al-Ahmadiyya Mosque has an area of approximately 2,600 square metres (28,000 sq ft). Inside the mosque, there is a wide prayer space in front of the corridor. On the left side, there is a prayer room for summer, which is topped by the tall dome made of Qashani tiles and has a diameter of 11 metres (36 ft). A minaret is situated on the south of the dome. The wall of the mosque is painted with inscriptions of the Qur'anic verses, which was written by the calligrapher Sufyan al-Wahbi in 1850 who is buried in the mosque yard.[2] The mosque was restored in 2010 before holding the conference for the cabinet of Waqf al-Sunna.[3]

  • The mosque and street scene, in 1917.

See also

References
  1. Marozzi, Justin. Baghdad: City of Peace, City of Blood. Penguin UK, May 29, 2014.
  2. Jami' al-Ahmadiyya. Archnet. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
  3. دليل الجوامع والمساجد التراثية والأثرية. ديوان الوقف السني في العراق. p.26.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.