Imam Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab Mosque
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Imam Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab Mosque (also called the Qatar State Mosque) is the national mosque of Qatar. It is named after Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab, a Muslim preacher and scholar from the Najd, who founded the Islamic sect named Wahhabism. The mosque was opened in 2011, with the Emir of Qatar presiding over the occasion.
History of the Mosque
Sheikh Jassim bin Mohammed Al-Thani, the founder of Qatar Mosque Boualaqbib constructed the state grand mosque in memory of his father. When he heard the death of his father on his return from his military campaign in Zubara in 1878, he decided to build a grand mosque in Doha.
Instructions were issued by His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the Emir to build a mosque large in the capital to the engineering office sector, the Office began the development of perception, and found the officials of this mosque should be a landmark country-pure, and is inspired by architecture, the country was abound in Qatar, so it was a mosque Boualaqbib which was built by Sheikh Jassim before one hundred and thirty years old is the model's inherent architecture country the form of mosques, which was practiced in Qatar for centuries, so inspired the whole new form of construction, the historic, built by the founder of Qatar, Sheikh Jassim Bin Mohammed. |
The refurbishment work started in December 16, 2006 at a cost of 420 million riyals.
Architecture & Design
The state mosque is located in the Jubailat district of Doha just south of the Corniche, High on a hill overlooking the Qatar Sports Club in Doha's West Bay. The mosque features an imposing building with many domes and was built with a fascinating mix of both traditional Arabic and modern architecture which includes sparkling half-moons, a minaret and large open outdoor spaces.
The grand mosque has a very fresh feel with crispy lines besides it preserves some of the traditional Islamic architectural elements. |
The beautiful, prolific mosque also tells the Doha story with the sandstone facades, the lowly building height and ninety smaller domes impersonate the building constraints present when Qatar was in its early years. As many as 65 domes cover the outer quadrangle and 28 large domes cover the central hall. The mosque has three main doors and as many as 17 side entrances.
In the air-conditioned central hall of the mosque, more than 10,000 men can offer prayers and the nearby spacious space overlooking the Men's Area is enough to accommodate 1300 women. Generally, the mosque can house worshippers of as many as 30,000 at a time including the outdoor area. The total area allocated for the project is about 175,164 sq m, and the total area covered 27,644 sq m, and the percentage of area covered 15.8% of the project area.
The mosque consists of:
In the air-conditioned central hall of the mosque, more than 10,000 men can offer prayers and the nearby spacious space overlooking the Men's Area is enough to accommodate 1300 women. Generally, the mosque can house worshippers of as many as 30,000 at a time including the outdoor area. The total area allocated for the project is about 175,164 sq m, and the total area covered 27,644 sq m, and the percentage of area covered 15.8% of the project area.
The mosque consists of:
- Basement: includes ablution place and bathrooms Men, in addition to the part for the machines, and an area of about 3853 m2.
- Ground floor: consists of the main prayer hall for men, a place dedicated to women's ablutions in addition to the place designated for ablutions and baths with special needs, and an area of about 12,117 m2.
- The role of mezzanine: It consists of a place to pray, ladies and place an extra prayer for the men, in addition to the library and halls for the memorization of the Koran, one for men and the other for women, and an area of about 2594 m2.
- Covered parking, nine of about 347 cars, an area of 14,877 m2.
- VIP area, and an area of about 650 m2.