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Imam 'Ali (a) Mosque in Sana'a
General Information
Established8th century AH
TypeMosque
LocationSana'a
Specifications
StatusActive
Architecture
Renovation1407/1986-87


The Imam 'Ali (a) Mosque in Sana'a is one of the historical mosques of Sana'a, the capital of Yemen, built on the site of the house of Sa'ida al-Barzajiyya.[1] Imam 'Ali (a) stayed at Sa'ida's house after arriving in Sana'a.[2] Nevertheless, the construction of the mosque has also been attributed to Sa'ida in 8/629.[3]

This mosque is located in the old part of the city of Sana'a[4] and is registered on the World Heritage List.[5] Its inscriptions in Kufic script include phrases such as La ilaha illa Allah, Muhammad Rasul Allah, 'Ali Wali Allah[6] and verses such as the Tathir Verse and Qur'an 11:86 (Baqiyyat Allah khayrun lakum).[7]

The mosque had a water well that dried up over time.[8] In 1350/1931-32, by the order of Mutawakkil 'ala Allah Yahya b. Muhammad, the Zaydi ruler of Yemen, the water needed for the mosque was supplied from adjacent wells. Also, in 1327/1909-10, Husayn Rahabi expanded it,[9] and according to the phrase carved above its entrance, it was also renovated in 1407/1986-87.[10]

  • Inside the Imam 'Ali (a) Mosque
    Inside the Imam 'Ali (a) Mosque
  • The Mihrab of the Imam 'Ali (a) Mosque
    The Mihrab of the Imam 'Ali (a) Mosque

Notes

  1. ↑ Ḥajarī, Masājid Ṣanʿāʾ, 1361 AH, p. 86.
  2. ↑ Ḥajarī, Masājid Ṣanʿāʾ, 1361 AH, p. 86.
  3. ↑ “Masjid ʿAlī b. Abī Ṭālib bi-Ṣanʿāʾ,” pp. 10-11.
  4. ↑ “Masjid-i tārīkhī-yi Imām ʿAlī (a) dar Yaman,” Tasnim News Agency.
  5. ↑ “Masjid ʿAlī b. Abī Ṭālib bi-Ṣanʿāʾ,” p. 10.
  6. ↑ “Masjid ʿAlī b. Abī Ṭālib bi-Ṣanʿāʾ,” p. 11.
  7. ↑ “Masjid-i tārīkhī-yi Imām ʿAlī (a) dar Yaman,” Tasnim News Agency.
  8. ↑ Ḥajarī, Masājid Ṣanʿāʾ, 1361 AH, p. 86.
  9. ↑ Ḥajarī, Masājid Ṣanʿāʾ, 1361 AH, p. 86.
  10. ↑ “Masjid-i tārīkhī-yi Imām ʿAlī (a) dar Yaman,” Tasnim News Agency.

References

  • Ḥajarī, Muḥammad b. Aḥmad al-. Masājid Ṣanʿāʾ; ʿāmiruhā wa mufīhā. Sana'a: Intishārāt Wizārat al-Maʿārif al-Yaman, 1361 AH.
  • “Masjid ʿAlī b. Abī Ṭālib bi-Ṣanʿāʾ.” Buyūt al-Muttaqīn, no. 22 (Rajab 1436 AH).
  • “Masjid-i tārīkhī-yi Imām ʿAlī (a) dar Yaman.” Tasnim News Agency.
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