Draft:Masjid al-Jinn
Template:Religious building infobox Masjid al-Jinn (Arabic: مسجد الجن) or Masjid al-Ḥaras (Arabic: مسجد الحرس) is considered one of the historical mosques in Mecca. According to researchers, the significance of this mosque is due to the fact that Sura al-Jinn was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad (s) at this site [1], or according to a report, a meeting between the Prophet (s) and Jinn occurred inside the mosque.[2]
According to researchers, the name Masjid al-Haras derives from the mosque's location in an area historically used as a military assembly point for Mecca's guards and military forces. Commanders would stop there to rally their troops [3], or guards from different districts would gather to exchange reports before returning to their posts.[4]
The date of the initial construction of the mosque is unknown, but it was established by at least the 2nd/8th century and after that. According to historical reports, it has been known by this name throughout various centuries.[5] Masjid al-Jinn has undergone multiple repairs and reconstructions.[6] One of the reconstructions was in 1112/1700-1 when the mosque was completely destroyed by floods.[7] The last renovation was carried out in 1421/2000-1 under the order of King Fahd, the then King of Saudi Arabia,[8] and its area was increased about twofold.[9] The Saudi government briefly removed the name "Jinn" and designated it numerically as "Mosque 40. However, the original name was eventually restored.[10]
Masjid al-Jinn is located in the northern district of Masjid al-Haram near to Al-Ma'lat Cemetery.[11] In the last renovation, a golden dome along with a large minaret was built for the mosque, its walls were strengthened with beautiful white stones,[12] and the area of the mosque was expanded to 600 square meters.[13] The interior of the dome is inscribed with verses from Sura al-Jinn using the Thuluth script.[14]
Notes
- ↑ Qāʾidān, Darsnāma-yi amākin-i madhhabī-yi Makka-yi Mukarrama wa Madīna-yi Munawwara, 1390 Sh, p. 36.
- ↑ Baṣīrī, Gul-wāzhahā-yi Ḥajj wa ʿUmra, 1387 Sh, pp. 521-522.
- ↑ Azraqī, Akhbār Makka, 1416 AH, vol. 2, pp. 200-201.
- ↑ Baṣīrī, Gul-wāzhahā-yi Ḥajj wa ʿUmra, 1387 Sh, pp. 521-522.
- ↑ Jaʿfariyān, Āthār-i Islāmī-yi Makka wa Madīna, 1389 Sh, pp. 134-135.
- ↑ Ḥammū, Maʿrifī-yi amākin-i Makka-yi Mukarrama, 1391 Sh, p. 78.
- ↑ Jaʿfariyān, Āthār-i Islāmī-yi Makka wa Madīna, 1389 Sh, pp. 134-135.
- ↑ Ḥammū, Maʿrifī-yi amākin-i Makka-yi Mukarrama, 1391 Sh, p. 78.
- ↑ Fikrī, Farhang-i iṣṭilāḥāt-i Ḥajj wa ʿUmra, 1393 Sh, p. 185.
- ↑ Fikrī, Farhang-i iṣṭilāḥāt-i Ḥajj wa ʿUmra, 1393 Sh, p. 185.
- ↑ Rahbar, Hamrāh bā zāʾirān-i Khāna-yi Khudā, 1387 Sh, p. 119.
- ↑ Fikrī, Farhang-i iṣṭilāḥāt-i Ḥajj wa ʿUmra, 1393 Sh, p. 185.
- ↑ Jaʿfariyān, Āthār-i Islāmī-yi Makka wa Madīna, 1389 Sh, pp. 134-135.
- ↑ Baṣīrī, Gul-wāzhahā-yi Ḥajj wa ʿUmra, 1387 Sh, pp. 521-522.
References
- Azraqī, Muḥammad b. ʿAbd Allāh al-. Akhbār Makka wa mā jāʾa fīhā min al-āthār. Beirut, Dār al-Andalus, 1416 AH.
- Baṣīrī, ʿAlīriḍā. Gul-wāzhahā-yi Ḥajj wa ʿUmra. Tehran, Mashʿar, 1387 Sh.
- Fikrī, Masʿūd. Farhang-i iṣṭilāḥāt-i Ḥajj wa ʿUmra. Tehran, Mashʿar, 1393 Sh.
- Ḥammū, Maḥmūd Muḥammad. Maʿrifī-yi amākin-i Makka-yi Mukarrama. Trans. Murtaḍā Ḥusaynī Fāḍil. Tehran, Nashr-i Mashʿar, 1391 Sh.
- Jaʿfariyān, Rasūl. Āthār-i Islāmī-yi Makka wa Madīna. Tehran, Nashr-i Mashʿar, 1389 Sh.
- Qāʾidān, Aṣghar. Darsnāma-yi amākin-i madhhabī-yi Makka-yi Mukarrama wa Madīna-yi Munawwara. Tehran, Nashr-i Mashʿar, 1390 Sh.
- Rahbar, Muḥammad Taqī. Hamrāh bā zāʾirān-i Khāna-yi Khudā. Tehran, Mashʿar, 1387 Sh.