Al-Shuaibiyah Mosque (Arabic: جَامِع الشُّعَيْبِيَّة, romanizedJāmiʿ aš-Šuʿaybīyah) also known as al-Omari (Arabic: الْجَامِع الْعُمَرِي, romanizedal-Jāmiʿ al-ʿUmarī), al-Tuteh (Arabic: جَامِع التُّوتَة, romanizedJāmiʿ at-Tūtah) and al-Atras mosque (Arabic: جَامِع الْأَتْرَاس, romanizedJāmiʿ al-ʾAtrās), is the oldest mosque in Aleppo, Syria. Built in 637, it is one of the oldest mosques in the Levant. It is located in the western part of the Ancient City of Aleppo, within the historic walls of the city, near the Gate of Antioch.[1]

al-Shuaibiyah Mosque
جَامِع الشُّعَيْبِيَّة
al-Shuaibiyah Mosque in November 2017
Religion
AffiliationIslam
RegionLevant
StatusActive
Location
Locational-Aqabah district, Aleppo, Syria Syria
Al-Shuaibiyah Mosque is located in Ancient City of Aleppo
Al-Shuaibiyah Mosque
Location within Ancient City of Aleppo
Geographic coordinates36°11′58″N 37°09′10″E / 36.199331°N 37.152738°E / 36.199331; 37.152738
Architecture
TypeMosque
Completed637
Specifications
Dome(s)1
Minaret(s)1
MaterialsStone

History

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After the fall of Aleppo to the Arabs under Abu Ubaidah ibn al Jarrah in 637, the Al-Shuaibiyah Mosque was built near the gate of Antioch, absorbing the ancient Roman triumphal arch which once marked the beginning of the decumanus.

Renovation

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The mosque was renovated by Abu 'l Hasan al-Ghadairi, a Shi'i, during the 10th century.[2] In the 1150s, the Zengid ruler Nur ad-Din renovated and transformed it from a Shia mosque into a Shafi'i madrasa for Shaykh Shu'ayb.[3] It is known for its decorated façade where many 12th-century Kufic inscriptions can be found.[1] The rectangular short minaret reflects the earliest designs in the history of Islamic architecture. The mosque was renovated again in 1401.

During the modern era, the mosque was renovated in 1980 and 1990.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Raby 2004, p. 295.
  2. ^ Raby 2004, p. 296.
  3. ^ Raby 2004, p. 295, 296.
  4. ^ Alkeltawia:Al-Shuaibiyah Mosque

Further reading

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  • Raby, Julian (2004). "Nur Al-Din, the Qstal al-Shu-aybiyya, and the "Classical Revival"". Muqarnas: Essays in Honor of J.M. Rogers. 21. Brill.
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