Al Khamis Mosque description and photos - Bahrain: Manama (Topic)

Al Khamis Mosque description and photos - Bahrain: Manama. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The title in English is Al Khamis Mosque.

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The Al-Khamis Mosque is considered the first shrine in Bahrain, built during the era of the Umayyad Caliph Umar II, whose reign dates back to the 6-7th century. But according to various researchers, the mosque and one of the minarets were built much later, during the reign of the Al-Uyuni dynasty in the 11th century. The second minaret, the twin of the first, was built another two hundred years later, during the reign of Al-Asfurs, who came to power after 1253. The similarity of the minarets of the ancient cultural monument is especially clearly visible on the way to the village of Al-Khamis from Manama.

Historians' opinions on the date of laying the first stone differ, because Islam was implanted in Bahrain in the 7th century AD, when Muhammad sent his envoy Al-Al Al-Khadrami to preach before the ruler of Qatar and Bahrain, Savva Munzir ibn Al-Tamimi. The ancient ruler converted to Islam as did the entire Arab region. Such a success of religious teachings suggests that the mosque was founded at the same time. But the tombstone limestone slab with the suras of the Koran, found during the restoration, dates from the scholars of the 11-12 centuries.

Originally, the prayer hall was covered with a flat roof of an earlier construction, with date palm pillars serving as a support for the canopy. Later, the wooden elements were replaced by stone arches supported by thick brick walls (which were dated to the mid-14th century). In total, two large-scale restoration of the mosque have been documented - in the 14th and 15th centuries.

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