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Al-Jawali Mosque

Al-Jawali Mosque
مسجد الجوالي
The mosque interior in 2014
Religion
AffiliationSunni Islam
Ecclesiastical or organisational statusMosque
StatusActive
Location
LocationHebron, West Bank,
CountryPalestine
Al-Jawali Mosque is located in the West Bank
Al-Jawali Mosque
Location of the mosque in the West Bank
Map
Geographic coordinates31°31′30.000″N 35°6′39.200″E / 31.52500000°N 35.11088889°E / 31.52500000; 35.11088889
Architecture
StyleMamluk
Completed1320
Dome(s)1

Al-Jawali Mosque or Amir Sanjar al-Jawli Mosque (Arabic: مسجد الجوالي) is a mosque in Hebron, Palestine, located in the southwestern corner of the Old City and part of the Ibrahimi Mosque sanctuary.[1]

History

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Al-Jawali Mosque was built on the orders of the Mamluk Governor of Gaza and Palestine, Sanjar al-Jawli, between 1318 and 1320 during the sultanate of an-Nasir Muhammad. Al-Jawli, for whom the mosque was named, constructed it to enlarge the prayer space to accommodate worshipers using the Ibrahimi Mosque. The mosque was built in an Aleppine architectural design.[1] Fifteenth-century Egyptian historian al-Maqrizi noted that mosque's ceiling was made of "beautifully dressed stone."[2]

According to English churchman Arthur Penrhyn Stanley, the mosque was built on the tomb of Judah, which was destroyed in the process.[3]

Architecture

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Al-Jawali Mosque was annexed to the Ibrahimi Mosque sanctuary and is an integral part of its layout, bordering the northeastern wall of that structure's enclosure.[1][4] The remaining sides of the al-Jawali Mosque are hewn from stone and the mosque is not visible from the outside.[4] The al-Jawali and Ibrahimi mosques are attached to each other by a passageway running parallel to the latter mosque's prayer hall.[1]

The mosque consists of three arcades with intersecting vaults supported by large stone columns. Each of the arched passageways is covered by a dome.[1] A stone dome with corners decorated by muqarnas design and mosaic windows is situated atop the middle of the prayer hall.[4] The qibla wall's mihrab in the southeastern part of al-Jawali Mosque is carved into the rock of the mosque's walls and tiled with marble slabs decorated with tinted engravings.[1] The mihrab also has a semi-dome which is also decorated with marble.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Dandis, Wala (November 7, 2011). "History of Hebron". Retrieved March 2, 2012.
  2. ^ Sharon, 2009, p. 88
  3. ^ Stanley, Arthur Pnerhyn (1865). Lectures on the history of the Jewish church]. Vol. 1. J. Murray. p. 503.
  4. ^ a b c d Al-Nathseh, Yusuf (2012). "Haram al-Ibrahimi". Discover Islamic Art. Museum With No Frontiers. Retrieved March 2, 2012.

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