Al-Jami‘al-‘Atiq, the Oldest Mosque in Jidda
Date Added
01/07/2022
Content Type
Documentary
Category
Researches
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Subject Area
Mosques
Author
Hidaya Abbas
Publisher Name
Journal of Islamic Thought and Civilization
Year of Publication
2014
Description
Old Jidda, which is now a neighbourhood within the Hijazi City Jidda, is a
square kilometer area with properties built during different time periods. AlJami‘ al-‘Atiq literally means the old mosque. It is also known as al-Shafi‘i
Mosque and is considered by many historians to be the oldest mosque in Jidda.
This article explores the mosque’s accumulated history that began with the period of the second Righteous Caliph ‘Umar b. al-Khattab. It analyzes the
mosque’s different architectural features and influences. The mosque has recently gone through extensive renovation. Therefore, occasional comparisons
between the old and new elements in the mosque have been constructed. This
article aims to create a full documentation of al-Jami‘al-‘Atiq which is an important historic building in Old Jidda.