Abu Dulaf Mosque

Mosques in Islamic Cities are Symbols of Faith and Power. This fact is no more obvious than in the Mosques of Samarra which was the capital city of the Abbasid. The city of Samarra was unique in many ways, including the Style of urban design and its great buildings especially the great Mosque of Samarra and Abu Dulaf Mosque. These two Mosques were built in different time-periods. In many ways they share similarities, especially the Minarets (Almalwiya) of both Mosques, which share both the same shape and same spiral staircase. Despite the similarities between the two, they also differ greatly in many ways. This raises many questions to which the answers are hard to come by. The unique design of both Mosques and their Minarets inspired and encouraged archaeologists to from many different theories regarding the original state of the Mosques. The time between the constructions of the two Mosques saw many political upheavals, advancements in the social situations, and military events.

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