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| | | name = Uthman b. Affan Mosque | ||
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| | | other names = Dhū al-Nūrayn Mosque | ||
| | | place = [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Medina]]. | ||
| | | usage = Mosque | ||
| | | religious affiliation = Islam | ||
| | | rituals = congregational prayers | ||
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| | | established = 15th century AH | ||
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}}'''Uthman b. 'Affan Mosque''' is one of the mosques in [[Medina]], [[Saudi Arabia]], built in the early 15th Lunar Hijri century. This mosque is located 425 meters south of [[Masjid al- | | sections = | ||
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'''Uthman b. 'Affan Mosque''' is one of the mosques in [[Medina]], [[Saudi Arabia]], built in the early 15th Lunar Hijri century. This mosque is located 425 meters south of [[Masjid al-Nabi]] and is situated within the area of [[Musalla of the Prophet|Musalla of the Prophet (s)]]. | |||
==Location== | ==Location== | ||
This mosque is located in [[Medina]], 425 meters south of [[Masjid al-Nabi]], and 322 meters from [[Masjid al-Ghamama|Masjid al-Ghamamah]], within the area of [[Musalla of the Prophet|Musalla of the Prophet (s)]].<ref name=":0">[https://wikihaj.com/index.php?title=%D9%BE%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87%3A%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AB%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%87.pdf&page=261 Masājid al-Atharīyah, p. 261]</ref> | |||
This mosque is located in [[Medina]], 425 meters south of [[Masjid al- | |||
==Name== | ==Name== | ||
Some researchers have suggested that the | Some researchers have suggested that the mosque was named after Uthman ibn Affan because mosques bearing the names of the four early caliphs were established in the area of the [[Musalla of the Prophet|Musalla]]. According to this interpretation, the name was intended to complete the group of mosques associated with the four caliphs. This explanation is a scholarly hypothesis rather than an established fact.<ref>Masājid al-Atharīyah, p. 262</ref> The mosque is also known in Medina as the Mosque of Dhu al-Nurayn, an epithet traditionally associated with Uthman b. Affan. | ||
==History of the present Building== | |||
The current building of this mosque was constructed around 1410 AH/ 1989-90 by Shaykh Khashoggi and handed over to the Saudi Endowment Department. Therefore, its presence within the area of [[Musalla of the Prophet|Musalla al-Nabi (s)]] and near the [[Masjid al-Nabi]] should not lead to the assumption that the said mosque is one of the ancient mosques dating back to the Prophetic era.<ref name=":02">[https://wikihaj.com/index.php?title=%D9%BE%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87%3A%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AB%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%87.pdf&page=261 Masājid al-Atharīyah, p. 261]</ref> | |||
The mosque had a minaret until 2012, which the Department of Islamic Affairs demolished due to extensive water leakage from beneath it and the minaret's tilt.<ref>https://www.okaz.com.sa/local/na/1526706</ref> Since then, the mosque has been in its current state with one dome and no minaret. | The mosque had a minaret until 2012, which the Department of Islamic Affairs demolished due to extensive water leakage from beneath it and the minaret's tilt.<ref>https://www.okaz.com.sa/local/na/1526706</ref> Since then, the mosque has been in its current state with one dome and no minaret. | ||
==The Older Uthman Mosque== | |||
Before the present Uthman Mosque (which is south of Masjid al-Nabi), there was an older mosque with the same name, located in the northwestern area of [[Masjid al-Nabi]] and inside the Sultaniyya Fortress.<ref>Fuṣūl min Tārīkh al-Madīnah al-Munawwarah, p. 52</ref> The old Uthman Mosque can be considered completely separate from the present mosque, whose history exists but whose building is lost. | |||
The exact date of the establishment of the old Uthman Mosque is unknown, but 'Ali b. Musa mentioned the existence of a mosque named 'Uthman b. 'Affan in the Sultaniyya Fortress in Medina in 1303 AH/ 1885 CE, describing it as a mosque with one minaret;<ref>[https://wikihaj.com/index.php?title=%D9%BE%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87:%D9%88%D8%B5%D9%81_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AF%DB%8C%D9%86%D9%87_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%87.pdf&page=16 Waṣf al-Madīnah al-Munawwarah, p. 16]</ref> a fortress that Sultan Sulayman al-'Uthmani (R. 926-974) had built in the 10th century. It is said that the soldiers inside the fortress prayed in this mosque.<ref>[https://wikihaj.com/index.php?title=%D9%BE%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87:%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%AE_%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AF%DB%8C%D9%86%D9%87_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%87_%D9%82%D8%AF%DB%8C%D9%85%D8%A7_%D9%88_%D8%AD%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%AB%D8%A7.pdf&page=138 Tārīkh Ma'ālim al-Madīnah al-Munawwarah Qadīman wa Ḥadīthan, p. 138 and 134]</ref> Some researchers have considered this mosque to have been built at the site of the [[Musalla Mosque|Prophet's Musalla]] in the 1th AH; a place that was originally the house of Hakim b. al-'Adaʾ and was called Dar Abi Yasar.<ref>Ma'ālim al-Madīnah al-Munawwarah Bayna al-'Imārah wa al-Tārīkh, part 4, vol. 2, p. 85 and 78</ref><ref>Ma'ālim al-Madīnah al-Munawwarah Bayna al-'Imārah wa al-Tārīkh, part 4, vol. 2, p. 76.</ref> | |||
The mosque building was ruined in 1338 AH and was destroyed in 1370 AH during the development projects of this area along with the fortress.<ref>Ma'ālim al-Madīnah al-Munawwarah Bayna al-'Imārah wa al-Tārīkh, part 4, vol. 2, p. 87.</ref> Shaykh Khashoggi built the new building, with a change in location, in the first decade of the fifteenth Lunar Hijri century at its current site.<ref name=":1">[https://wikihaj.com/index.php?title=%D9%BE%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87:%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AB%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%87.pdf&page=262 Masājid al-Atharīyah, p. 262]</ref> | |||
The mosque building was ruined in 1338 | |||
Some researchers believe that the Uthman Mosque was built on the site of the Tajūrī Mosque. The Tajūrī Mosque was built around 1000 AH/ 1591 by Shaykh Hasan Tajuri, one of the teachers of the Prophet's Mosque.<ref>[https://wikihaj.com/index.php?title=%D9%BE%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87:%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AB%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%87.pdf&page=261 Masājid al-Atharīyah, p. 261]</ref> | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
===Interior=== | |||
<gallery mode="packed" heights="150px"> | <gallery mode="packed" heights="150px"> | ||
File:نمای کلی داخل.png|'''General View of the Interior''' | File:نمای کلی داخل.png|'''General View of the Interior''' | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Exterior | ===Exterior=== | ||
<gallery mode="packed" heights="150px"> | <gallery mode="packed" heights="150px"> | ||
File:عثمان.jpg|alt= | File:عثمان.jpg|alt= | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
=== | ===The Mosque with it's Minaret (Before 2012)=== | ||
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File:206392.jpg|alt= | File:206392.jpg|alt= | ||
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=== | ===Historical Images of the Sultan Suleiman Fortress and the Older Mosque=== | ||
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File:02عثمان.jpg|An image of the mosque's minaret, which is part of the fortress wall, in 1345 Lunar Hijri | File:02عثمان.jpg|An image of the mosque's minaret, which is part of the fortress wall, in 1345 Lunar Hijri | ||
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File:عثمان3.jpg|alt= | File:عثمان3.jpg|alt= | ||
File:9.jpg|General view of Medina, showing Sultaniyya Fortress, Bāb al-Shāmī, and Masjid al-Nabawi | File:9.jpg|General view of Medina, showing Sultaniyya Fortress, Bāb al-Shāmī, and Masjid al-Nabawi | ||
File:1403-05-02 00 25 17-المعالم المدینه المنوره بین العمارة و التاریخ الجزء الرابع المجلد الثانی.pdf and.png|On the left side of the image, the old minaret and dome of the mosque are visible. | |||
File:نقشه مسجدهای مصلا.png|The above image shows the distance of the Muṣallā mosques from one of the corners of the current Masjid al-Nabawi building. | File:نقشه مسجدهای مصلا.png|The above image shows the distance of the Muṣallā mosques from one of the corners of the current Masjid al-Nabawi building. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
* [[ | * [[Musalla of the Prophet|Musall al-Nabi (s)]] | ||
* [[Imam Ali Mosque (Manakha)]] | * [[Imam Ali Mosque (Manakha)]] | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
{{References}} | |||
* '''Masājid al-Atharīya''', Muḥammad Ilyās ʿAbd al-Ghanī, 1418 AH, Maṭābiʿ al-Rashīd bi-l-Madīnat al-Munawwara, second edition, 1419 AH. | * '''Masājid al-Atharīya''', Muḥammad Ilyās ʿAbd al-Ghanī, 1418 AH, Maṭābiʿ al-Rashīd bi-l-Madīnat al-Munawwara, second edition, 1419 AH. | ||
* '''Tārīkh Maʿālim al-Madīnat al-Munawwara Qadīman wa Ḥadīthan''', Khayārī, Aḥmad Yāsīn Aḥmad. 1419 AH. one vol. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: al-Mamlakat al-ʿArabīyat al-Saʿūdīya. al-Amānat al-ʿĀmmat li-l-Iḥtifāl bi-Murūr Miʾat ʿĀm ʿalā Taʾsīs al-Mamlakah. | * '''Tārīkh Maʿālim al-Madīnat al-Munawwara Qadīman wa Ḥadīthan''', Khayārī, Aḥmad Yāsīn Aḥmad. 1419 AH. one vol. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: al-Mamlakat al-ʿArabīyat al-Saʿūdīya. al-Amānat al-ʿĀmmat li-l-Iḥtifāl bi-Murūr Miʾat ʿĀm ʿalā Taʾsīs al-Mamlakah. | ||
Latest revision as of 20:18, 28 October 2026
| General Information | |
|---|---|
| Other Names | Dhū al-Nūrayn Mosque |
| Place | Saudi Arabia, Medina. |
| Usage | Mosque |
| Religious Aspect | |
| Religious Affiliation | Islam |
| Rituals | congregational prayers |
| Current State | |
| Status | Existing |
Uthman b. 'Affan Mosque is one of the mosques in Medina, Saudi Arabia, built in the early 15th Lunar Hijri century. This mosque is located 425 meters south of Masjid al-Nabi and is situated within the area of Musalla of the Prophet (s).
Location
This mosque is located in Medina, 425 meters south of Masjid al-Nabi, and 322 meters from Masjid al-Ghamamah, within the area of Musalla of the Prophet (s).[1]
Name
Some researchers have suggested that the mosque was named after Uthman ibn Affan because mosques bearing the names of the four early caliphs were established in the area of the Musalla. According to this interpretation, the name was intended to complete the group of mosques associated with the four caliphs. This explanation is a scholarly hypothesis rather than an established fact.[2] The mosque is also known in Medina as the Mosque of Dhu al-Nurayn, an epithet traditionally associated with Uthman b. Affan.
History of the present Building
The current building of this mosque was constructed around 1410 AH/ 1989-90 by Shaykh Khashoggi and handed over to the Saudi Endowment Department. Therefore, its presence within the area of Musalla al-Nabi (s) and near the Masjid al-Nabi should not lead to the assumption that the said mosque is one of the ancient mosques dating back to the Prophetic era.[3] The mosque had a minaret until 2012, which the Department of Islamic Affairs demolished due to extensive water leakage from beneath it and the minaret's tilt.[4] Since then, the mosque has been in its current state with one dome and no minaret.
The Older Uthman Mosque
Before the present Uthman Mosque (which is south of Masjid al-Nabi), there was an older mosque with the same name, located in the northwestern area of Masjid al-Nabi and inside the Sultaniyya Fortress.[5] The old Uthman Mosque can be considered completely separate from the present mosque, whose history exists but whose building is lost.
The exact date of the establishment of the old Uthman Mosque is unknown, but 'Ali b. Musa mentioned the existence of a mosque named 'Uthman b. 'Affan in the Sultaniyya Fortress in Medina in 1303 AH/ 1885 CE, describing it as a mosque with one minaret;[6] a fortress that Sultan Sulayman al-'Uthmani (R. 926-974) had built in the 10th century. It is said that the soldiers inside the fortress prayed in this mosque.[7] Some researchers have considered this mosque to have been built at the site of the Prophet's Musalla in the 1th AH; a place that was originally the house of Hakim b. al-'Adaʾ and was called Dar Abi Yasar.[8][9]
The mosque building was ruined in 1338 AH and was destroyed in 1370 AH during the development projects of this area along with the fortress.[10] Shaykh Khashoggi built the new building, with a change in location, in the first decade of the fifteenth Lunar Hijri century at its current site.[11]
Some researchers believe that the Uthman Mosque was built on the site of the Tajūrī Mosque. The Tajūrī Mosque was built around 1000 AH/ 1591 by Shaykh Hasan Tajuri, one of the teachers of the Prophet's Mosque.[12]
Gallery
Interior
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General View of the Interior
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Mihrab of Uthman Mosque
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Entrance
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Dome and Ceiling of the Mosque
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Muṣallā and Windows of the Southern Wall of the Mosque
Exterior
The Mosque with it's Minaret (Before 2012)
Historical Images of the Sultan Suleiman Fortress and the Older Mosque
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An image of the mosque's minaret, which is part of the fortress wall, in 1345 Lunar Hijri
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The old area of the mosque in aerial images - west and northwest of Masjid al-Nabawi
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General view of Medina in 1880 CE and 1297 Lunar Hijri, showing in order: 1. Bāb al-Shāmī Tower 2. Dome and Minaret of Uthman Mosque 3. Bāb al-Shāmī 4. Sultaniyya Fortress
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General view of Medina, showing Sultaniyya Fortress, Bāb al-Shāmī, and Masjid al-Nabawi
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On the left side of the image, the old minaret and dome of the mosque are visible.
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The above image shows the distance of the Muṣallā mosques from one of the corners of the current Masjid al-Nabawi building.
See Also
Notes
- ↑ Masājid al-Atharīyah, p. 261
- ↑ Masājid al-Atharīyah, p. 262
- ↑ Masājid al-Atharīyah, p. 261
- ↑ https://www.okaz.com.sa/local/na/1526706
- ↑ Fuṣūl min Tārīkh al-Madīnah al-Munawwarah, p. 52
- ↑ Waṣf al-Madīnah al-Munawwarah, p. 16
- ↑ Tārīkh Ma'ālim al-Madīnah al-Munawwarah Qadīman wa Ḥadīthan, p. 138 and 134
- ↑ Ma'ālim al-Madīnah al-Munawwarah Bayna al-'Imārah wa al-Tārīkh, part 4, vol. 2, p. 85 and 78
- ↑ Ma'ālim al-Madīnah al-Munawwarah Bayna al-'Imārah wa al-Tārīkh, part 4, vol. 2, p. 76.
- ↑ Ma'ālim al-Madīnah al-Munawwarah Bayna al-'Imārah wa al-Tārīkh, part 4, vol. 2, p. 87.
- ↑ Masājid al-Atharīyah, p. 262
- ↑ Masājid al-Atharīyah, p. 261
References
- Masājid al-Atharīya, Muḥammad Ilyās ʿAbd al-Ghanī, 1418 AH, Maṭābiʿ al-Rashīd bi-l-Madīnat al-Munawwara, second edition, 1419 AH.
- Tārīkh Maʿālim al-Madīnat al-Munawwara Qadīman wa Ḥadīthan, Khayārī, Aḥmad Yāsīn Aḥmad. 1419 AH. one vol. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: al-Mamlakat al-ʿArabīyat al-Saʿūdīya. al-Amānat al-ʿĀmmat li-l-Iḥtifāl bi-Murūr Miʾat ʿĀm ʿalā Taʾsīs al-Mamlakah.
- Waṣf al-Madīnat al-Munawwara, ʿAlī b. Mūsā, Maṭbaʿat Nahḍat Miṣr.
- Maʿālim al-Madīnat al-Munawwara bayn al-ʿImāra wa l-Tārīkh, ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz Kaʿkī, Medina, publisher: author, 2011 CE.
- Fuṣūl min Tārīkh al-Madīnat al-Munawwara, ʿAlī Ḥāfiẓ, publisher: author. third edition 1417 AH-1996 CE.





