Queen Arwa Mosque
Historic mosque in Jiblah, Yemen
Key facts
- Built
- 1111
- Foundation/Institution
- Erva es-Süleyhî
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Overview
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The Queen Arwa Mosque is a historic mosque in the town of Jiblah (Jibla), in Yemen's Ibb Governorate. It was commissioned by Queen Arwa bint Ahmad al-Sulayhi and is regarded as one of the oldest ancient mosques of Yemen. It is also known as Hurrat-ul-Malikah Mosque, a name derived from the queen's common epithet Al-Malika Al-Hurra, meaning "The Noble Queen". In Arabic its full name is Masjid al-Malika Arwa bint Ahmad al-Sulayhi.
History
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The mosque was built under Queen Arwa al-Sulayhi. Our record gives 1111 as the year of construction, while the sources describe building as a process spread over a longer period; the English source gives the years 1056 to 1111.
The queen's tomb later became a site of pilgrimage.
From Wikipedia
The Mosque of Queen Arwa bint Ahmad Al-Sulayhi (Arabic: مَسْجِد ٱلْمَلِكَة أَرْوَى بِنْت أَحْمَد ٱلصُّلَيْحِي, romanized: Masjid Al-Malikah Arwā bint Aḥmad Aṣ-Ṣulayḥī), or simply the Queen Arwa Mosque, is a historical mosque in Jibla, Yemen. It was built between 1056 and 1111 C.E. by Queen Arwa al-Sulayhi and her tomb had later become the site of pilgrimage. It retains its importance as one of the oldest ancient Yemeni mosques. It is also known as Hurrat-ul-Malikah Mosque, as the queen was often referred to as Al-Malika Al-Hurra, which means "The Noble Queen".
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Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%84%D9%83%D8%A9_%D8%A3%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%89_%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%AA_%D8%A3%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%AD%D9%8A
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Arwa_Mosque
Wikipedia (fr): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosqu%C3%A9e_de_la_Reine_Arwa
Wikipedia (ru): https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D1%8F%D1%82%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%8C_(%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%B8%D0%B1%D0%BB%D0%B0)
Wikipedia (ur): https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D9%85%D9%84%DA%A9%DB%81_%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%88%DB%8C_%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%AA_%D8%A7%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF_%D8%B5%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%AD%DB%8C