Imam Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab Mosque | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
Location | |
Location | Doha, Qatar |
Architecture | |
Type | Mosque |
Style | Islamic |
Completed | 2011 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 30,000 |
Dome(s) | 90 |
Minaret(s) | 1 |
Materials | Sandstone |
Imam Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab Mosque (also called the Qatar State Mosque) is the national mosque of Qatar. It is named after Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab, a Sunni Muslim preacher, scholar, and theologian from the Najd region in central Arabia, [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] founder of the Islamic revivalist and reformist movement known as Wahhabism. [1] [2] [3] [4] [7] [8]
The mosque is built in traditional Arab style with modern features. [6] Spanning an expansive area of 175,164 square meters, the mosque features a centrally air-conditioned hall where up to 11,000 men can comfortably participate in prayers. Additionally, a generously sized enclosure adjacent to the central hall accommodates 1,200 women. The mosque boasts three primary entrances and 17 side entrances. The central hall is adorned with 28 large domes, while the outer quadrangle is crowned with 65 domes. [9] On the whole the mosque can hold a congregation of 30,000 people. [6] The mosque building is divided horizontally starting from the eastern side, ascending towards the Qiblah to the outer courtyard, the arcades, the inner courtyard "the mosque courtyard" and finally the prayer hall "the prayer hall". The total built-up area of the mosque building reaches "19,565" square meters, while the outer courtyard extends over an area of "14,953" square meters, and connects the level of external facilities with the level of the mosque courtyard via steps and ramps for people with special needs from the three sides. The mosque includes ablution areas for men and women. The design of water services was inspired by the design of one of the traditional freshwater resources in Qatar.
The mosque is illuminated and decorated by 28 multi-layered circular copper chandeliers suspended at a height of 14 meters. The audio systems are highly advanced, self-controlled and directed, to reduce and process the echo of sound to the lowest possible level. The mosque also includes a fixed network of cameras that provide live television broadcasting faster and easier at any time. The mosque's parking spaces can accommodate approximately 3,000 cars, whether in open or covered areas. The mosque is surrounded by a green belt of trees covering an area of 47,362 square meters. [10] Polished earth-colored marble covers the floor of the mosque's courtyard and arcades, while the arcades are shaded by 65 small domes from which copper chandeliers hang, illuminating the arcades at night. The four windows on the southern wall are centered on the mihrab and the pulpit. The height of the mihrab from the inside is 11 meters and is covered with white marble, with the name of Allah in the middle of its upper part. The mihrab is decorated from the outside with two small domes, bringing the number of domes in the mosque to 96 domes, including the domes of the prayer hall, the arcades, the mihrab, and the dome of the minaret. [11]
Born to a family of jurists, [12] Ibn ʿAbd al-Wahhab's early education consisted of learning a fairly standard curriculum of orthodox jurisprudence according to the Hanbali school of Islamic law, which was the school most prevalent in his area of birth. [12] He promoted strict adherence to traditional Islamic law, proclaiming the necessity of returning directly to the Quran and ḥadīth literature rather than relying on medieval interpretations, and insisted that every Muslim – male and female – personally read and study the Quran. [13] He opposed taqlid (blind following) and called for the use of ijtihad (independent legal reasoning through research of scripture). [14] [15]
Being given religious training under various Sunni Muslim scholars during his travels to Hejaz and Basra, Ibn ʿAbd al-Wahhab gradually became opposed to certain rituals and practices such as the visitation to and veneration of the shrines and tombs of Muslim saints, [16] [12] [17] which he condemned as heretical religious innovation or even idolatry. [12] [17] [18] [19] While being known as a Hanbali jurist, Ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab minimized reliance on medieval legal manuals, instead engaging in direct interpretation of religious scriptures, based on the principles of Hanbali jurisprudence. [20] His call for social reforms was based on the key doctrine of tawhid (oneness of God), and was greatly inspired by the treatises of classical scholars Ibn Taymiyya (d. 728 A.H/ 1328 C.E) and Ibn Qayyim (d. 751 A.H/ 1350 C.E). [21] [22]
Despite being opposed or rejected by some of his contemporary critics amongst the religious clergy, [23] [12] [19] [24] Ibn ʿAbd al-Wahhab charted a religio-political pact with Muhammad bin Saud to help him to establish the Emirate of Diriyah, the first Saudi state, [16] [25] and began a dynastic alliance and power-sharing arrangement between their families which continues to the present day in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. [16] [26] [27] The Al ash-Sheikh, Saudi Arabia's leading religious family, are the descendants of Ibn ʿAbd al-Wahhab, [26] [28] [27] and have historically led the ulama in the Saudi state, [27] [29] dominating the state's clerical institutions. [27] [30]
The mosque was opened in 2011, with the Emir of Qatar presiding over the occasion. [5] [6] In 2012, the mosque banned children from entering the mosque during tarawih prayers in the month of Ramadhan. This resulted in parents arguing with security staff. [31]
A female worshiper accompanying a toddler complained that they were turned away from sunset prayers (when the mosque was fairly empty). When she protested, she was offered a prayer rug and shown to a corner near the ablution room, but was still not allowed to go upstairs to pray. [32] Male worshipers had similar complaints. [32]
In 2013 the ban was reinstated, causing further outrage among mosque attendees. [31]
Mohamad al-Arefe said that Syria jihad is incumbent and did apologia for the militant Islamist group al-Nusra Front, visiting the Imam Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab Mosque. [33]
Zaghloul El-Naggar engaged in 9/11 denial and spoke twice in the Imam Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab Mosque. [33]
In a Sermon at Imam Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab Mosque, Sa'ad Ateeq al-Ateeq delivered a sermon, calling for the end of Jews and Christians by the hands of God and called for Muslims and Islam to be exalted by God in February 2013. [34] [35] On 2 October 2013, at the Imam Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab Mosque, Sa'ad Ateeq al-Ateeq again called for the destruction of Christians and Jews and called for Muslims and Islam to be exalted. [36] In February 2014, the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs (Qatar) tweeted that the Imam Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab Mosque was hosting another sermon by al-Ateeq. [37] On 6 July 2014, during Ramadan, al-Ateeq preached at the Imam Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab Mosque. [38] On 9 July 2014 al-Ateeq also gave another Ramadan sermon at the Imam Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab Mosque. [39] Sa'ad Ateeq al-Ateeq has called for the destruction of Shias, Christians, Nusayris (Alawites), and Jews and called for Muslims and Islam to be exalted in the Imam Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab Mosque in January 2015. [40] [41] This was advertised on the website of the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs (Qatar) [42] and on the official Twitter account of the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs (Qatar) [43] His January 2015 sermon in the Imam Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab Mosque was advertised by al-Ateeq on his Twitter. [44] The Foundation for Defense of Democracies, [45] The Daily Beast , [46] and Foreign Policy magazine have run articles on Al-Ateeq and his views, with Foreign Policy having compiled a large documentation of his government sponsored activities at this Mosque. [47]
In 2017, there has been a request published on the Saudi Arabian newspaper Okaz signed by 200 descendants of Ibn Abd al-Wahhab to change the name of the mosque, because according to their statement "it does not carry its true Salafi path", even though most Qataris adhere to the Salafi brand of Sunni Islam. [48] [49] [50]
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