Mazin Bin Ghadoubah Mosque

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Mazin Bin Ghadoubah Mosque
Masjid Al-Miḍmār [1]
مَسْجِد مَازِن بِن غَضُوْبَة
مَسْجِد ٱلْمِضْمَار
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The mosque in 2006
Religion
Affiliation Islam
Ecclesiastical or organisational status Mosque
StatusActive
Location
Location Samail, Muscat, Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate
CountryFlag of Oman.svg  Oman
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Location of the mosque in Oman
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Mazin Bin Ghadoubah Mosque (Middle East)
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Mazin Bin Ghadoubah Mosque (West and Central Asia)
Mazin Bin Ghadoubah Mosque
Geographic coordinates 23°18′4.11″N57°59′25.28″E / 23.3011417°N 57.9903556°E / 23.3011417; 57.9903556
Architecture
FounderMazin bin Ghadouba
Completedc. 627 C.E.
Materials Stone and marble

The Mazin Bin Ghadoubah Mosque (Arabic : مَسْجِد مَازِن بِن غَضُوْبَة‎, romanized: Masjid Māzin Bin Ġaḍūbah), also known as Masjid Al-Miḍmār (Arabic : مَسْجِد ٱلْمِضْمَار‎), is a mosque located in Samail, in the Muscat Region of the Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate, in the Sultanate of Oman. Founded by Māzin bin Al-Ghaḍūbah  [ ar ] the Omani companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, [2] and completed in c. 627 C.E., it is the oldest mosque in the country. [1] Built in stone and marble, the mosque was restored and renovated in 1979 and in 2017. [3] [4]

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  1. 1 2 ""المضمار" أول المساجد العمانية". Al Khaleej (in Arabic). December 3, 2008. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Hazrat Mazin bin Ghadooba r.a: The First Muslim in Oman". Aal-e-Qutub Aal-e-Syed Abdullah Shah Ghazi. n.d. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
  3. ↑ Kothaneth, Lakshmi (April 17, 2023). "Mazin bin Ghadouba Mosque: The first mosque in Oman". Oman Daily Observer . Retrieved July 19, 2025.
  4. ↑ Atchison-Day, Susan (2020). The Expansion of Christianity in the Pre-Islamic Middle East: from Edessa to 'Uman (Master of Arts thesis). The University of Arizona. pp. 110–111. ProQuest   2415006734 . Retrieved July 19, 2025.

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