al-Rayah Mosque (Mecca)

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The Masjid al-Rayah (مسجد الراية), from Arabic "Mosque of the Banner", referring to the war banner of Prophet Muhammad at the Conquest of Mecca (فتح مكة), is a small memorial mosque in the Shi'b 'Aamir (Valley of 'Aamir). It is located in the as-Sulaymaniyyah district east of the Masjid al-Shajarah and south-east to the historic mosque of the Masjid al-Jinn (مسجد الجن).

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Overview

Islamic historic accounts relate that prophet Muhammad entered the city of Mecca on the day of the Fateh Makkah from here.

The Masjid Shajarah and the al-Mualla Cemetery are located to the west across the Masjid al-Haram Road.

It is a small mosque, evelated a couple feet from the surrounding ground level. The mosque is entered from a gate in the western wall. The modern structure is topped by a dome and a small round minaret.

Brief History

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The mosque is believed to have been first built by 'Abdullah bin Abbas bin Ali bin Abdullah bin Abbas, and subsequently it was rebuilt by Abbasid Caliph al-Mu'atasim circa year 1243 CE (640 Hj.). Dr. Abdul Wahhab Abu Suleiman stated that the mosque was renovated in the year 1973/74 (1394 Hj.) and it was called the King Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Mosque. It was built a modern building topped by a dome and a minare

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