Mu'allaq Mosque
المسجد المعلق
View from northeast with the minaret
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Location
LocationTripoli, North Governorate
CountryLebanon
Architecture
StyleOttoman architecture
Completed1561
Minaret(s)1

The Mu'allaq Mosque is a mosque in Tripoli, Lebanon. It was commissioned by the Ottoman governor of Tripoli Mahmud Lutfi al-Za'im and constructed in 1559[1][2] in the early time of Ottoman Syria under Suleiman the Magnificent. Its name means "hanging mosque" originating in the location of the mosque in the first floor of a structure partly roofing a street.[3] Steps lead up to the entrance of the mosque. Above the door, a foundation inscription on stone is installed mentioning the completion of the mosque in Rabi' al-Awwal of AH 969 (November/December 1561).[4] The mosque has an octagonal minaret that is decorated by two bands of black stone. The minaret is crowned by two levels having a balcony each, the eight windows of the lower balcony are roofed by pointed arches. Next to the mosque, there is a garden that can be reached by steps.[1] The garden is the location of the Mausoleum of Mahmud Lutfi al-Za'im.

References

  1. 1 2 "Jami' al-Mu'allaq". Archnet. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  2. ↑ "Al Mu'allaq Mosque | IRCICA". www.islamicarchitecturalheritage.com. 2020-07-17. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
  3. ↑ El Barazi, Khawla (2019). Cultural heritage management and the impact of tourism: the case of Tripoli (MS). Middle East Technical University.
  4. ↑ The inscription reads: "بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم انما يعمر مساجد الله من امن بالله واليوم الاخر واقام الصلاة واتى الزكاة ولم يخش الا الله فعسى اوليك ان يكونوا من المهتدين انشا هذا الجامع المبارك العبد الفقير محمود ابن المرحوم لطفي الزعيم رحمه الله وكان تمام انشائه في شهر ربيع الاول من شهور سنة تسع وستين وتسعميه." (محمد محمد مرسي علي (6 June 2017). "نصوص الإنشاء و التجديد بالعمائر الدينية بمدينة طرابلس الشام في العصر العثماني : دراسة في المضمون". Abğadīyyāt (in Arabic). 12 (1): ٤٧. doi:10.1163/22138609-01201014. ISSN 1687-8280. Wikidata Q116879300.)
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