Mazin Bin Ghadoubah Mosque
Mazin Bin Ghadoubah Mosque | |
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![]() The mosque in 2006 | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Islam |
Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Mosque |
Status | Active |
Location | |
Location | Samail, Muscat, Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate |
Country | Oman |
![]() ![]() Location of the mosque in Oman | |
Geographic coordinates | 23°18′04″N 57°59′25″E / 23.301142246376237°N 57.99035603664095°E |
Architecture | |
Founder | Mazin bin Ghadouba |
Completed | c. 627 CE |
Materials | Stone; marble |
The Mazin Bin Ghadoubah Mosque, also known as Masjid Māzin and Masjid Al-Midhmar, is a mosque located in Samail, in the Muscat region of the Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate, in the Sultanate of Oman. Founded by Mazin bin Ghadouba, the first Omani Muslim,[1] and completed in c. 627 CE, it is the oldest mosque in the country. Built in stone and marble, the mosque was restored and renovated in 1979 and in 2017.[2][3]
See also
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ Kothaneth, Lakshmi (April 17, 2023). "Mazin bin Ghadouba Mosque: The first mosque in Oman". Oman Observer. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
- ^ 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.
Further reading
- Al-Asqalani, Ibn Hajar (1995). Al-Ișābh Fī Tmyyz Asșḥābh (in Arabic). Beirut: Dār Al-kutub al-'ilmi'yah.
- Al-Bațashy, Saif (2004). Itḥāf Al-A'yān Fi Tārik Ba'ḍu 'ulamā Oman (in Arabic) (2nd ed.). Muscat, Oman: Office of the Special Adviser to His Majesty the Sultan for Religious and historical Affairs.
- Ibn Al-Athir (1994). Usad Al Ghabah Fi Ma'rifat Al Sahabah (in Arabic). Beirut: Dar al-Kutab.