Mazin Bin Ghadoubah Mosque

Mazin Bin Ghadoubah Mosque
The mosque in 2006
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Ecclesiastical or organisational statusMosque
StatusActive
Location
LocationSamail, Muscat, Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate
CountryOman
Mazin Bin Ghadoubah Mosque is located in Oman
Mazin Bin Ghadoubah Mosque
Location of the mosque in Oman
Geographic coordinates23°18′04″N 57°59′25″E / 23.301142246376237°N 57.99035603664095°E / 23.301142246376237; 57.99035603664095
Architecture
FounderMazin bin Ghadouba
Completedc. 627 CE
MaterialsStone; 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

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ Kothaneth, Lakshmi (April 17, 2023). "Mazin bin Ghadouba Mosque: The first mosque in Oman". Oman Observer. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
  3. ^ 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.