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Abdullah Ibn Abbas Mosque, Ta'if

Also known as: Abdullah Ibn Abbas Mosque, Ta'if

mosque in al-Ta'if, Saudi Arabia

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The Abdullah Ibn Abbas Mosque is a historic mosque in the city of Ta'if, in Makkah Province in western Saudi Arabia. It stands in the Historic District on Al Salamah Street. It is named after Abdullah ibn Abbas, a Companion of the Prophet and a scholar, whose tomb lies next to the mosque; one source places it within the mosque grounds. The mosque is counted among the well-known historic places of Ta'if.

History

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According to the Arabic source, the mosque was built in 592 AH during the reign of the Abbasid caliph al-Nasir li-Din Allah Abu al-Abbas Ahmad ibn al-Mustadi'. It takes its name from its location beside the tomb of Abdullah ibn Abbas.

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The Abd Allah ibn al-Abbas Mosque (Arabic: مَسْجِد عَبْد ٱللَّٰه ٱبْن ٱلْعَبَّاس, romanized: Masjid ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-ʿAbbās) is a historical mosque located in the city of Taif within the Mecca Province of western Saudi Arabia. The mosque is named after Ibn Abbas, who is buried within the grounds of the mosque.

Source: Wikipedia, article “Abd Allah ibn al-Abbas Mosque”; quoted unchanged under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence. Read more on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0

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