Aqsab Mosque
Also known as: Aqsab Mosque
Mosque in Damascus, Syria
Key facts
- Built
- 1234
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Overview
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The Aqsab Mosque is a Sunni mosque and mausoleum in Damascus dating to the Ayyubid period. It stands outside the walls of the old city, near the Bab al-Salam gate, in the Sarujiyya area. It is also known as the Al-Sadat Mosque, and its Arabic name is usually rendered as the "Mosque of the Sugarcanes". An inscription above the door of the mausoleum indicates that the tomb is dedicated to the seven Companions of the Prophet Muhammad, referred to as Aqsab al-Sadat. Today the building lies in the Masjid Aqsab neighbourhood, near Al-Malek Faisal Street.
History
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According to the record, the mosque was built in 1234, a date consistent with its attribution to the Ayyubid period.
From Wikipedia
The Aqsab Mosque or Al-Aqsab Mosque (Arabic: جَامِع الْأَقْصَاب, romanized: Jāmiʿ al-ʾAqṣāb, lit. 'Mosque of the Sugarcanes') or Al-Qasab Mosque (Arabic: جَامِع القصب, romanized: Jāmiʿ al-qaṣab), also known as Al-Sadat Mosque (Arabic: جَامِع السادات, romanized: Jāmiʿ al-Sādāt), is an Ayyubid-era Sunni mosque and mausoleum in Damascus, Syria. The mosque is located on Suq Sarujiyya, outside the walls of the old city, near the Bab al-Salam gate.
The mosque houses a tomb dedicated to Aqsab al-Sadat, or the seven Companions of the Prophet Mohammed, as indicated by an inscription above the mausoleum door.
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