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Masjid Qubbat Bayt Az-Zum

Mosque in Jiblah, Yemen

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Masjid Qubbat Bayt Az-Zum, also known as the Mosque of the Dome of Sheikh Ya'qub az-Zum, is a historic mosque in the town of Jiblah in Ibb Province, Yemen. It is also described as a tourist attraction. Its plan follows the large-dome type, in which a single dome covers the qibla portico. It is noted as one of two mosques that keep to this layout. The other, which bears the same name, stands in the Habish district, in the village of Zalmat Habish northwest of Ibb city.

History

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The mosque was established in 921 AH, which falls in the 16th century. Its founder had a separate endowment document drawn up for it. The document precisely defined the lands and properties endowed to the mosque. It also set out how the revenues were to be spent: on the mosque itself, its caretaker, its teachers and orphans, and on the running of its services.

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The Qubbat az-Zum Mosque (Arabic: مَسْجِد قُبَّة ٱلزُّوْم, romanized: Masjid Qubbat az-Zūm; Arabic: مَسْجِد قُبَّة بَيْت ٱلزُّوْم, romanized: Masjid Qubbat Bayt az-Zūm) is a historical mosque and tourist attraction located in the Yemeni town of Jiblah. It was built in the 16th century by a man named Sheikh Ya'qub.

Source: Wikipedia, article “Qubbat az-Zum Mosque”; quoted unchanged under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence. Read more on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0

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