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The history of the
Mosque
It was rebuild in the first
century after Hijra.
The historical references claims
that this location was the house of the prophet
Edris ( PBUH ) , then the house of the prophet
Abraham ( PBUH ) , and thirdly the house of Al-Kider
( PBUH ).
The mosque has many names like
Al-bir ( charity ), because it blessed , Abdul Qais
, Bin Dhafra , Al-Sahla Mosque. The area of the
mosque is about ( 17500 m2).
The mosque is rectangular with (
140 M ) length and ( 125 M ) width.
It is surrounded with high wall ,
the wall is supported with half-circular towers and
each tower is ( 7 M ).
The mosque has seventeen
entrances and the southern side is the main location
for praying.
In the middle of the eastern side
there is the minaret and beside it there is the main
entrance for the mosque.
There is another entrance in the
northern side of the wall. |
