al Mudhmar Mosque

Mosque Name: Al Midhmar Mosque

Country: Oman

City: Sahail

Year of construction (AH): 6

Year of construction (AD): 627

GPS: 23.311637° 58.010857°

Gibson Classification: Unknown

Rebuilt facing Mecca: 1979

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**Description:**

*There has been a lot of confusion about this mosque and the accompanying tomb. When it was first reported to me, I was told it was on the north side of the street. Later investigations have proven that it is on the south side of the street. Therefore it was wrongly entered into the database at that time. Since Covid19 restrictions have limited travel, I have not been able to personally visit this mosque. I plan to go there as soon as I can. I apologize to anyone who used the early data for this particular mosque. This proves to me that I must rely only on my own personal investigations and those of other qualified trusted acholars. Since the mosque in the photo is a modern building, I will try and obtain information on the dates when this mosque was rebuilt over the years.-*Dan Gibson, 2018

Mazin Bin Ghadoubawas the first Omani to be called to the Islamic faith. Here is some of his story: Mazin was born in Samail and he became Muslim in the sixth century AH. The story of his conversion to Islam is famous in Oman. Before he became Muslim, he was pagan like the other Omanis in that era and he had his own fetish which was called ”Bajer”. One day, Mazin’s mother was very ill and about to die. During that time he asked his fetish to heal his mother by giving him the oblation. When Mazin returned to his home, he found that his mother had died. Mazin was angry and he decided to break his fetish. Mazin broke the fetish. Then he knew that it could not hurt or save him. In fact, he believed that it was not a god at all.

After this, Mazin heard about the prophet Mohammed in Madinah and he decided to travel to see him. When Mazin met the prophet, he loved Islam and asked the prophet to ask Allah to bless Oman. The prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, asked Allah to protect Oman from enemies and to become a safe and rich country. Mazin also asked him to ask Allah to make him a good and pure man.

When Mazin returned to Oman, he was enthusiastic to spread Islam in Oman. He came back with messages from the Messenger of Allah and built the first mosque called ‘Masjid Al Midhmar’ (Mosque of Mazin) and succeeded in bringing Islam to the people of Oman. This mosque was restored in 1979 with the same architectural and engineering design as the earlier mosque but this time with a corrected Qibla towards Mecca.