Mosque Name: Jawatha Mosque
Country: Saudi Arabia
City: Al-Kilabiyah
Year of construction (AH): 8 AH
Year of construction (AD): 629 AD
GPS: 25°28’11” N 49°40’43” E
Gibson Classification: unknown
Rebuilt facing Mecca: 9th century
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Description:
The Jawatha Mosque is located in the village of Al-Kilabiyah, about 12 km northeast of Hofuf, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia. It was the earliest mosque built in east Arabia and most of the original structure is in ruins but the site is still used for prayer.
It was built in the seventh year of hijra at the hands of the Bani Abd al-Qays tribe which lived there before and early in the Islamic period. This mosque is believed to be the first mosque built in Eastern Province and is where the second Friday congregation prayer in Islam was offered, the first being held at the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina. When the Hajr Al Aswad (Black Stone) was stolen from Mecca by the Qarmatians, it was apparently kept in this mosque for nearly 22 years.
Most of the mosque’s original structure has been lost and it remains in danger of collapse. Only five small mud-brick arches remain. The visible ruins probably date from around the 9th century AD. The mosque’s current structure’s design is similar to the design of Masmak fort in Saudi Arabia. It is impossible to determine how the original mosque faced.
The Jawatha mosque was rebuilt in the 9th century to face Mecca. The original qibla direction is unknown
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