The Grand Mosque of Tangier
About the place
- Country : Morocco , Tangier
- Address : Rue de la Marine, Tangier, Morocco
- Category : Mosques
The Grand Mosque of Tangier
Grande Mosquée de Tanger
Overview:
The Grand Mosque of Tangier is located near the Souk El Dakhil Square.
The Grand Mosque of Tangier is considered the second mosque built in the city during the reign of Sultan "Moulay Suleiman" in the year 1233 AD, after the construction of the Kasbah Mosque, which was built in the seventeenth century after the restoration of Tangier from the hand of the English occupation in the seventeenth century.
It was converted into a church during the Portuguese colonial period, after its restoration in 1684 AD.
Architectural Description:
The Grand Mosque of Tangier is distinguished by its splendor and the richness of its decorations, as all the decorative arts of mosaics, glazes, dyeing, engraving, carving and writing on wood and gypsum were used.
The Grand Mosque contains a prayer house consisting of three halls parallel to the qibla wall and a courtyard surrounded on each side by two porticos; Thus, it is considered a model for Alawite mosques known for their simple architecture.
Historic overview:
The Grand Mosque passed a period during which lessons were not interrupted, as more than ten daily lessons of jurisprudence, grammar, rhetoric, hadith, speech, logic and origins were held, and one of its most famous orators historically was the judge “Abu al-Baqa Khalid al-Omari.”
In the days of the political crisis that existed between Moroccan nationalism and France, several oratory festivals were held.
The Grand Mosque was also the headquarters of the national movement, from which protests against colonialism were launched, and where seminars were held; Even the community’s news of deaths, marriage, or the sale of real estate or land, occurs on the door of the mosque after the Friday prayer.
When the first Islamic institute was established in the Grand Mosque in 1947, regular students received cash grants every month from its budget, in addition to the daily bread.
Resources:
Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs website
Website of the Ministry of Culture of Morocco
tanja24 website
hespress website
