Sidi Boumediene Mosque (Arabic: مسجد شعيب أبو مدين) or the Worshipper's Mosque (Arabic: مسجد العباد) is a historic Islamic religious complex In Tlemcen, Algeria, dedicated to the influential Sufi saint Abu Madyan. Abu Madyan was hailed from Seville and contributed greatly to the spread of tasawwuf in the Maghreb region.
| Sidi Boumediene Mosque | |
|---|---|
مسجد شعيب أبو مدين | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Branch/tradition | Sunni |
| Location | |
| Location | Tlemcen, Algeria |
| Geographic coordinates | 34°52′40.2″N 1°17′22.7″W / 34.877833°N 1.289639°W |
| Architecture | |
| Type | mosque |
| Style | Moorish |
| Founder | Abu al-Hasan |
| Date established | 1339 |
History
editThe mosque was founded by the Marinid rulers in 1339. The madrasa was founded eight years after the mosque, where Ibn Khaldun had taught once.[1] Dar al-Sultan palace was established as well in the lower point of the complex, where the sultans stayed during their visit to the mosque.[2] The Sidi al-Haloui Mosque, built in 1353, was closely modelled on it.[3][4]
Architecture
editThe complex contains several religious buildings including the mosque, mausoleum, madrasa and the hamam. The mosque has the main entrance resembling that of the several other Moorish architectures from Córdoba to Kairouan. The entrance leads to the gallery of plaster paintings. On top of the dome exists muqarnas. It continues to the stairs which resemble that of the Puerta del Sol, Toledo. The wooden doors are decorated with bronze, and they lead to the sahn with the fountain in the middle and surrounded by corridors and prayer hall.
Gallery
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Main entrance -
Minaret of the mosque -
Prayer hall, 1889-1890 -
Overview, 1889-1890 -
The mosque, painted by Fritz von Dardel in 1886
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Madrasa Sidi Abu Madyan Archived 2018-01-07 at the Wayback Machine. Archnet. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
- ^ Dar al-Sultan Archived 2020-12-27 at the Wayback Machine. Archnet. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
- ^ Lafer, Ali. "Sidi al-Haloui Mosque". Discover Islamic Art, Museum With No Frontiers. Archived from the original on 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
- ^ Marçais, Georges (1954). L'architecture musulmane d'Occident. Paris: Arts et métiers graphiques. p. 278.
Bibliography
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- Georges Marçais, L’architecture musulmane d’occident, Tunisie, Algérie, Espagne et Sicile, Paris, Arts et Métiers Graphiques, 1954, p.276
- Georges Marçais, Les villes d'art célèbres. Tlemcen, éd. du Tell, Blida, 2003, rééd. de l'ouvrage paru en 1950 à la Librairie Renouard (Paris)