Mazin Bin Ghadoubah Mosque

Mazin Bin Ghadoubah Mosque
Masjid Al-Miḍmār[1]
مَسْجِد مَازِن بِن غَضُوْبَة
مَسْجِد ٱلْمِضْمَار
The mosque in 2006
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Ecclesiastical or organisational statusMosque
StatusActive
Location
LocationSamail, Muscat, Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate
CountryOman
Location of the mosque in Oman
Mazin Bin Ghadoubah Mosque (Middle East)
Mazin Bin Ghadoubah Mosque (West and Central Asia)
Interactive map of Mazin Bin Ghadoubah Mosque
Masjid Al-Miḍmār[1]
Coordinates23°18′41″N 58°00′38.23″E / 23.31139°N 58.0106194°E / 23.31139; 58.0106194
Architecture
FounderMazin bin Ghadouba
Completedc. 627 C.E.
MaterialsStone and marble

The Mazin Bin Ghadoubah Mosque (Arabic: مَسْجِد مَازِن بِن غَضُوْبَة, romanizedMasjid Māzin Bin Ġaḍūbah), also known as Masjid Al-Miḍmār (Arabic: مَسْجِد ٱلْمِضْمَار), is a mosque located in Samail, Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. Founded by Māzin bin Al-Ghaḍūbah the Omani companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad,[2] and completed in c. 627 C.E., it is the oldest mosque in the country.[1] Built in stone and marble, the mosque was restored and renovated in 1979 and in 2017.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b ""المضمار" أول المساجد العمانية". Al Khaleej (in Arabic). December 3, 2008. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  2. ^ "Hazrat Mazin bin Ghadooba r.a: The First Muslim in Oman". Aal-e-Qutub Aal-e-Syed Abdullah Shah Ghazi. n.d. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
  3. ^ Kothaneth, Lakshmi (April 17, 2023). "Mazin bin Ghadouba Mosque: The first mosque in Oman". Oman Daily Observer. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
  4. ^ Atchison-Day, Susan (2020). The Expansion of Christianity in the Pre-Islamic Middle East: from Edessa to 'Uman (Master of Arts thesis). The University of Arizona. pp. 110–111. ProQuest 2415006734. Retrieved July 19, 2025.

Further reading

  • Al-Asqalani, Ibn Hajar (1995). Al-Ișābh Fī Tmyyz Asșḥābh (in Arabic). Beirut: Dār Al-kutub al-'ilmi'yah.
  • Al-Bațashy, Saif (2004). Itḥāf Al-A'yān Fi Tārik Ba'ḍu 'ulamā Oman (in Arabic) (2nd ed.). Muscat, Oman: Office of the Special Adviser to His Majesty the Sultan for Religious and historical Affairs.
  • Ibn Al-Athir (1994). Usad Al Ghabah Fi Ma'rifat Al Sahabah (in Arabic). Beirut: Dar al-Kutab.