The Bay'ah Mosque (Arabic: مسجد البيعة), also known as the Mosque of 'Aqaba Hill and the Aqabah Mosque, is a Sunni Islam mosque, located outside Mecca in Saudi Arabia,[1][2] below the Wadi Mina.
It was built at the request of Caliph Abu Ja'far al-Mansur in 761 CE at the site of al-Bay'ah, i.e. the place where the Islamic prophet Muhammad met with the Ansar (the supporters), and they took the pledge ('bay'ah', hence the name) of 'Aqaba.
The mosque has an open courtyard.
See also
References
- ^ MENAFN. "Prince Mohammed Bin Salman Project For Development Of Historical Mosques To Renovate 1300-Year-Old Al-Bay'ah Mosque In Makkah". menafn.com. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
- ^ Amir, Salam Al (August 28, 2022). "Early mosques are focus of Saudi Arabia's latest renovation project". The National. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
External links
Media related to Bay'ah Mosque at Wikimedia Commons
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