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- 1. Oral Presentation Assignment Name : Muhammad Mirza Qayyum Bin Mohd Shariff Student ID : 0324031 Module : Effec@ve Public Communica@on Intake : March 2015 Lecturer : Mr. Ridhwan Abdullah
- 3. Description • It isaffiliated with Islam • It has 6 domes • It possesses 4 minarets, with each one located at the four corners of the mosque • The mosque can accommodate up to around 20000 worshippers at one time • It has 7 main entrances and 12 subsidiary ones
- 4. Location LOCATED IN THE CITYOF MADINAH
- 5. Background • The firstmosque in the world, hence the oldest. • Its first stones were positioned by the Islamic prophet, Muhammad. • The mosque was subsequently completed by his companions. • The mosque was built just outside of Madinah.
- 6. • Muhammad spentmore than 20 nights in this mosque after migrating, praying qasr while waiting for Ali, who was was settling Muhammad’s affairs back in Mecca. • Ali then left on foot and met up with the Prophet in Quba. • Muhammad made it a habit to come to the Quba Mosque every Saturday, either riding his camel or on foot and offer two raka’at prayers.
- 7. • According tothe Islamic tradition, performing wudu in one’s home and performing two raka’āt prayers in the Quba mosque is equivalent to performing one Umrah. • With this, Muhammad advised the other Muslims to do the same. • Umrah is a pilgrimage to Mecca performed by Muslims that can be done at anytime. Umrah basically means ‘ to visit a populated place ‘.
- 8. • Throughout thecenturies, the Muslims have given the Quba Mosque much attention. • The mosque was renovated by a number of caliphs of different periods such as Caliph Uthman bin Affan, Caliph Omar bin Abdul Aziz and also Abu Yali Al- Husaini. • In the year 555 AH, several additions were made to the mosque by Kamal Al-Din Al- Isfahani. Successive renovations of the mosque took place in the years 671, 733, 840, 881 AH
- 9. • The latestchanges to the mosque were made in the era of Sultan Abdul Majid during the time of the Ottoman Empire. • When Abdel-Wahed El-Wakil was commissioned, in the 20th century, to conceive a larger mosque, he intended to incorporate the old structure into his design. But the old mosque was torn down and replaced with a new one.
- 10. Current State ofQuba Mosque
- 11. Structure/Layout of theBuilding Front Eleva@on Side Eleva@on
- 12. Ground Floor Minbar A raisedplatform at the front area of the mosque. It is from here where speeches are given to the Muslims visiting the Quba Mosque.
- 13. Prayer Hall The centralare for prayer is called a musalla. This area of the mosque is deliberately quite bare, as with other mosques, because the Muslims sit, kneel and bow directly on the floor.
- 14. Minarets Caliph Omar binAbdul Aziz built the mosque’s first minaret. The remaining minarets would be added on at a later date.
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- 17. Ornamentations of Quba Mosque 1.Domes • 6 large domes can be found on the rooftop of the mosque. • Although it is common with many mosques, it holds no spiritual significance and is purely aesthetic.
- 18. 2. Mihrab • Themihrab is an ornamental indentation in the wall of a mosque, which marks the direction of the qiblah. • Usually shaped like a doorway. • It is also decorated with calligraphy to make the space stand out.
- 19. Materials Used • Stoneswere used as the foundation for the mosque • Then, the pillars of the mosques were made by using palm tree trunks.
- 20. Pictures From DifferentAngles of the Prayer Hall
- 21. A clearer viewof the minaret of the mosque, showing the details. An aerial view of the mosque, which shows the inner courtyard of the mosque, minarets and the domes.
- 22. References • hMp://www.3dmekanlar.com/en/masjid-‐al-‐ quba.html • hMp://islam.about.com/od/mosques/tp/ architecture_parts.htm • hMp://www.arabnews.com/news/600996
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