Mellala Mosque
| Mellala Mosque | |
|---|---|
مسجد ملالة | |
Béjaia, Algeria | |
| Geographic coordinates | 36°42′49″N 5°01′14″E / 36.71354°N 5.02055°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque |
| Style | Hammadid, Moorish |
| Founder | Ibn Tumart |
| Date established | circa 1120 CE |
Mellala Mosque(
Background
The Mosque dates back to the era of the
The sons of Al-Aziz, when they saw Ibn Tomart in Malala, said to him: O jurist, we want to build a mosque for you here.' He said to them, may Allah be pleased with him: 'If you wish, then build a mosque for him here,' and students began to come to it from everywhere to pray.
Architecture
Bejaia, hence locals refer to him as Sidi Yahya Abi Qubrayn.[5]
The old mosque was demolished and replaced by a new one, nearly identical in size to the original, known as
Bejaia
, alongside the Casbah Mosque and the Abu Zakariyya Mosque.
Ibn Tumart
Ulamas to converse with the jurist "Al-Sous" (a nickname given to Ibn Tumart), who was involved in the incident. They gathered at one of their houses, brought food and drinks, and did invite one of their colleagues to bring the imam from the Mellala mosque that he frequented. He refused their invitation. They then sent the scribe Omar bin Filful, who succeeded in persuading him with kindness and attempted to convince him to stop from denouncing the sins. The debate ended with the Imam prevailing over his opponents in the city.[4]
There are other noteworthy testimonies,
Hammadid Emir expelled him.[1] Al-Zarqashi narrated that Ibn Tumart moved to Bejaia, where the governor was Al-Aziz ibn Al-Mansur ibn Al-Nasir ibn Alnas ibn Hamad Al-Sanhaji and sat on a rock by the roadside near the lands of Malala, which is still known to this day (meaning during the lifetime of the author).[7]
References
- ^ a b عبد الواحد المراكشي (1949). المعجب في تلخيص أخبار المغرب. Cairo: مطبعة الاستقامة. p. 202.
- ^ Rachid Bourouiba. The Hammadid State: Its History and Civilization (in Arabic). p. 210.
- ^ a b Mohammed al-Baydhaq. A complete edition of the news of Al-Mahdi Ibn Tumart and the beginning of the Almohad state. p. 13.
- ^ a b c Hady Roger idris. The book "Al-Dawla Al-Sanhajiyya: A History of Ifriqiya during the Era of the Zirid Dynasty - From the 10th to the 12th Century CE. p. 386.
- ^ a b c d AZZOUG_ABDELKRIM. The Islamic archaeological landmarks of Bejaia and its surroundings (in Arabic). p. 43.
- ISBN 978-2-252-01545-2.
- ^ Al-Zarkashi. The History of the Almohad and Hafsid States (in Arabic). p. 12.
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