Three mosques associated with the battle of Uhud: their importance, history and architecture
This article discusses the importance, history and architecture of three mosques associated with the Uhud battle. The mosques are: masjid al-Fash, masjid al-Dir‘ and masjid al-Mustarah. These mosques are of a number of thronged landmarks found at or near the Uhud battlefield. The article con...
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IIUM Press
2023
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/107065/7/107064_Quba%E2%80%9F%20mosque%20through%20the%20eyes%20of%20non-Muslim%20travellers.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/107065/ https://journals.iium.edu.my/al-itqan/index.php/al-itqan/article/view/259/154 |
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| Summary: | This article discusses the importance, history and architecture of three
mosques associated with the Uhud battle. The mosques are: masjid al-Fash,
masjid al-Dir‘ and masjid al-Mustarah. These mosques are of a number of
thronged landmarks found at or near the Uhud battlefield. The article
concludes that the three mosques, though historically and to some extent
architecturally remarkable, do not contain any corresponding religious
significance. They are mere historical buildings commemorating certain,
however critical, historical events and their sites. Thus, the mosques are not to
be promoted from the level of historicity to that of religiosity, and are to be
neither spiritualized nor ritualized. The mosques convey a number of lessons
in the history of the nascent Madinah society, as well as in the nature of the
development of Islamic culture and civilization. The research method adopted
is interdisciplinary in character; it is a blend of descriptive, analytical and
historical methods. A variety of sources, both primary and secondary, have
been used. A field visit to the three mosques has also been performed. |
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