| Sayyidah Ruqayya Mosque مَسْجِد ٱلسَّيِّدة رُقَيَّة | |
|---|---|
 The Mausoleum of Ruqayya bint Husayn | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Twelver Shia Islam |
| Location | |
| Location | Damascus, Syria, Ash-Sham |
| Geographic coordinates | 33°30′48″N 36°18′26″E / 33.51333°N 36.30722°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque |
| Specifications | |
| Dome(s) | 1 |
| Minaret(s) | 1 |
The Sayyidah Ruqayyah Mosque (Arabic: مَسْجِد ٱلسَّيِّدة رُقَيَّة, romanized: Masjid as-Sayyidah Ruqayyah) is located in Damascus, Syria, and contains the grave of Sukainah, also known as "Ruqayyah", the young daughter of Al-Husayn ibn Ali.[1]
Description
According to Shi'ite Islamic narrations that are commemorated every year on the occasion of Ashura, after enduring the Battle of Karbala and the torturous journey to Damascus that followed it, Sukaynah died at the age of four in Yazid's prison, where her body was originally buried. Years later, however, upon the flooding of her gravesite, her grave was reopened and the body was moved to the site where the Masjid now stands.[1] The mosque was built around the mausoleum in 1985 and exhibits a modern version of Iranian architecture, with substantial amount of mirror and gold work. There is a small mosque area adjoining the shrine room, along with a small courtyard in front. This mosque is found a short distance from the Umayyad Mosque and the Al-Hamidiyah Souq in central Damascus.
Gallery
- Sayyidah Ruqayya Mosque
View of the courtyard
Prayer hall
Grave of Sayyidah Ruqayyah
A chandelier in the Masjid
name board on the mosque
Ruqayya mosque dome
Ruqayya mosque entrance
See also
References
External links
Media related to Sayyidah Ruqayya Mosque at Wikimedia Commons
