The minarets of the Grand Mosque until the end of the Ottoman era: an architectural historical study

Title The minarets of the Grand Mosque until the end of the Ottoman era: an architectural historical study
Author Al-Dajani, Mansour Marzouq Muhammad
Publication Place Beirut, Lebanon - College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Type Book
Language ara,eng
Digital Yes
Manuscript No
Library: Royal Danish Library
Library Asset ID ISSN: 2708-5414, EISSN: 2415-4822, DOI: 10.33193/IJoHSS.31.2022.379
Record ID cdi_emarefa_primary_1491942
Library Location DOAJ Directory of Open Access Journals
Notes Some historical sources mentioned to us what is related to the minarets of the Grand Mosque, including construction, restoration and renovation, and many Eastern and Moroccan travelers described these minarets to us, and their information, descriptions and observations of them varied, but there was no independent study that described the minarets of the Grand Mosque to us in an accurate architectural description, and from here the importance of research in studying the minarets of the Grand Mosque becomes clear, an independent study concerned with the historical and architectural aspects of these minarets. This study aims to identify the origins of the minarets in the Grand Mosque, their architecture, their development, and the restorations and renovations that occurred to them. This study followed the historical survey approach as well as the descriptive analytical approach, by relying on the most important books on the history of Mecca, written by historians, authors, and travelers who came to Mecca in different periods and were eyewitnesses to the architecture of the Grand Mosque, and the additions, repairs, and renovations that occurred to it. Its minaret, and I also adopted the architectural descriptive approach to the minarets of the Grand Mosque through what was stated in the books of historians and travelers. And through the last pictures of the minarets of the Grand Mosque in the late Ottoman era and the beginning of the Saudi era, before they were removed in the first Saudi expansion in the year 1375 AH/1956 AD, and one of the most important results of the study is the diversity and multiplicity of forms of minarets in Islamic architecture. The Grand Mosque did not know minarets except in the Abbasid era, and the first minaret was built during the reign of Abu Jaafar al-Mansur in the year 137 AH/754 AD, and it was a minaret. Umrah Gate, and the names of the minarets of the Grand Mosque are linked to the names of the doors and schools adjacent to them, such as the schools of Sultan Qaytbay and Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent. Some historical sources mentioned to us about the minarets of the Sacred Mosque, in terms of construction, restoration and renovation, and many eastern and Moroccan travelers described these minarets, and their information, descriptions and observations of them varied, except that there was no independent study describing the minarets of the Sacred Mosque with an accurate architectural description, and from here the importance of the research is evident in the study of the minarets of the Grand Mosque, an independent study concerned with the historical and architectural aspects of these minarets. This study aims to identify the emergence of minarets in the Sacred Mosque, its architecture, its development, and the renovations and renovations that have occurred on it. In different periods, they were eyewitnesses to the architecture of the Grand Mosque, and the additions, repairs and renovations that took place in its minarets. it also adopted the architectural descriptive approach to the minarets of the Grand Mosque through what was stated in the books of historians and travelers, and through the last pictures of the minarets of the Grand Mosque in the late Ottoman era, and the beginnings of the Saudi era, and that was before its removal in the first Saudi expansion in the year 1375 AH / 1956 AD, and one of the most important results of the study is the diversity and multiplicity of forms of minarets in Islamic architecture. the door of Umrah, and the names of the minarets of the Grand Mosque are linked to the names of the doors and the schools adjacent to them, such as the schools of Sultan Qaytbay and Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent.
Görüntüle al-Majallah al-duwalīyah lil-ʻulūm al-insānīyah wa-al-ijtimāʻīyah, 2022, Vol.2022 (31), p.57-72
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The minarets of the Grand Mosque until the end of the Ottoman era: an architectural historical study

Author Al-Dajani, Mansour Marzouq Muhammad
Publication Place Beirut, Lebanon - College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Type Book
Language ara,eng
Digital Yes
Manuscript No
Library Royal Danish Library
Library Asset ID ISSN: 2708-5414, EISSN: 2415-4822, DOI: 10.33193/IJoHSS.31.2022.379
Record ID cdi_emarefa_primary_1491942
Library Location DOAJ Directory of Open Access Journals
Notes Some historical sources mentioned to us what is related to the minarets of the Grand Mosque, including construction, restoration and renovation, and many Eastern and Moroccan travelers described these minarets to us, and their information, descriptions and observations of them varied, but there was no independent study that described the minarets of the Grand Mosque to us in an accurate architectural description, and from here the importance of research in studying the minarets of the Grand Mosque becomes clear, an independent study concerned with the historical and architectural aspects of these minarets. This study aims to identify the origins of the minarets in the Grand Mosque, their architecture, their development, and the restorations and renovations that occurred to them. This study followed the historical survey approach as well as the descriptive analytical approach, by relying on the most important books on the history of Mecca, written by historians, authors, and travelers who came to Mecca in different periods and were eyewitnesses to the architecture of the Grand Mosque, and the additions, repairs, and renovations that occurred to it. Its minaret, and I also adopted the architectural descriptive approach to the minarets of the Grand Mosque through what was stated in the books of historians and travelers. And through the last pictures of the minarets of the Grand Mosque in the late Ottoman era and the beginning of the Saudi era, before they were removed in the first Saudi expansion in the year 1375 AH/1956 AD, and one of the most important results of the study is the diversity and multiplicity of forms of minarets in Islamic architecture. The Grand Mosque did not know minarets except in the Abbasid era, and the first minaret was built during the reign of Abu Jaafar al-Mansur in the year 137 AH/754 AD, and it was a minaret. Umrah Gate, and the names of the minarets of the Grand Mosque are linked to the names of the doors and schools adjacent to them, such as the schools of Sultan Qaytbay and Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent. Some historical sources mentioned to us about the minarets of the Sacred Mosque, in terms of construction, restoration and renovation, and many eastern and Moroccan travelers described these minarets, and their information, descriptions and observations of them varied, except that there was no independent study describing the minarets of the Sacred Mosque with an accurate architectural description, and from here the importance of the research is evident in the study of the minarets of the Grand Mosque, an independent study concerned with the historical and architectural aspects of these minarets. This study aims to identify the emergence of minarets in the Sacred Mosque, its architecture, its development, and the renovations and renovations that have occurred on it. In different periods, they were eyewitnesses to the architecture of the Grand Mosque, and the additions, repairs and renovations that took place in its minarets. it also adopted the architectural descriptive approach to the minarets of the Grand Mosque through what was stated in the books of historians and travelers, and through the last pictures of the minarets of the Grand Mosque in the late Ottoman era, and the beginnings of the Saudi era, and that was before its removal in the first Saudi expansion in the year 1375 AH / 1956 AD, and one of the most important results of the study is the diversity and multiplicity of forms of minarets in Islamic architecture. the door of Umrah, and the names of the minarets of the Grand Mosque are linked to the names of the doors and the schools adjacent to them, such as the schools of Sultan Qaytbay and Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent.
Görüntüle al-Majallah al-duwalīyah lil-ʻulūm al-insānīyah wa-al-ijtimāʻīyah, 2022, Vol.2022 (31), p.57-72
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