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{{Short description|Historic mosque in Jiblah, Yemen}}
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| building_name = Queen Arwa Mosque <br> Mosque of Queen Arwa bint Ahmad al-Sulayhi
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* {{transliteration|ar|Masjid Al-Malikah Arwā}} ({{lang|ar|مَسْجِد ٱلْمَلِكَة أَرْوَى}})
* {{transliteration|ar|Masjid Al-Malikah Arwā bint Aḥmad Aṣ-Ṣulayḥī}} ({{lang|ar|مَسْجِد ٱلْمَلِكَة أَرْوَى بِنْت أَحْمَد ٱلصُّلَيْحِي}})
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| image = Queen_Arwa_Mosque_-_Jibla.jpg
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| caption = View of a [[#Minarets|minaret]], as seen from the courtyard
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| map_caption = Location in Yemen
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| location = [[Jibla, Yemen|Jiblah]]
| coordinates = {{coord|13|55|19.5|N|44|08|45.4|E|display=inline,title}}
| religious_affiliation = [[Islam]]
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| region = [[South Arabia]]
| country = {{YEM}}
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| district = [[Jiblah District|Jiblah]]
| cercle = [[Jiblah (Ibb)|Jiblah]]
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| functional_status = Active
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| year_completed = 1111 [[Common Era|C.E.]] (532 [[Hijri year|A.H.]]) <br> 1358 C.E. (renovation)
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The '''Mosque of Queen Arwa bint Ahmad Al-Sulayhi
==History==
The construction of the mosque is attributed to Queen Arwa bint Ahmad al-Sulayhi, who ruled the [[Sulayhid dynasty|Sulayhid]] state of Yemen for the period between 1085 and 1138.<ref name="MernissiLakeland2003"/> When Queen Arwa moved to the city of Jibla in 1087, she ordered the conversion of
==Architecture==
The complex is rectangular with an open courtyard ({{cvt|17.80|x|20.00|m2}}) in the middle, surrounded by four corridors. The wall of the ''[[qibla]]h'' is located at the northern hallway. The area of the ''qiblah'' is accessible through five entrances on the southern side. It consists of four rows of high columns, some octagonal and some rectangular shaped. The roof is directly covered by the ceiling and the hall is covered with wooden beams dating back to the 11th-century, some of which were renewed in 1358. The southern hallway consists of southern wall with two entrances. The eastern hallway consists of two pillars with pointed columns. On the south-side of the western hallway there is a hall currently used as a madrasa for the [[Hafiz (Quran)|memorization of the Quran]].{{citation needed|date=June 2019}}
<gallery mode="packed">
File:Jibla.jpg|Courtyard
File:Mosque carved historical entrance.JPG|Carved historical entrance
File:Wooden ceiling, Maulatena Hurratul Maleka.jpg|Wooden ceiling
File:Cont.water at Hurrat-ul-Malaika mosque.JPG|Continuous running water at the mosque
File:Mimbar Hurrat-ul-Malaika Mosque, Ji Jibla.jpg|Minbar
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===Mihrab===
[[File:Qibla_Hurrat-ul-Malaika_mosque.JPG|thumb|]]
The ''[[mihrab]]'' is located in the middle of the wall of the ''
===Minarets===
The mosque has two [[minaret]]s, one located on south-east, and another on south-west. The eastern minaret consists of a high square stone based body with sixteen ribs.{{
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File:
File:
File:Minerat seem from palace of Arwa al-Sulayhi, Jibla, Yemen.jpg|As seen from the [[Palace of Queen Arwa]]
File:Queen_Arwa_al-Sulayhi_Masjid.jpg|View of the mosque, nestled in the buildings of Jibla and slopes of the [[Sarawat Mountains|Sarat Mountains]], as seen from the palace
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==Mausoleum of the Queen==
It was built as ordered by the queen and is located on the north-west corner of the mosque. The site of her tomb was separated from the building of the mosque as she mentioned in her will and told by eyewitnesses and judges. The facade of the mausoleum is adorned with architectural elements, in the form of hollow niches in the eastern wall. Out of four entrances, there are two in the south which have width of {{convert|60|cm|in|abbr=on}}, height of {{convert|1.60|m|ft|abbr=off}} and depth of {{convert|10|cm|in|abbr=on}}. The kufic line is engraved with a prominent kufic floral engraving design and [[Biblical]] scripts on the façade.{{
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File:Mousoleum Hurrat-ul-Malaika Arwa.JPG|Mausoleum of the Queen inside the Mosque
File:Hurratul malika.jpg|The Queen's grave
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==See also==
* [[List of mosques in Yemen]]
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
* [[:ar:مسجد الملكة أروى بنت أحمد الصليحي|In Arabic]]
* [https://www.art.com/products/p37125983680-sa-i9778542/queen-arwa-mosque-11th-century-jibla-ibb-governorate-yemen.htm Queen Arwa Mosque, 11th Century, Jibla, Ibb Governorate, Yemen]
{{Mosques in Yemen}}
{{Tourist attractions in Yemen}}
[[Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1111]]
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