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White Mosque, Nazareth

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Coordinates: 32°42′12″N35°17′54″E / 32.70333°N 35.29833°E / 32.70333; 35.29833

The White Mosque (Arabic: المسجد الأبيض, romanized: al-Masjid al-Abyad; Hebrew: המסגד הלבן, romanized: HaMisgad HaLavan), is a mosque, located in Nazareth, in the northern district of Israel.[1] The mosque is situated in Harat Alghama, or the Mosque Quarter, in the centre of Nazareth's Old Market area.[2] The mosque's pencil-shaped minaret,[2] cream-coloured walls, and green-coloured trim and dome are an example of the Ottoman architecture that is commonly found throughout the city.

History and ownership

The construction of the mosque was funded by the Egyptian Ottoman ruler Sulayman Pasha al-Adil in the latter half of the eighteenth century and overseen by the high commissioner of Nazareth, Sheikh Abdullah al-Fahoum.[1] It was constructed between 1804 and 1808. Sheikh Abdullah was granted its trusteeship in the form of a waqf; he administered the mosque until his death in 1815.[1] His tomb is located in the mosque's courtyard.[2]

After Sheikh Abdullah's death, the managing of the mosque's affairs were transferred to Sheikh Amin al-Fahoum.[2] The mosque continues to form part of the al-Fahoum family waqf, which also includes the khan of the pasha on Casa Nova Street.[1] It is administered by one of Sheikh Abdullah's descendants, ʾAtif al-Fahoum.[1]

The White Mosque of Nazareth was erected by Sheikh Abdullah to mark the end of the reign of the former Ottoman governor, Jazzar Pasha, the predecessor to Suleiman Pasha. Sheikh Abdullah chose "white" to symbolize a new era of purity, light, and peace to be enjoyed between the faiths in Nazareth.[2]

Community use

En un día normal, entre 100 y 200 personas asisten a los servicios de oración del mediodía y de la tarde , mientras que al sermón del viernes asisten entre 2000 y 3000 personas. [ 1 ]

La mezquita sirve a la comunidad musulmana de Nazaret ofreciendo clases religiosas para jóvenes y patrocinando la tropa de scouts musulmanes, en la que participan 400 niños y niñas de nueve años o más. [ 1 ] También alberga un museo con exposiciones que documentan la historia reciente de Nazaret. [ 3 ]

Véase también

Referencias

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Emmett, Chad F. (1995). Más allá de la basílica: cristianos y musulmanes en Nazaret . University of Chicago Press . págs. 136–138 . ISBN  0-226-20711-0.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Nazaret: El barrio de la mezquita" . Discover Israel . Archivado del original el 3 de marzo de 2016. Consultado el 1 de diciembre de 2007 .
  3. ↑ "Galilea: Nazaret" . ThinkIsrael.com . Archivado del original el 25 de noviembre de 2007. Consultado el 1 de diciembre de 2007 .

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