Zawawi Mosque

Zawawi Mosque
مَسْجِد عَبْد ٱلْمُنْعِم ٱلزَّوَاوِي
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Branch/tradition	Sunni
Location
Municipality	Muscat
Country	Oman
Shown within Oman
Geographic coordinates	23°35′46″N 58°25′20″E
Architecture
Type	mosque
Completed	1985[1][2]

The Zawawi Mosque (Arabic: مَسْجِد عَبْدُ ٱلْمُنْعِم ٱلزَّوَاوِي, romanized: Masjid ʿAbdul-Munʿim Az-Zawāwī) is a mosque, located in Muscat, Oman. It was built by Omar Zawawi, a member of the Al Zawawi family, to commemorate the death of his father Abdul-Mun'im Al-Zawawi, and opened in 1985.[1][2] It is notable for having the entirety of the Qur'an engraved on metal plates on its walls.[3][4] There was also an older mosque by that name, built in 1906 and demolished in 2005.[5]

See also

• List of mosques in Oman
• Qais Bin Abdul Munim Al Zawawi

References

1. "Place of worship in Oman: Zawawi Mosque". Times of Oman. Muscat Media Group. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
2. "Al Zawawi Mosque in Muscat - Oman". Beautiful Mosques Gallery. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
3. "Muscat's Ten Most Beautiful Mosques". OmanTripper. 9 March 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
4. Medhat, Gehad (26 September 2017). "These Mosques in Oman Are an Architectural Wonder". The Culture Trip. The Culture Trip. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
5. Peterson, John (2007). Historical Muscat: An Illustrated Guide and Gazetteer. Leiden: Brill. p. 97. ISBN 9789004152663.