Al-Khanqah as-Salahiyya Mosque
Mosque in Jerusalem
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The Al-Khanqah as-Salahiyya Mosque (Arabic: مسجد الخانقاه الصلاحية, romanized: al-Khānqāh aṣ-Ṣalāḥiyya, lit. 'the lodge of Saladin') is a mosque complex, located in the Christian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem, north of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.[1][2][3] It was named after Saladin, who endowed it. As the name indicates, the complex was originally a khanqah, a place for gatherings of Sufi Islamic adherents, including dervishes. The complex today comprises the mosque as well as a school, a public sitting room, rooms for military officers, a dining room for wayfarers, small rooms for guards, and a very small room for Saladin’s spiritual retreat.[4]
| Al-Khanqah as-Salahiyya Mosque | |
|---|---|
مسجد الخانقاه الصلاحية | |
The mosque during the Ottoman period | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Branch/tradition | Sunni |
| Mosque and khanqah | |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Christian Quarter, Old City, Jerusalem |
 Interactive map of Al-Khanqah as-Salahiyya Mosque | |
| Coordinates | 31°46′43.68″N 35°13′45.53″E |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Ayyubid, Ottoman |
| Founder | Ṣalāḥ ad-Dīn (Saladin) |
| Completed |
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| Specifications | |
| Dome | 2 (maybe more) |
| Minaret | 1 |
History
The building is situated on the former palace of the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem.
Following the Crusader surrender of Jerusalem to Ṣalāḥ ad-Dīn (Saladin) in 1187, it became al-Khānqāh aṣ-Ṣalāḥiyya. The building comprised a mosque, a school, a public sitting room, rooms for military officers, a dining room for wayfarers, and small rooms originally for guards, as well as a very small room for Salah ad-Din (Saladin)'s spiritual retreat. As the name indicates, it has also been a khanqah, a convent of Sufi adherents.[4]
The minaret was built in 1417, during the Mamluk period.[5][6] The minaret is almost identical to that of the Mosque of Omar, located on the other side of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.[2] The two minarets were obviously designed as a pair; a line connecting the two minarets would intersect the door of the Tomb of Jesus inside the church, and the minarets are equidistant to that door[1] with their tops at exactly the same elevation despite starting at different ground levels.[7]
Gallery
The 1936 Survey of Palestine map – the Khanqa mosque is number 35
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