Sufyan Mosque
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| Sufyan Mosque | |
|---|---|
Arabic: جامع سفيان | |
 The mosque as photographed in 2007 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Region | South Arabia |
| Location | |
| Location | Lahij, Yemen |
| Country | Yemen |
  Location in Yemen | |
| Coordinates | 13°04′22″N 44°53′17″E / 13.0728372°N 44.8880235°E |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Islamic architecture |
| Established | 1215 |
Sufyan Mosque (Arabic: جامع سفيان) is a historic mosque located in the city of Lahij in Yemen. It was built in 1215 and contains a madrasa as well as the mausoleum of the mosque's namesake that is attached to a cemetery.
Originally, the site was the burial place of Sufyan ibn Abdullah al-Abini al-Yamani, a Muslim scholar who fought alongside Saladin in the 1187 Battle of Hattin.[1] Sufyan died in 1215, and upon his death a mausoleum was built on top of his grave, with a mosque and madrasa next to it.[2][3][4][5] In 1994, the mausoleum and the attached cemetery were destroyed during the Yemeni civil war and did not face any renovations or restorations since then, leaving it in a neglected state.[2]
