Oral Presentation Assignment

Name  :  Muhammad  Mirza  Qayyum  Bin  Mohd  Shariff  Student  ID  :  0324031  

Module  :  Effec@ve  Public  Communica@on  Intake  :  March  2015  

Lecturer  :  Mr.  Ridhwan  Abdullah    

Description

•  It is affiliated with Islam •  It has 6 domes •  It possesses 4 minarets, with

each one located at the four corners of the mosque

•  The mosque can accommodate up to around 20000 worshippers at one time

•  It has 7 main entrances and 12 subsidiary ones

Location LOCATED IN THE CITY OF MADINAH

Background

•  The first mosque in the world, hence the oldest.

•  Its first stones were positioned by the Islamic prophet, Muhammad.

•  The mosque was subsequently completed by his companions.

•  The mosque was built just outside of Madinah.

•  Muhammad spent more than 20 nights in this mosque after migrating, praying qasr while waiting for Ali, who was was settling Muhammad’s affairs back in Mecca.

•  Ali then left on foot and met up with the

Prophet in Quba.

•  Muhammad made it a habit to come to the Quba Mosque every Saturday, either riding his camel or on foot and offer two raka’at prayers.

•  According to the Islamic tradition, performing wudu in one’s home and performing two raka’āt prayers in the Quba mosque is equivalent to performing one Umrah.

•  With this, Muhammad advised the other Muslims to do the same.

•  Umrah is a pilgrimage to Mecca performed by Muslims that can be done at anytime. Umrah basically means ‘ to visit a populated place ‘.

•  Throughout the centuries, the Muslims have given the Quba Mosque much attention.

•  The mosque was renovated by a number of caliphs of different periods such as Caliph Uthman bin Affan, Caliph Omar bin Abdul Aziz and also Abu Yali Al-Husaini.

•  In the year 555 AH, several additions were made to the mosque by Kamal Al-Din Al-Isfahani. Successive renovations of the mosque took place in the years 671, 733, 840, 881 AH

•  The latest changes to the mosque were made in the era of Sultan Abdul Majid during the time of the Ottoman Empire.

•  When Abdel-Wahed El-Wakil was

commissioned, in the 20th century, to conceive a larger mosque, he intended to incorporate the old structure into his design. But the old mosque was torn down and replaced with a new one.

Current State of Quba Mosque

Structure/Layout of the Building

Front  Eleva@on  

Side  Eleva@on  

Ground Floor

Minbar

A raised platform at the front area of the mosque. It is from here where speeches are given to the Muslims visiting the Quba Mosque.

Prayer Hall

The central are for prayer is called a musalla. This area of the mosque is

deliberately quite bare, as with other mosques, because the Muslims

sit, kneel and bow directly on the floor.

Minarets

Caliph Omar bin Abdul Aziz built the mosque’s first minaret. The remaining minarets would be added on at a later date.

Upper Floor

Inner/Outer Courtyard

Ornamentations of Quba Mosque

1. Domes

•  6 large domes can be found on the rooftop of the mosque.

•  Although it is common with many mosques, it holds no spiritual significance and is purely aesthetic.

2. Mihrab

•  The mihrab is an ornamental indentation in the wall of a mosque, which marks the direction of the qiblah.

•  Usually shaped like a doorway.

•  It is also decorated with calligraphy to make the space stand out.

Materials Used

•  Stones were used as the foundation for the mosque

•  Then, the pillars of the mosques were made by using palm tree trunks.

Pictures From Different Angles of the Prayer Hall

A clearer view of the minaret of the mosque, showing the

details.

An aerial view of the mosque, which shows the

inner courtyard of the mosque, minarets and the

domes.

References

•  hMp://www.3dmekanlar.com/en/masjid-­‐al-­‐quba.html  

•  hMp://islam.about.com/od/mosques/tp/architecture_parts.htm  

•  hMp://www.arabnews.com/news/600996    

THANK  YOU!