Maqam Abdurrahman ibn Awf
| Maqam Abdurrahman ibn Awf | |
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Interactive map of Maqam Abdurrahman ibn Awf | |
| 32°01′53″N 35°51′14″E / 32.0314477°N 35.8539157°E | |
| Type | Mosque |
| Location | Amman, Jordan |
| History | |
| Built | 2004 |
| Built for | Abdullah II of Jordan (commissioner/founder) |
| Site notes | |
Architectural style | Islamic architecture |
The Maqam Abdurrahman ibn Awf (Arabic: مقام عبد الرحمن بن عوف) is a mosque located in the Jubeiha area, north of Amman, Jordan. It was built in 2004 as a memorial dedicated to Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf, a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
History
Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf was one of the wealthiest companions of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and later became known amongst the Sunni Islamic tradition as one of the Ten Promised Paradise.[1][2] After the death of Muhammad in 630, Ibn Awf participated in the Islamic conquests and expeditions in West Asia under the Rashidun Caliphate, before he died in 654 and was buried in the Al-Baqi Cemetery in Medina.[3][4] A memorial to Ibn Awf was built during the Mamluk period in Jubeiha to commemorate his visit and encampment in the area.[5] In 1999, the shrine went under the purview of a branch of the Islamic council that helped to conserve and restore monuments of the former warriors of the Rashidun army.[6] A modern mosque was commissioned by Abdullah II of Jordan and completed in 2004, which had a rectangular layout featuring a fully carpeted prayer hall, library, as well as a cenotaph or faux grave that marked the spot of where Ibn Awf set up his camp in Jubeiha.[7][8]
Other memorials to Ibn Awf
In 1496, the Arab Muslim chronicler and explorer Mujir al-Din reported the existence of a maqam dedicated to Ibn Awf in the eastern part of the city of Ludd.[9] In 1882, the shrine became known as that of a wali.[10]
A shrine dedicated to Ibn Awf can be found in the Palandöken Mountain of Erzurum in eastern Turkey, based on an Ottoman-period legend where Ibn Awf came to the country in 651 and was wounded in a battle against the Byzantines.[11] Another shrine can be found within the compound of a larger mosque in the predominately Kurdish city of Siirt, which was closed for reconstruction works in 2018 and then reopened in 2023.[12][13]
Gallery
The pseudo-grave of Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf.
Interior of the mosque.
A plaque detailing the history of the mosque.
Rear view of the mosque, the protrusion for the mihrab visible in the centre of the rear wall.
See also
References
- ↑ Ibn al-Athir (2009). Usd al-ghābah fi maʿrifat al-Saḥabah [Lions of the Wild: On Knowing the Companions] (in Arabic). Vol. 5. Beirut, Lebanon: Dār al-Ma‘rifah lil-Ṭibā‘ah wa-al-Nashr wa-al-Tawzī‘.
- ↑ Ibn Hajar (1995). Al-Iṣābah fī Tamyīz al-Ṣahābah [Hitting the Mark in the Discerment of the Companions] (in Arabic). Vol. 6. Beirut, Lebanon: Dār al-Kutub al-ʻIlmīyah‘.
- ↑ Ibn al-Jazari (2023). I‘lām bi-Tārīkh al-Islām [The History of Damascus] (in Arabic). Madinah: Al-Maimouni's Publications.
- ↑ Shamsuddin Dhahabi (1947). Tārīkh al-Islām [The History of the Islamic Religion] (in Arabic). Casablanca, Morocco: Maṭbaʻat al-Aṭlas.
- ↑ Al-Bakhit, M.A. (2009). Mamlakat al-Karak fī al-ʿAhd al-Mamlūkī [The Kingdom of Kerak in the Mamluk Era] (in Arabic). Amman, Jordan: Wizārat al-Thaqāfah.
- ↑ "إعمار مقامات الأنبياء وأضرحة الصحابة في الأردن" [Restoration of the shrines of the prophets and the tombs of the companions in Jordan]. عبد الله الثانيات الحسين (in Arabic). 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
- ↑ Rumman, Abu (20 October 2024). "حديقة أم آثار؟ ماذا وراء أعمال الإنشاء في مقام عبد الرحمن بن عوف؟" [Is it a garden or an archaeological site? What's behind the construction work at the shrine of Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf?]. Husna F.M. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
- ↑ Abdari, Mahmoud (16 March 2026). "مقام الصحابي الجليل عبد الرحمن بن عوف… معلم ديني شمال عمّان" [The shrine of the great companion Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf... a religious landmark north of Amman]. Addus Tour (in Arabic). Retrieved 14 May 2026.
- ↑ Sauvaire, Henry (1876). Histoire de Jérusalem et d'Hébron depuis Abraham jusqu'à la fin du XVe siècle de J.C.: fragments de la Chronique de Moudjir-ed-dyn [History of Jerusalem and Hebron from Abraham to the end of the 15th century AD: fragments of the Chronicle of Mujir al-Din] (in French) (1st ed.). Paris, France: Ernest Leroux. pp. 210–212.
En dehors de Lydda, dans la direction de l'orient, est un Machhad renfermant, assure-t-on, le tombeau d'Abou- Mohammad 'Abd-er-Rahman ebn 'Aouf, le compagnon (de Mahomet), qui mourut en l'an 32 de la noble hégire. Nous avons déjà dit qu'il était mort à Médine et que son tombeau se trouvait dans (le cimetière) El-Baqi. Ce- pendant la croyance générale chez les habitants de ces districts est qu'il se trouve à Lydda, dans le Machhad connu. Dieu connaît mieux la vérité. [Outside of Lydda, to the east, is a Mashhad which is said to contain the tomb of Abu Muhammad 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf, the companion (of Muhammad), who died in the year 32 AH. We have already said that he died in Medina and that his tomb was in al-Baqi' (the cemetery). However, the general belief among the inhabitants of these districts is that it is in Lydda, in the well-known Mashhad. God knows best.]
- ↑ Baedeker, Karl (1882). Palestine et Syrie: manuel du voyageur [Palestine and Syria: Manual for Voyages] (in French) (1st ed.). Leipzig: Baedaker.
- ↑ "Hazrat Abdurrahman Bin Avf RA". Turberler. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
- ↑ Eroğlu, Veysel (8 April 2018). "Abdurrahman Bin Avf Türbesi'ne düzenleme" [Arrangements at the tomb of Abdurrahman ibn Awf]. Sabah (in Turkish). Retrieved 14 May 2026.
- ↑ Uyar, Furkan (16 October 2023). "Sahabe türbesi dualar eşliğinde açıldı" [The tomb of the Companion was opened with prayers]. Haber7Com (in Turkish). Retrieved 14 May 2026.
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