Sultan Ibrahim Ibn Adham Mosque
| Sultan Ibrahim Ibn Adham Mosque | |
|---|---|
مسجد السلطان إبراهيم بن أدهم | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Mosque |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Beit Hanina, East Jerusalem, West Bank |
| Country | Palestine |
Location of the mosque in Jerusalem | |
Interactive map of Sultan Ibrahim Ibn Adham Mosque | |
| Coordinates | 31°49′44.31″N 35°13′31.63″E / 31.8289750°N 35.2254528°E |
| Architecture | |
| Completed | 336 AH (947/948 CE) |
The Sultan Ibrahim Ibn Adham Mosque (Arabic: مسجد السلطان إبراهيم بن أدهم) is the largest mosque in the Palestinian old town of Beit Hanina, located northeast of Jerusalem, in the West Bank, in the State of Palestine.[1]
The mosque is named after a Muslim man who lived in the town and worked as collector of olive products. An engraving in a stone in front of the mosque reads, "this mosque was built by Suwaid Abul Hamayel in the year 336 after Hijrah". The area of the mosque was expanded in 1938 by the residents of Beit Hanina. In 1993, a primary school for boys was built alongside the mosque.[1][2]
Sultan Ibrahim Ibn Adham was a famous saint "who renounced a Kingdom and consecrated himself to God" and buried in Jabala Syria.[3]
There are at least 2 other mosques with this name; one in Jabala, Syria, and the other in Byblos, Lebanon.[4][5]
References
- ^ a b Mosques Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine. Beit Hanina Community Center.
- ^ "بيت حنينا قرية مقدسية تعود إلى 20 قرنا قبل الميلاد" [Beit Hanina is a Jerusalem village dating back to the 20th century BC.]. Al Jazeera (in Arabic). June 6, 2024. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
- ^ Google Books "Travels In Asia And Africa, 1325-54" By Battuta Ibn, Ibn Batuta Translated by Sir Hamilton Gibb Published 1996 ISBN 81-206-0809-7 p. 62
- ^ "جامع السلطان إبراهيم بن أدهم الأرشيف" [Sultan Ibrahim Ibn Adham Mosque]. أحوال ميديا (in Arabic). November 14, 2020. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
- ^ "السلطان إبراهيم... متصوّف أفغاني في مدينة الفينيقيين" [Sultan Ibrahim... an Afghan mystic in the city of the Phoenicians]. Raseef22 (in Arabic). November 17, 2020. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
Further reading
- Sharon, Moshe (1997): Corpus Inscriptionum Arabicarum Palaestinae (Sultan Ibrahim Ibn Adham Mosque: 94 ff.)