Arif Agha Mosque
| Arif Agha Mosque | |
|---|---|
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
| Location | |
| Location | Baghdad, Iraq |
  Shown within Iraq | |
| Geographic coordinates | 33°20′40″N 44°23′17″E / 33.3444444°N 44.3880556°E |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Ottoman |
| Completed | Before 1937 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | Below 30 visitors |
| Dome(s) | 1 |
The Arif Agha Mosque (Arabic: مسجد عارف آغا) later known as the Imam Ahmad Ibn Hanbal Mosque is a historic mosque located in the Rusafa area of Baghdad, Iraq.[1][2] The mosque was built during the Ottoman period, and it contains a small mausoleum which is purported to be the burial place of Ahmad ibn Hanbal, the founder of the Hanbali school of thought.
Description[edit]
The mosque is an Ottoman-period structure.[3][4][5][1] It consists of a prayer hall, courtyard, and a small room topped by a dome which serves as a mausoleum.[3][4][5] The total area of the mosque is around 300 square metres, and the mausoleum room cannot hold more than 30 visitors.[3][4] Parts of the mosque are in disrepair and currently undergoing an extensive restoration.
Attribution of Ahmad ibn Hanbal's burial place[edit]
In 1937, the remains of Ahmad ibn Hanbal were supposedly transferred to the Arif Agha Mosque after the cemetery he was buried in was flooded by the Tigris.[4][6][7] Later historians have doubted the story, saying that it is inaccurate and erroneous.[3][6] Before this, a domed mausoleum had been built over the grave of Ahmad ibn Hanbal, but it was destroyed repeatedly.[8][9]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
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- ^ "Dargahinfo - Complete Collection of Dargahs World Wide". dargahinfo.com. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
- ^ a b c d "ضريح الإمام أحمد بن حنبل". www.alayyam.info (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-03-29.
- ^ a b c d فاخر, عادل. "بعد أكثر من 1200 عام على وفاته.. كيف يبدو ضريح الإمام بن حنبل في بغداد؟". الجزيرة نت (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-03-29.
- ^ a b "مسجد أحمد بن حنبل - ويكيبيديا". www.daralhikma.org. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
- ^ a b الحمدلة (2022-06-11). "قبر الإمام أحمد بن حنبل". الحمدلة (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-03-29.
- ^ "مرقد أحمد بن حنبل.. من (باب الحرب) إلى (عارف آغا)". مجلة الشبكة العراقية,IMN Magazine (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-03-29.
- ^ "Ibn Battuta's Rihla". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
- ^ Haq, Asim ul (2020-09-24). "Dome over the grave of Imam Ahmad as per Ibn Battuta | Islam". systemoflife.com. Retrieved 2024-03-29.