Al-Mohammadi Mosque Explained

Native Name:مسجد المحمدي
Native Name Lang:ar
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Municipality:Casablanca
Country:Morocco
Map Type:Morocco Greater Casablanca
Map Size:220px
Coordinates:33.5763°N -7.6061°W
Architect:Auguste Cadet
Architecture Type:mosque
Architecture Style:Moroccan
Founded By:Mohammed V
Established:12 June 1936
Groundbreaking:30 June 1934
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Capacity:8,000 worshippers
Interior Area:3600m2
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Al-Mohammadi Mosque [1] is a large mosque in the Habous quarter of Casablanca, Morocco. It was built circa 1935 and its construction was sponsored by Sultan Mohammed V, after whom it is named.[2] [3]

Construction on the mosque started on 30 June 1934. It was designed by architects .[4] Cadet, along with Edmond Brion, was implicated in the design of other buildings in the Habous quarter, including the nearby al-Yusufi Mosque (or Moulay Youssef Mosque). The sultan visited the construction site in August 1934 while work was being supervised by architects Abad and Ben Omar.[5] The mosque was officially inaugurated on 12 June 1936, in the presence of Mohammed V.[6]

The mosque underwent a major restoration in 2007.[7]

The building covers an area of around 3600m2 and it can accommodate up to 6000 or 8000 worshippers. Its design references traditional Moroccan Islamic architecture; the minaret is modeled on the minaret of the Kutubiyya Mosque in Marrakesh and the courtyard is modeled on the Qarawiyyin Mosque in Fes.[8]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mosquée Mohammadi . 2023-03-09 . ArchNet.
  2. Web site: 2006-10-10 . Une mosquée qui porte le nom de feu Mohammed V . 2023-03-09 . Aujourd'hui le Maroc . fr-FR.
  3. Web site: Casablanca . 2023-03-09 . Le Matin . fr.
  4. Yassine Kassab . Rim . 2024 . Unveiling the neo-Moroccan city: a historical exploration of Casablanca's Habous district (1917-1926) . Planning Perspectives . en . 1–29 . 10.1080/02665433.2023.2300646 . 0266-5433. free .
  5. News: 23 August 1934 . S. M. le Sultan visite les travaux de la mosquée qu'elle fait ériger à Derb-Sidna . 24 February 2024 . Le Petite Marocain . 4.
  6. 4 July 1936 . La solennelle consécration d'une nouvelle mosquée à Casablanca . . 4870 . 318–321 . 24 February 2024.
  7. Web site: 2017-06-12 . Lieux de culte : La Mosquée «Al Mohammadi» de Casablanca . 2024-02-24 . Le Reporter.ma . fr-FR.
  8. Book: Roberson, Jennifer Anne . The Mosque: Community and identity in late 20th-century Morocco and Spain . University of Minnesota . 2004 . 48 . . en . PhD thesis.