Al-Madhhab Mosque – Old Ṣan‘ā’
جامع المذهب- صنعاء القديم ة

Monument description

Al-Madhhab Mosque is one of the Mosques built south of the Salt Market and east of the Jinnah Mosque. The Mosque is located in the Madhhab district, and named after it. It is located south of the qat market and surrounded by a number of houses, roads and service facilities. It is accessed from the western side through an alley extending north from Suq Al-Qat Street. This alley is bounded on the east by the Madhhab Mosque and on the west by the Jinnah Mosque. The alley ends on the south at the Al-Mutahhar Mosque with a Jinnah. This corridor overlooks the western wall of the courtyard of the Mosque, and in the middle is the entrance to the courtyard. The Mosque is also accessed through Ramsay Street from the eastern side overlooking the eastern entrance to the Prayer Hall. To get acquainted with the geography of this Mosque and the directions of movement, we will take a look at the borders of the Mosque. The Mosque is bordered on the eastern side by Ramsay Street and a group of private houses. To the west is the Jinnah Mosque and the alley in between, and to the south is Makshamah Al-Humaidi — a garden or orchard in which vegetables are grown with a number of fruit trees and aromatic plants.

Architectural and cultural value

Construction style and built date: The design of the Prayer Hall is a rectangular building with a flat roof supported by a series of vaulted vaults. The construction period of this Mosque dates back to 1085 AH. During the Ottoman rule in Yemen, a number of Ottoman governors expanded the Mosque.

Components of the Mosque: A Mosque, a courtyard, two sheds and its annexes, a water system made up of modern bathrooms, and the Minaret and Al-Mataher in common with the Al-Juna Mosque. The monument area is 780 m².