Al-Mohammadi Mosque ()
is a large mosque in the
Habous quarter of
Casablanca
Casablanca (, ) is the largest city in Morocco and the country's economic and business centre. Located on the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast of the Chaouia (Morocco), Chaouia plain in the central-western part of Morocco, the city has a populatio ...
,
Morocco
Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It has coastlines on the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to Algeria–Morocc ...
. It was built circa 1935 and its construction was sponsored by
Sultan Mohammed V
Mohammed al-Khamis bin Yusef bin Hassan al-Alawi, better known simply as Mohammed V (10 August 1909 – 26 February 1961), was the last Sultan of Morocco from 1927 to 1953 and from 1955 to 1957, and first King of Morocco from 1957 to 1961. A m ...
, after whom it is named.
History
Construction on the mosque started on 30 June 1934.
Mohammed V, who sponsored the construction,
laid its first stone.
It was designed by architects .
Cadet, along with
Edmond Brion
Edmond Brion (1885 Soissons - 1973) was a French architect active in Casablanca during the French Protectorate.
Biography
After World War I and after having studying at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris in the Paulin studio, Brion settled in ...
, 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.
The mosque was officially inaugurated on 12 June 1936, in the presence of Mohammed V.
The mosque underwent a major restoration in 2007.
Architecture
The building covers an area of around 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
The Kutubiyya Mosque or Koutoubia Mosque ( ) is the largest mosque in Marrakesh, Morocco. It is located in the southwest medina quarter of Marrakesh, near the Jemaa el-Fnaa market place, and is flanked by large gardens.
The mosque was founded i ...
in
Marrakesh
Marrakesh or Marrakech (; , ) is the fourth-largest city in Morocco. It is one of the four imperial cities of Morocco and is the capital of the Marrakesh–Safi Regions of Morocco, region. The city lies west of the foothills of the Atlas Mounta ...
and the courtyard is modeled on the
Qarawiyyin Mosque in
Fes
Fez () or Fes (; ) is a city in northern inland Morocco and the capital of the Fez-Meknes administrative region. It is one of the largest cities in Morocco, with a population of 1.256 million, according to the 2024 census. Located to the nort ...
.
See also
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Islam in Morocco
Islam is the largest religion in Morocco, with more than 99% of the population adhering to it. The largest subset of Muslims in Morocco are Maliki Sunni; other numerous groups include practitioners of Zahirism and non-denominational Muslims. I ...
*
List of mosques in Morocco
This is a list of mosques in Morocco. According to the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs in 2016, there are around 41,755 mosques in Morocco, of which 16,489 are Jama Masjids, and 10,061 are specifically designated as culturally significant. ...
References
1936 establishments in Morocco
20th-century religious buildings and structures in Morocco
Mosques completed in 1936
Mohammadi
Religious buildings and structures in Casablanca
20th-century mosques in Africa
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