Abdul Rahman Mosque

This article is about the mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan. For the mosque in Malaysia, see Abdul Rahman Auf Mosque.

For similalry named mosques, see List of grand mosques.

The Abdul Rahman Mosque (Pashto: د عبدالرحمان جومات; Dari: مسجد عبدالرحمان), also known as the Grand Mosque of Kabul, is a Sunni Congregational mosque, located in the central commercial area of Deh Afghanan, in Kabul, Afghanistan. One of the largest mosques in Afghanistan, it is located in one of Kabul's central commercial areas called Deh Afghanan, near the Pashtunistan Square, Zarnegar Park, near the once popular Plaza Hotel. The building is three stories high, built on 1.4 hectares (3.5 acres) of land. One floor of the building is dedicated to women only.^[1]

Abdul Rahman Mosque
مسجد عبدالرحمان
The mosque in 2018
Religion
Affiliation	Sunni Islam
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Congregational mosque, madrasa, and library
Status	Active
Location
Location	Kabul
Country	Afghanistan
Location of the mosque in Afghanistan
Geographic coordinates	34°31′15″N 69°10′29″E
Architecture
Architect(s)	Mir Hafizullah Hashimi[citation needed]
Type	Mosque
Style	Islamic
Founder	Hajji Abdul Rahman
Groundbreaking	2001
Completed	2009
Specifications
Capacity	10,000 worshippers
Dome(s)	19
Minaret(s)	2
Site area	1.4 ha (3.5 acres)

Overview

The mosque is named after an influential Afghan businessman named Hajji Abdul Rahman who died but the project was continued by his sons. Construction of the mosque began in 2001 by Hajji Abdur Rahman but was delayed for several years due to red tape. The mosque has the capacity to serve 10,000 people at a time. There is also a madrasa inside the mosque and a library containing 150,000 books.^[1]

The major work on the mosque was completed in late 2009 and the official inauguration took place in July 2012, attended by the former Afghan President Hamid Karzai and many other high-ranking officials.^[1] The mosque is said to have been initially designed by Mir Hafizullah Hashimi,^{[citation needed]} an Afghan architect.

See also

• Islam portal
• Afghanistan portal

• Islam in Afghanistan
• List of mosques in Afghanistan