King Hussein Mosque

Not to be confused with the Grand Husseini Mosque, sometimes called the King Hussein Mosque.

The King Hussein Bin Talal Mosque (Arabic: مسجد الملك الحسين), better known as the King Hussein Mosque, is a mosque and religious museum located in the city of Amman, the capital of Jordan. It is the largest mosque in Jordan.^[1]

King Hussein Mosque
مسجد الملك الحسين
The mosque in 2009
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Mosque Religious museum
Status	Active
Location
Location	Amman, Amman Governorate
Country	Jordan
Location of the mosque in Amman
Geographic coordinates	31°59′09″N 35°49′23″E
Architecture
Founder	Abdullah II of Jordan
Completed	2005
Specifications
Capacity	5,500 worshipers
Dome	1
Minaret	4
Materials	Marble
Elevation	1,013 m (3,323 ft)
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History

The King Hussein Mosque was built in 2005 in the reign of King Abdullah II of Jordan in West Amman, specifically in Al Hussein Public Parks at King Abdullah II Street near King Hussein Medical Center. The mosque is located at an altitude of 1,013 metres (3,323 ft) above sea level and can thus be seen from most parts of Amman. It is square and features four minarets and marble floors.^[2]

Prophet Mohammad Museum

Prophet Mohammad Museum

Established	15 May 2012 (2012-05-15)
Type	Religious museum about Muhammad
Key holdings	Some of Muhammad's alleged belongings

The Prophet Mohammad Museum is a religious museum about Muhammad, located in the King Hussein Mosque. The museum was opened on 15 May 2012, with King Abdullah II officiating.^[3] The museum includes some of Muhammad's alleged belongings, including a single hair from his beard, his letter to the emperor of Byzantium, in which he urged him to convert to Islam, and the sapling of the Sahabi Tree, a tree in the Jordanian desert where a tradition says Muhammad rested under it.^[4]

Gallery

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  Exterior of the mosque
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  Exterior of the mosque
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  Exterior of the mosque
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  Exterior of the mosque
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  Mosque entrance
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  The main mosque building
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  Interior of the mosque
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  The mosque at night, as seen from West Amman

See also

• Islam portal
• Jordan portal

• Islam in Jordan
• List of mosques in Jordan