Shaykh Rajab Mosque

The Shaykh Rajab Mosque (Arabic: جامع الشيخ رجب), formerly known as the Al-Barani Mosque, is a Sufi mosque located at Rawa, Iraq. It is named for Sayyid Rajab al-Rawi al-Rifa'i, a patron saint and follower of the Rifa'i order.^[4][5] The mosque is divided into two parts; the modern part is still used for prayer while the historic part dating to 1625 is flooded and hence is not used for prayer.^[2][3]

Shaykh Rajab Mosque
جامع الشيخ رجب
The older section of the mosque, with the minaret and the back of the modern mosque visible, upper right
Religion
Affiliation	Sunni Islam
Sect	Sufi Rifa'i order
Location
Location	Rawa, Al Anbar
Country	Iraq
Location of the mosque in Iraq
Geographic coordinates	34°28′03″N 41°54′54″E
Architecture
Type	Mosque architecture
Style	Modern Iraqi
Completed	1625 (Al-Barani Mosque) 1992 (Shaykh Rajab Mosque)
Specifications
Capacity	1,000 worshippers
Dome	Two
Minaret	One
Minaret height	30 m (98 ft)
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History

The Al-Barani Mosque was constructed in 1625, next to the cemetery containing the (now-destroyed) mausoleum of Shaykh Rajab. In 1989, the town of Rawa was flooded, and along with much of the town, the mosque sank as well. With the architectural supervision of Raed Ali al-Rawi, a modern mosque structure known as the Shaykh Rajab Mosque was built on top of the sunken mosque in 1992, which is still in use to this day.^[2][3][1] The old mosque is still visible but it is not used.

Gallery

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  The resurfaced ruins of the town of Rawa with the mosque in the far left
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  The dome of the old Al-Barani Mosque
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  Closeup of the modern minaret
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  The modern mosque in the late 1990s

See also

• Islam portal
• Iraq portal

• List of mosques in Iraq
• Islam in Iraq