Zawawi Mosque

The Zawawi Mosque (Arabic: مَسْجِد عَبْدُ ٱلْمُنْعِم ٱلزَّوَاوِي, romanized: Masjid ʿAbdul-Munʿim Az-Zawāwī) is a Sunni mosque, located in Muscat, Oman.

Zawawi Mosque
مَسْجِد عَبْد ٱلْمُنْعِم ٱلزَّوَاوِي
The mosque in 2025
Religion
Affiliation	Sunni Islam
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Mosque
Status	Active
Location
Location	Muscat
Country	Oman
Location of the mosque in Oman
Geographic coordinates	23°35′46″N 58°25′20″E
Architecture
Founder	Omar Zawawi (Al Zawawi dynasty)
Completed	1985
Specifications
Dome(s)	One
Minaret(s)	One
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It was built by Omar Zawawi, a member of the Al Zawawi family, to commemorate the death of his father Abdul-Mun'im Al-Zawawi, and opened in 1985.^[1][2] It is notable for having the entirety of the Qur'an engraved on metal plates on its walls.^[3][4] There was also an older mosque by that name, built in 1906 and demolished in 2005.^[5]

See also

• Islam portal
• Oman portal

• Islam in Oman
• List of mosques in Oman
• Qais Bin Abdul Munim Al Zawawi