MOSQUES IN MESOPOTAMIA FROM THE ISLAMIC CONQUEST UNTIL THE YEAR (617 AH / 1220 AD)

Abstract

Mosques are the houses of Allah the purest places in the land and have an important place in the Islamic city, it is the center of the city and its religious and administrative center, Wherever Muslims settled building mosques was one of their priorities the architecture of mosques is the prominent characteristic and identity of Islamic architecture, although it is characterized by simplicity and free of complexity and exaggeration in construction and this simplicity is the most beautiful element in most of mosques and perhaps one of the prides of Muslim architects that They were able to create luxurious mosques while preserving the spirit of Islam, which is characterized in simplicity.

The research dealt with the study of the most prominent mosques of mesopotamia, the history of their construction and developments through the Islamic era, as well as the locations of these mosques and their impact on the city's plans, referring to the most prominent novels and events that accompanied the construction of these mosques and the personalities that had an impact on their establishment.