Sheikh Ibrahim Mosque

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Sheikh Ibrahim mosque
Azerbaijani: Şeyx İbrahim məscidi
Religion
AffiliationIslam
StatusStable; functioning as a madrassa as a part of Juma Mosque
Location
LocationOld City, Baku, Azerbaijan
Sheikh Ibrahim Mosque is located in Azerbaijan
Sheikh Ibrahim Mosque
Location within Azerbaijan
Geographic coordinates40°21′53″N 49°50′04″E / 40.364678°N 49.834544°E / 40.364678; 49.834544
Architecture
StyleIslamic architecture, Shirvan-Absheron architectural school
FounderHаji Amirshаh ibn Yаgub
Completed1415-1416

Sheikh Ibrahim mosque (Azerbaijani: Şeyx İbrahim məscidi is a historical mosque of the XV century. It is a part of Old City and located on A.Zeynalli street, in the city of Baku, in Azerbaijan.

The mosque was designated as an important immovable historical and cultural monument in Azerbaijan by the decision of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan on August 2, 2001, with the number 132.

After the Soviet occupation, worship in the mosque was halted. Currently, the building of the mosque houses a madrasa, located near the Jumu'ah Mosque, where educational activities are conducted.

About[edit]

Inscription on the mosque

Sheikh Ibrahim Mosque was built in 1415-1416 (838 of[q 1] Hijri calendar) in the current Asaf Zeynalli Street in Old City.[1] The inscription on the mosque indicates that it was commissioned by Hаji Amirshаh ibn Yаgub and was constructed during the reign of Shirvanshah I Ibrahim.[2][3] The mosque is named after Sultan Sheikh Ibrahim, as mentioned in the inscription. [4][5] The inscription reads:

During the time of Sultan Sheikh Ibrahim ibn Sultan, the late Haji Yaqub, the honorary head of Haji Amir Shah, ordered the construction of this mosque in the year eight hundred and eighteen.[6]

On another inscription, it is indicated that the mosque was restored by Agha Gafar Haji Murad oghlu.[4] In Azerbaijan, after the Soviet occupation, an official struggle against religion began in 1928. In December of the same year, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan handed over many mosques, churches, and synagogues for educational purposes to the balance of clubs. If there were 3,000 mosques in Azerbaijan in 1917, this number decreased to 1,700 in 1927 and to 17 in 1933.[7] The Sheikh Ibrahim Mosque also ceased its activities after the Soviet occupation.

After Azerbaijan restored its independence, the mosque was included in the list of nationally significant immovable historical and cultural monuments with the decree number 132 issued by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan on August 2, 2001.[8][9]

Currently, it is functioning as a madrasa under Juma Mosque.

Architectural features[edit]

The mosque is in quadrangle form. It is covered with a stone dome. Mihrab a niche indicating the direction of Mecca, is not located on the traditional side wall but on the longitudinal wall.[10] In the nineteenth century, surface of the facade wall of the mosque was divided into three quadrangular frames. It led the facade to get the shape of architectural school of Europe. Within each frame, windows were installed, which were completed with cracks and the entrance were developed in the form of portal. The ancient content of the national cultural monument is kept and national and European motifs are combined as a united architectural platform. Each frame contains a window with a completed arch, and the entrance is designed in a portal form.[11]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ H. Q. 818 = M. 13 march 1415 – 29 february 1416

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Fətullayev, Şamil (2013). Bakının memarlıq ensiklopediyası. Baku: Şərq-Qərb nəşriyyatı. p. 89. ISBN 978-9952-32-020-6.
  2. ^ Azərbaycan Respublikası Məscidlərinin Ensiklopediyası (PDF) (in Azerbaijani). Bakı: Beynəlxalq Əlhuda. 2001. p. 46. ISBN 964-8121-59-1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-07-23.
  3. ^ "Sheikh Ibrahim Mosque - Azerbaijan's medieval religious monument". Azərbaycan Dövlət İnformasiya Agentliyi. 2022-04-05. Archived from the original on 2022-05-18. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
  4. ^ a b "Içərişəhər :: Ölkə Əhəmiyyətli Abidələr". 2017-01-19. Archived from the original on 2017-01-19. Retrieved 2024-02-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ Fərhadoğlu, Kamil (2006). İçərişəhər (in Azerbaijani). Bakı: Ş-Q və Çinar-çap. p. 138. Archived from the original on 2024-02-02. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
  6. ^ Azərbaycan Sovet Ensiklopediyası (in Azerbaijani). Vol. X. Bakı: Azərbaycan Sovet Ensiklopediyasının baş redaksiyası. 1987. p. 487.
  7. ^ ""Şеyх İbrаhim" məscidi" (in Azerbaijani). scwra.gov.az. Archived from the original on 7 December 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  8. ^ "Azərbaycan Respublikası Nazirlər Kabinetinin 2001-ci il 2 avqust Tarixli 132 nömrəli qərarı ilə təsdiq edilmişdir" (PDF) (in Azerbaijani). mct.gov.az. 2001-08-02. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-07-07. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
  9. ^ İbrahimov, Ramid (2014-02-22). "İçəri Şəhərdəki sirli Dördbucaqlı qala haqqında nə bilirik?". www.anl.az. p. 13. Archived from the original on 2014-09-05. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  10. ^ Abdullayeva, S. (2013-09-27). "Azərbaycandakı məscidlər: mənəviyyat və tarixi-memarlıq abidələri (davamı)". 525-ci qəzet. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
  11. ^ Fətullayev, Şamil (2013). Bakının memarlıq ensiklopediyası. Baku: Şərq-Qərb nəşriyyatı. p. 90. ISBN 978-9952-32-020-6.
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