Saudi Arabia’s push to embrace its history continues. A 300 year old mosque in the Al Ahsa Governate of the Eastern Province of the Kingdom was once again open to worshipers starting today.
The Mosque, the Abu Bakr Mosque, is one of the oldest heritage buildings in the middle of the Al Kut neighbourhood of Al Hofuf, Al Ahsa.
The mosque has a very different architectural style than most, build entirely of mud, pebbles and logs of palm wood.
As part of Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman’s push preserve historical mosques in the Kingdom, the 565 square meter mosque was reconstructed and expanded, changing from being able to take in 125 worshipers to 166. The mosque’s foundation was supported by Sheikh Ahmed Abu Ali.
The mosque also includes a religious school, which educated students dating back thre centuries. Imams belonging to the Abu Bakr family led the mosque including Sheikh bin Muhammad Omar Al Mulla, known as Abu Bakr Al Kabeer, Sheikh Abdullah Al Mulla, known as Abu Bakr Al Sagheer, and Sheikh Ahmed Abu Bakr Al Mulla, who was followed by his sons, according to the Saudi Press Agency. The Abu Bakr family is one of the most significant in the long history of Sunni Islam.
Saudi Arabia also reopened a 900-year-old mosque that had been abandoned for decades.
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