Interior of the mosque's courtyard (sahn)
The mosque's minaret

Al-Mohammadi Mosque (Arabic: مسجد المحمدي)[1] is a large mosque in the Habous quarter of Casablanca, Morocco. It was built circa 1935 and its construction was sponsored by Sultan Mohammed V, after whom it is named.[2][3]

Construction on the mosque started on 30 June 1934.[4][5] It was designed by architects Auguste Cadet [fr].[5] Cadet, along with Edmond Brion, was implicated in the design of other buildings in the Habous quarter, including the nearby al-Yusufi Mosque (or Moulay Youssef Mosque).[5][2] The sultan visited the construction site in August 1934 while work was being supervised by architects Abad and Ben Omar.[4] The mosque was officially inaugurated on 12 June 1936, in the presence of Mohammed V.[5][6]

The mosque underwent a major restoration in 2007.[3][7]

The building covers an area of around 3,600 m2 (39,000 sq ft) and it can accommodate up to 6000 or 8000 worshippers.[3][2] Its design references traditional Moroccan Islamic architecture; the minaret is modeled on the minaret of the Kutubiyya Mosque in Marrakesh and the courtyard is modeled on the Qarawiyyin Mosque in Fes.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Mosquée Mohammadi". ArchNet. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
  2. ^ a b c "Une mosquée qui porte le nom de feu Mohammed V". Aujourd'hui le Maroc (in French). 2006-10-10. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
  3. ^ a b c "Casablanca". Le Matin (in French). Retrieved 2023-03-09.
  4. ^ a b "S. M. le Sultan visite les travaux de la mosquée qu'elle fait ériger à Derb-Sidna". Le Petite Marocain. 23 August 1934. p. 4. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d Yassine Kassab, Rim (2024). "Unveiling the neo-Moroccan city: a historical exploration of Casablanca's Habous district (1917-1926)". Planning Perspectives: 1–29. doi:10.1080/02665433.2023.2300646. ISSN 0266-5433.
  6. ^ "La solennelle consécration d'une nouvelle mosquée à Casablanca" (PDF). L'Illustration. no. 4870: 318–321. 4 July 1936. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Lieux de culte : La Mosquée «Al Mohammadi» de Casablanca". Le Reporter.ma (in French). 2017-06-12. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
  8. ^ Roberson, Jennifer Anne (2004). The Mosque: Community and identity in late 20th-century Morocco and Spain (PhD thesis). University of Minnesota. p. 48.

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