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Faizel Patel – 14/04/2021
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince Mohammad bin Salman has initiated a project to restore and renovate the historical masaajid in the Kingdom starting with Masjid Jarir Al-Bajali in the Haddad Bani Malik center, south of the Taif in Makkah.
The Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reports Masjid Jarir Al-Bajali, which is one of the oldest historical masaajid in the region, is named after the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)’s companion, Jarir Al-Bajali (RA) about 1400 years ago.
Jarir bin Abdullah Al-Bajali (RA) embraced Islam together with his people during the blessed month of Ramadan in 10AH.
The masjid is constructed in the Al-Sarat architectural style using irregular stones and has a roof of Juniper branches and concrete.
It consists of a salaah area with the ceiling supported by round wooden pillars, a salaah room for women, a chamber that was used in olden times to host travellers and wudhu area with a water reservoir.
It has an area of 350 square meters can accommodate about 130 worshipers.
A cylindrical minaret with a height of about 11.26m was recently added to the structure.
The qabr of Jarir (RA) is located next to the masjid behind the salaah area.
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