Mohammad Al Amin Mosque — Attraction in Port of Beirut

The Mohammad Al-Amin mosque is the biggest mosque in Lebanon. In the initial steps of building this mosque, Hariri endured many obstacles such as rights of property and funding the actual building. In preparation for the mosque, panels were placed which signified that a mosque was going to be built. Soon after the Lebanon Civil War, very little was left. Following a donation by late Prime Minister Rafic Hariri, the foundation stone for the Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque was laid in November 2002. The design is evocative of the Ottomans’ monumental architecture: with a built area covering approximately 11,000 square meters, a 48-meter-high blue dome and 65-meter-high minarets (placed on the corners of the mosque), the mosque has become a dominant feature of the Beirut City Center skyline. It was inaugurated in 2008. The Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque contains multiple domes. All of the domes of the mosque are made from light blue tiles. The mosque also has multiple arches, which are couple stories high. The mosque has very similar characteristics to the Sultan...

The Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque (Arabic: جامع محمد الأمين‎), also referred to as the Blue Mosque, is a Sunni Muslim mosque located in downtown Beirut, Lebanon. In the 19th century, a Zawiya (prayer corner) was built on this site. Decades of preparation to obtain sufficient land adjacent to the old Zawiya led finally to the building of the new mosque. It was inaugurated in 2008.

The Mohammad Al-Amin mosque is the biggest mosque in Lebanon. In the initial steps of building this mosque, Hariri endured many obstacles such as rights of property and funding the actual building.

The mosque was badly damaged by the Beirut explosions on 4 August 2020. Its chandeliers and windows were shattered, and broken glass fell all over the floor. The Mohammad Al-Amin Association was created in the 1950s in order to replace the Zawiya with a mosque, in the name of the Prophet...

The mosque is brilliant, located next to a church where one can hear both the bells and Azan at the same time over sunset. The mosque is open for tourists and the gatekeeper is very friendly, smiling and would help you explaining some details about the architecture of the site. It is open for tourists even while prayer times and they would offer head scarfs for women and some blankets for a mosque-friendly 'suitable wear' for them to enter. They would help you take pictures. I'd recommend Lebanese and tourists alike to have a quick visit and enjoy the architecture and spiritual experience. Some photos are tagged as: © Rami Rizk (Twitter: @rami_rizk). Rami Rizk holds the copy rights of this content and has kindly authorized to geotag it. The review does not necessarily reflect...