Structure
The present building has two main phases:
- An early prayer hall with a flat roof supported by wooden columns dated to the 14th century.
- A later section of the flat roof was added, supported on arches resting on thick masonry piers (which have been dated to 1339
Islam was propagated to Bahrain in the 7th century AD when Muhammad sent an envoy Al-Ala'a Al-Hadrami, preaching Islam to the Governor of Qatar and Bahrain at the time, Munzir ibn Sawa Al Tamimi.
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