International Journal of Academic Multidisciplinary Research (IJAMR)
  Year: 2022 | Volume: 6 | Issue: 7 | Page No.: 133-144
Al-Hail Great Mosque "Murshid" In Ras Al Khaimah, UAE, an Archaeological and Architectural Study Download PDF
Mohamed Salah Ahmed Othman

Abstract:
The Great Mosque of Al Hail (Murshid Mosque) in the village of Al Hail in the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah is one of the most prominent heritage mosques that I have studied in the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah in particular and the rest of the UAE in general. In the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, however, the mosque we are going to study suffers from extreme cases of neglect and vandalism. This mosque is distinguished by its red color and is known as Murshid Mosque. The researcher visited the archaeological area of ??Al-Hail and the Great Mosque of Al-Hail on Friday, February 18, 2022, and conducted the field study and the architectural elevation of the mosque from the inside and outside. The importance of this mosque is due to the fact that it represents a unique model in the traditional local style of heritage mosques in the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah in particular and the United Arab Emirates in general. Regular layout, divided into three galleries parallel to the qibla wall. The research aims to study the mosque, an archaeological, architectural, and analytical study, and to publish it for the first time. It follows the descriptive analytical method. The temporal framework of the research extends during the late period of 14 AH (20 AD), until the beginning of the current century. As for the spatial framework, it is represented in the village of Al Hail in the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates. According to the nature of the research, the research was divided into a descriptive study of the mosque from the inside and outside, then an analytical study of the architectural planning and architectural elements.