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Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron (al-Khalil)

A door at the end of the steps brings visitors into the Al-Jawali Mosque which was built in the 14th century. This mosque was extended to the Ibrahimi Mosque to make way for more worshippers. Both mosques are attached to each other by a passageway. Inside the Ibrahimi Mosque, a dome like structure has a cave underneath it and inside the cave three prophets and their wives are buried. 

Stairs leading to the entrance of the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron
Looking back at the stairs while standing in front of the mosque's door
Entry door of the al-Jawali Mosque
Interior of the Al-Jawali Mosque - Hebron
Prayer hall of al-Jawali Mosque
A small staircase inside the Ibrahimi Mosque provides access to a balcony
Balcony inside the Ibrahimi Mosque
History

A very solid structure was built here by Herod the Great in the 1st century BC. The very first mosque was built here in the 7th century but the Crusaders turned this mosque into a church in the 12th century. At the end of the 12th century, Saladin built a mosque here and towers were added to the mosque in the same century.  

Israel took control of this site after the 1967 War. The Israeli authorities have placed restrictions on calling the faithful to prayer by the muezzin of the Ibrahimi mosque.

This door opens into an area where tomb of Prophet Abraham (Ibrahim A.S.) is situated
This dome like structure has a cave underneath it where three prophets and their wives are buried
These small holes show inside of the cave but access to this cave has been closed for centuries
Main prayer hall of the mosque
Decorative ceiling of the mosque
A wooden minbar of the mosque can also be seen in this photo
Ceiling of the Ibrahimi Mosque
The Ottomans renovated the whole complex in the 19th century
Decorative details of one of the walls inside the mosque
 

It is believed that three minbars were constructed for Saladin, one for al-Aqsa Mosque, second for al-Azhar Mosque in Cairo and third one is here. This is the only surviving minbar of Saladin in Palestine because the one in al-Aqsa Mosque was burnt by Denis Michael Rohan in 1969.

In the 14th century Sanjar al-Jawli added the al-Jawli Mosque next to the current mosque. The Ottomans renovated the whole complex in the 19th century to give its current look.

Minbar of Saladin (Salah ad-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub)
Canopy of the minbar
Steps of the minbar of Saladin
Prophet Issac and his wife Rebecca are buried in the main prayer hall of the mosque in a cave
A grill at the tomb of Prophet Isaac
Greek inscription in the northeast wall, near the Tomb of Abraham
 
Ibrahimi Mosque Massacre

On February 25, 1994, Baruch Goldstein opened fire in this mosque and killed 29 Muslim worshippers and 125 wounded. The attacker was overpowered by the survivors and then beaten to death. After the massacre, the Palestinians protested against the atrocity and further 20 or 25 people were killed.

Mehrab of the Ibrahimi Mosque
A closer look at the mehrab
Zaighum Abbas Ranjha - inside the Ibrahimi Mosque Hebron
Islamic calligraphy and motifs are used inside the interior of this mosque
Decorative details of the Mosque of Abraham in Hebron
A small door brings outside of the Ibrahimi Mosque - Hebron (al-Khalil)
Exterior of the mosque
Towers were added to this mosque in the 12th century