
The Prince Mohammed bin Salman project for the development of historical mosques, in its second stage, is working to prolong the safety of the mosques of the Al -Jouf region, and protect them from damage and deterioration through a mixture of technical, design and informational values, studied control in the surrounding conditions, and the potential dangers.
The Al -Saeedan Mosque, which is subject to development in the Al -Rahibin neighborhood, is one of the most important mosques that the project aims to develop, as it depends on ancient historical foundations, and it is one of the landmarks of the city of Dumat al -Jandal, which dates back to the year 620 AH, which makes it the oldest mosques of the city after the Omar Bin Al -Khattab Mosque – may God be pleased with him – as well as considering it a seat for the establishment of Friday and the group, and a house for the judiciary in the Al -Jouf region.
The story of the mosque building
The mosque was built by the Al -Saeedan group, and Atallah Al -Saeedan took over the duties of the Imamate and the judiciary with the beginnings of the Saudi era with the appointment of King Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman – may God have mercy on him – and the mosque was a school for the Holy Qur’an, where its Qur’anic episodes work on two periods, the first of which was before noon, and the second after after the afternoon prayer to Morocco.
The mosque is characterized by its adjacent one of the old wells, and it is called the well of the mountains, and it has a carved and covered channel with stone, in addition to a staircase used to get off the waterway of ablution, and the mosque is unique from the rest by being the only one that contains a brightness, and its area before restoration is about 179 square meters, and it will increase after development to 202.39 m 2, while its capacity will reach 68 worshipers, After the prayer was stopped during the past periods.
Development of historical mosques
The Prince Mohammed bin Salman project for the development of historical mosques aims to rehabilitate and restore 130 historical mosques in various regions of the Kingdom, and the second phase of the project includes 30 mosques, and works to implement the project, Saudi companies with experience in restoring and rebuilding heritage buildings, in addition to Saudi engineers experts in preserving the authentic urban identity of historical mosques in the Kingdom.