In Jordan, the only mosque where is allowed, non-muslims, to visit inside is the Mosque of the Martyr King Abdullah bin Al-Hussein, in Jabal-al-Weibdeh, Amman.
This Mosque was built in two phases and completed in 1989. The architecture, design and decoration are arabesque islamic style.
The largest mosque in Jordan was ordered to built by the late King Al-Hussein bin Talal, in honor of his great-grandfather, the late King Abdullah bin Al-Hussein, founder of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, who was killed in 20 of July of 1951, while going for the friday's prayer.
The concept of the interior of the mosque is inspired in the verse of the Quran: "Allah is the light of the Heavens and Earth."
The turquoise of the dome represents the Heavens, the golden star of the dome radiates the "99 beautiful names of Allah", the suspended central chandelier, containing 168 lamps, embodies the light and the fertile earth is expressed in the form of a red carpet.
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Muslim women are not allowed to pray in the same place men pray. There are a couple of mosques just for women. However, this mosque has a separated smaller room for women to pray.
Non- muslims male or female are, also, not allowed inside the mosques. Here, non-muslims have the opportunity to see how is the inside of a mosque for 2JD.
Shoes must be removed before entering the mosque.
Women not covered according the islamic religion, must wear a borrowed long black/brown vest with a hood, provided by the overpriced Bazaar, at the visitors entrance. Like the ones, in this photo.
8:00 - 11:00h
12:30h - 14:00h
Not available for visits on Fridays