Al-Qibli Mosque

Al-Qibli Mosque is a historic mosque located south of the Manfouha Neighborhood in Riyadh, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, about seven hundred m north of the Southern Ring Road. It is the first mosque in Riyadh Province to be included in Prince Mohammad Bin Salman's Project for the Development of Historical Mosques.

Historical narratives indicate that the construction of al-Qibli Mosque dates back to 1689. It was given this name due to its proximity to the old town of Manfouha. The mosque was the closest to the old emirate palace, and princes and leading figures of the town prayed in it.

In 1945, the Founder King Abdulaziz Bin Abdulrahman Al Saud ordered the reconstruction and expansion of al-Qibli Mosque. Abdullah Bin Masoud undertook the construction, extending the indoor prayer area of the mosque from north to south to cover 120 m. The mosque stands on pillars and supports, totaling thirty-three columns. In each row, there are eleven columns from north to south.

In 1993, the mosque underwent restoration works that included reinforcing the foundations and walls, redoing the mosque's roof and the chamber, plastering, and whitewashing with gypsum. The flooring was also expanded, electrical fittings were repaired, and harmful elements, such as the damage caused by termites, were removed.

The imamate in al-Qibli Mosque was undertaken by Sheikh Saad Bin Anbar, Sheikh Muhammad Bin Hameed, Sheikh Abdulaziz al-Shuaibi, Sheikh Omar Bin Khalifa, and Sheikh Omar Bin Mahmoud, who died in 1966, in addition to Sheikh Abdulrahman Bin Abdullah Bin Mahmoud. Among those who were responsible for overseeing the endowments of the mosque and taking care of it, and was also one of its muezzins, is Hussein Bin Qarash.

Before the restoration under the project of Prince Mohammad Bin Salman for the Development of Historic Mosques, the area of al-Qibli Mosque was approximately 642.85 m. After the development, it is expected to be 804.32 m. Additionally, its capacity will increase to 440 worshipers, up from 417 worshipers.