Abdullah ibn Abbas
Buried on the grounds in 687.
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One of Taif's oldest and best-known mosques, named after Abdullah ibn Abbas, the Prophet's cousin and a leading early scholar of Islam, who was buried on its grounds in 687. The first mosque here dates from around 630, in the Prophet's lifetime. The mosque was rebuilt in the Abbasid era and named after Ibn Abbas, then renovated many times until it took the form on which today's building stands. A cemetery was laid out on its eastern side in the year it was founded, and a wall separated it from the mosque in the seventeenth century. Today the mosque is broad, with white arcades, marble-clad columns and red carpets, and its tall minaret is a landmark in the city centre. Next to it is the Abdullah ibn Abbas Library, and boards on the outer walls tell its history in Arabic and English. The visit is free and the mosque is open for prayers. Dress modestly, and come between prayer times to look at the architecture in peace.
Buried on the grounds in 687.
Marble columns, red carpets.
Right beside the mosque.
Central Taif
Because the companion Abdullah ibn Abbas, the Prophet's cousin, was buried on its grounds in 687, and the mosque has carried his name since it was rebuilt in the Abbasid era.
