Damascus
This mosque near Bab Sharqi in Old Damascus is named after Ubayy ibn Ka'b al-Ansari, one of the Companions of the Prophet ﷺ from the people of Madinah. Ubayy…
This mosque near Bab Sharqi in Old Damascus is named after Ubayy ibn Ka'b al-Ansari, one of the Companions of the Prophet ﷺ from the people of Madinah. Ubayy was among the scribes who wrote down the revelation and was renowned as one of the finest reciters of the Qur'an among the Companions. The mosque stands in the lanes south of Straight Street near the eastern gate of the old city, close to Bab Sharqi, the Dirar ibn al-Azwar Mosque and Nassan Palace.