The crown of Jebel al-Ahrafiyeh is decorated in black and white stone, a colossal grid against the city backdrop. In a sea of muted brown buildings and squat brick red structures, its crown can be seen from miles away. Though little more than 50 years has passed since its construction, Mosque Abu Darwish has already made a name for itself as an icon of the city of Amman. In neat alternating rows of black and white, the Levantine architecture and Syrian influences on the mosque’s design is evident. This was a trademark of the designer Mustafa Hassan who went so far as to ship the stone and raw material for the mosque’s façade directly from Syria all those years ago. Even on paper, the mosque was designed to impress and amaze, its size in agreement with this intention by being sufficiently large to accommodate more than 7000 worshippers. By night, a thousand incandescent lights come to life and the Mosque’s simple yet intricate design is highlighted even further. More than just a site of religious importance, Mosque Abu Darwish is an important artistic and architectural element of Amman.