How does the Great Mosque of Damascus exemplify the typical plan of an early Islamic mosque?

What will be an ideal response?

The ideal Answer should include:
1. Islamic mosques were modeled on Muhammad's house with its courtyard and porticoes, where early followers gathered for worship and to hear the Prophet speak from his raised seat.
2. The Great Mosque of Damascus reflects this early form of the mosque because it is a large rectangular space with a courtyard.
3. The courtyard is surrounded by arcaded porticos on three sides and a broad hypostyle prayer hall oriented toward Mecca on the fourth side.
4. It also incorporates minarets to call the faithful to prayer and a qibla wall that intersects the prayer hall to mark the entrance to the mihrab, which signifies the direction toward Mecca.