 Scholars debate the idea that some of the churches in Umm el-Jimal were converted into mosques.In these former churches, the apse was blocked off and the focus of the structure's space was shifted south towards Mecca.Whether this is the case or not, it is more evident that two houses were converted to mosques with typically Umayyad plans and a small tower on the exterior of its west face indicating the presence of a minaret.