El Fell Mosque

Coordinates: 36°47′57″N 10°10′19″E / 36.799255°N 10.171958°E / 36.799255; 10.171958

Facade of the mosque

El Fell Mosque or 'mosque of the chance' (Arabic: جامع الفال‎) is a small mosque located in the Azzafine hood in the Medina of Tunis.

Localization

The mosque is located in 101 the Kasbah street near the entrance of Souk En Nhas.[1]

History

According to the historian Mohamed Belkhodja, it was built by the Zirids, a dynasty that ruled the whole Maghreb region from 972 and 1014, and then a part of it (Ifriqiya) until 1148.[2]

Etymology

People visit the mosque to get some luck while the Ulamas disagree with this belief.[3]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.commune-tunis.gov.tn/publish/content/article.asp?ID=450
  2. ↑ https://www.britannica.com/topic/Zirid-Dynasty
  3. ↑ http://www.qantara-med.org/qantara4/public/show_document.php?do_id=596
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