Masjid al-Qiblatayn (Somalia)

Masjid al-Qiblaṫayn (Arabic: مَـسْـجِـد الْـقِـبْـلَـتَـيْـن‎)
"Mosque of the two Qiblahs"
Basic information
Location Zeila, Somalia
Geographic coordinates 11°21′14″N 43°28′26″E / 11.35389°N 43.47389°E / 11.35389; 43.47389
Affiliation Islam
Region Northeast Africa
Architectural description
Architectural type Mosque
Completed 7th century
Minaret(s) 1

Masjid al-Qiblaṫayn (Arabic: مَـسْـجِـد الْـقِـبْـلَـتَـيْـن‎; "Mosque of the two Qiblahs") is a mosque in Zeila,[1] situated in the northwestern Awdal region of Somalia.[2]

Description

The mosque's construction dates to the 7th century CE, shortly after the Hijrah (Arabic: هِـجْـرَة‎) of Muslims to what was then Abyssinia.[3] It is one of the oldest mosques in Africa. It contains the tomb of Sheikh Babu Dena. Though now mostly in ruins, the edifice features two mihrabs: one oriented to the north toward Mecca, and the other oriented to the northwest toward Jerusalem.[4]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ "Liste des premières mosquées au monde prophètique, rashidun et omeyyade selon les écris historique et les traces archéologiques". Histoire Islamique (in French). 2014-06-15. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
  2. ↑ "Districts of Somalia". Statoids.com.
  3. ↑ Briggs, Phillip (2012). Somaliland. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 7. ISBN 1841623717.
  4. ↑ Fauvelle-Aymar, François-Xavier. "Le port de Zeyla et son arrière-pays au Moyen Âge: Investigations archéologiques et retour aux sources écrites". Livre Islam. Retrieved 23 January 2014.

References

  • Fauvelle-Aymar, François-Xavier. "Le port de Zeyla et son arrière-pays au Moyen Âge: Investigations archéologiques et retour aux sources écrites". Livre Islam. Retrieved 23 January 2014.


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