Mosque of the Companions, Massawa

Mosque of the Companions
Masjid aṣ-Ṣaḥābah (Arabic: مَـسْـجِـد الـصَّـحَـابَـة‎)
Basic information
Location Massawa, Eritrea
Geographic coordinates 15°36′40″N 39°28′52″E / 15.611240°N 39.481153°E / 15.611240; 39.481153
Affiliation Islam
Region Northeast Africa
Architectural description
Architectural type Mosque
Completed 620's or 630's[1]

The Mosque of the Companions (Arabic: مَـسْـجِـد الـصَّـحَـابَـة‎, translit. Masjid aṣ-Ṣaḥābah) is a mosque in the city of Massawa, Eritrea. Dating to the early 7th century CE, it is believed to be the first mosque on the African continent.[2] It was reportedly built by companions of the Islamic Nabī (Arabic: نَـبِي‎, Prophet) Muhammad who came here to flee persecution by people in the Hejazi[3] city of Mecca, present-day Saudi Arabia.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Reid, Richard J. (12 January 2012). "The Islamic Frontier in Eastern Africa". A History of Modern Africa: 1800 to the Present. John Wiley and Sons. p. 106. ISBN 0470658983. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary. 2001. p. 479. ISBN 0 87779 546 0. Retrieved 2013-03-17.
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