Mosque of the Companions
| Mosque of the Companions | |
|---|---|
Masjid aṣ-Ṣaḥābah (مَسْجِد ٱلصَّحَابَة) | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Deity | God |
| Location | |
| Location | Massawa, Eritrea |
  Shown within Eritrea  Mosque of the Companions (Africa) | |
| Geographic coordinates | 15°36′43″N 39°28′50″E / 15.61194°N 39.48056°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Masjid |
| Founder | Companions of Muhammad |
| Date established | 620s or 630s |
| Specifications | |
| Dome(s) | 1 |
| Minaret(s) | 1 |
The Mosque of the Companions (Arabic: مَسْجِد ٱلصَّحَابَة, romanized: Masjid aṣ-Ṣaḥābah)[citation needed] is a mosque in the city of Massawa, Eritrea. Possibly dating to the early 7th century C.E., it is believed by some to be the first mosque built in Africa.[1]
History[edit]
The mosque was reportedly built by companions of the Islamic prophet Muhammad who travelled to Africa to flee persecution by people in the Hejazi city of Mecca, present-day Saudi Arabia.[1] According to Richard J. Reid, it may have been constructed in the 620s or 630s by members of Muhammad's family.[1] The mosque of Quba, which is the first mosque built by Muhammad, in what is now Medina, dates to around the same time.[2][3][4][5] The current structure is of much later construction, as some features, like the mihrab (late 7th century) and the minaret (9th century), did not develop until later in Islamic architecture.[6][unreliable source]
See also[edit]
- List of mosques
- Al-Masjid al-Haram in Mecca
- List of mosques in Africa
- Al Nejashi Mosque, Ethiopia
- Lists of mosques
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Reid, Richard J. (2012). A History of Modern Africa: 1800 to the Present. John Wiley & Sons. p. 106. ISBN 978-0-470-65898-7.
- ^ Michigan Consortium for Medieval and Early Modern Studies (1986). Goss, V. P.; Bornstein, C. V. (eds.). The Meeting of Two Worlds: Cultural Exchange Between East and West During the Period of the Crusades. Vol. 21. Medieval Institute Publications, Western Michigan University. p. 208. ISBN 0918720583.
- ^ Mustafa Abu Sway. "The Holy Land, Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa Mosque in the Qur'an, Sunnah and other Islamic Literary Source" (PDF). Central Conference of American Rabbis. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-28.
- ^ Dyrness, W. A. (2013-05-29). Senses of Devotion: Interfaith Aesthetics in Buddhist and Muslim Communities. Vol. 7. Wipf and Stock Publishers. p. 25. ISBN 978-1620321362.
- ^ Macca, A. A.; Aryanti, T. (16–18 November 2016). "The Domes: El Wakil's Traditionalist Architecture of Quba Mosque". 1st Annual Applied Science and Engineering Conference (AASEC). IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, Volume 180. Bandung, Indonesia: The International Conference on Sport Science, Health, and Physical Education (ICSSHPE). doi:10.1088/1757-899X/180/1/012092.
- ^ "as-Sahaba Mosque". Madain Project. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
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