Masjid al-Qiblatayn (Somaliland)

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Masjid al-Qiblatayn (Arabic: مَـسْـجِـد الْـقِـبْـلَـتَـيْـن‎)
"Mosque of the two Qiblahs"
Zeila Mosque.jpg
Religion
AffiliationIslam
RegionHorn of Africa
Location
LocationZeila, Awdal, Somalia
Masjid al-Qiblatayn (Somaliland) is located in Somaliland
Masjid al-Qiblatayn (Somaliland)
Shown within Somaliland
Geographic coordinates11°21′14″N 43°28′26″E / 11.35389°N 43.47389°E / 11.35389; 43.47389Coordinates: 11°21′14″N 43°28′26″E / 11.35389°N 43.47389°E / 11.35389; 43.47389
Architecture
Typemosque
Completed7th century
Minaret(s)1

Masjid al-Qiblatayn (Arabic: مَـسْـجِـد الْـقِـبْـلَـتَـيْـن), also known as Labo-Qibla mosque is a mosque in Zeila,[1][2] situated in the western Awdal region of Somaliland.[3]

Description[]

The mosque, which translates to (Arabic: مَـسْـجِـد الْـقِـبْـلَـتَـيْـن‎; "Mosque of the two Qiblahs"), dates its construction to the 7th century CE, shortly after the Hijrah (Arabic: هِـجْـرَة‎) of Muslims to what was then Abyssinia.[4] 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.[5]

Influence of the companians[]

The construction of this Mosque is tied to the History of Islam in Somalia. In Zeila, the mosque Masjid al-Qiblatayn is known as the site of where early companions of the Prophet, established a mosque shortly after the first Migration to Abyssinia.[6]

See also[]

References[]

  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. ^ http://markanews.net/2017/03/masjid-qibla-tayn-saylac-kuma-yaalo-ee-waa-madiina-tariikhda-ha-la-saxo-wq-khadar-aar/[dead link]
  3. ^ "Districts of Somali". Statoids.com.
  4. ^ Briggs, Phillip (2012). Somalia. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 7. ISBN 978-1841623719.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Briggs, Phillip (2012). Somalia. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 7. ISBN 978-1841623719.

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