Twin Mosques
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The Aw Mukhtar & Aw Sheikh Omar also known as the Twin Mosques (Somali: Masaajidka Mataanaha) is now a large mosque in the historical Hamar Weyne district in Mogadishu.[1]
Overview[]
The Twin mosques up until recently was made up of 2 separate mosques the Aw Muqtaar mosque which is rumoured to have existed around 700 years according to the elders and the Aw Sheikh Omar mosque which is a more recent established mosque and has existed for about 2 centuries prior to the 2 mosques joining.[2] These two mosques had a feature that may be unique to the Islamic world. Where they both shared the same courtyard and the same tank for ritual ablution, but they had 2 separate imams along with 2 prayer rooms facing each other. Where prayers would be done at the same exact time.[2]
See also[]
- Jama'a Shingani, Shingani
- Fakr ad-Din Mosque
- Arba'a Rukun Mosque
- Jama'a Xamar Weyne, Xamar Weyne
- Awooto Eeday
- Mohamed Al Tani
- Sheikh Rumani Ba 'Alawi
- 'Adayga
References[]
- ^ Adam, Anita. Benadiri People of Somalia with Particular Reference to the Reer Hamar of Mogadishu. pp. 204–205.
- ^ a b Scikei, Nuredin (2017). Exploring the old Stone Town of Mogadishu. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 62. ISBN 978-1-5275-0331-1.
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