Arba'a Rukun Mosque
Mosque in Mogadishu, Somalia
Arba'a Rukun Mosque | |
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أربع روكون | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Islam |
Location | |
Location | Mogadishu, Somalia |
Architecture | |
Type | mosque |
Completed | 1260/1 |
Dome(s) | 1 |
The Arba'a Rukun Mosque (Arabic: أربع روكون), also known as Arba Rucun, is a mosque in the Shangani medieval district of Mogadishu, Somalia.[1]
Overview
The mosque is one of the oldest Islamic places of worship in Mogadishu. It was built circa 667 (1260/1 CE), concurrently with the Fakr ad-Din Mosque. Arba'a Rukun's mihrab contains an inscription dated from the same year, which commemorates the name of the mosque's founder, Khusra ibn Mubarak al-Shirazi (Khusrau ibn Muhammed).[2]
See also
- Lists of mosques
- List of mosques in Africa
- List of mosques in Egypt
- Jama'a Xamar Weyne, Xamar Weyne
- Awooto Eeday
- 'Adayga Mosque
- Jama'a Shingani, Shingani
- Fakr ad-Din Mosque
- Mohamed Al Tani Mosque
- Masjid al-Qiblatayn
- Mosque of Islamic Solidarity
References
- ^ Adam, Anita. Benadiri People of Somalia with Particular Reference to the Reer Hamar of Mogadishu. pp. 204–205.
- ^ Art and Archaeology Research Papers. Vol. 7–12. 1975. p. 8 – via Google Books.
- Garlake, Peter S. (1966). The Early Islamic Architecture of the East African Coast. Institute. p. 10 – via Google Books.
External links
- ArchNet - Masjid Fakhr al-Din
- Photograph of Arba'a Rukun Mosque in 1983
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