Mosque of the Companions
| Mosque of the Companions | |
|---|---|
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Location | |
| Location | Massawa, Eritrea |
  Shown within Eritrea | |
| Geographic coordinates | 15°36′43″N 39°28′50″E / 15.61194°N 39.48056°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | mosque |
| Completed | 610[1] |
The Mosque of the Companions (Arabic: مَسْجِد ٱلصَّحَابَة, romanized: 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 in the world.[2] It was reportedly built by companions of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad who travelled to Africa to flee persecution by people in the Hejazi[3] city of Mecca, present-day Saudi Arabia.[1] The current structure is of much later construction as some features like mehrab (late 7th century) and minaret (until 9th century) did not develop until later in Islamic architecture.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b 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 0-4706-5898-3. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary. 2001. p. 479. ISBN 0-8777-9546-0. Retrieved 2013-03-17.
- ^ "as-Sahaba Mosque". Madain Project. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
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