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Ali Jimale Mosque
Ali Jimale Mosque (; ) is a mosque located in Mogadishu, Somalia. History This Ali Jimale mosque, a large modern mosque, was built in Mogadishu, and it can pray for up to 5,000 people. The Ali Jimale mosque was built near Mogadishu airport by businessman Ahmed-Nur Ali Jimale, and it cost $12 million. The land it sits on was provided by the government of Somalia. Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud performed the Eid Al Adha prayer alongside Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre, MPs, government officials and hundreds of people at the newly constructed Ali Jimale Mosque in Mogadishu, whose design was modeled on the mosques of Turkey. See also * Lists of mosques * Jama'a Xamar Weyne, Xamar Weyne * Arba'a Rukun Mosque * Fakr ad-Din Mosque The Fakhr al-Din Mosque (), is a historic mosque in Mogadishu, Somalia. It is located in the Hamar Weyne District, one of the oldest parts of the city. Description The construction of the mosque is dated by an inscription to 1269 CE. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Islam
Islam is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the Quran, and the teachings of Muhammad. Adherents of Islam are called Muslims, who are estimated to number Islam by country, 2 billion worldwide and are the world's Major religious groups, second-largest religious population after Christians. Muslims believe that Islam is the complete and universal version of a Fitra, primordial faith that was revealed many times through earlier Prophets and messengers in Islam, prophets and messengers, including Adam in Islam, Adam, Noah in Islam, Noah, Abraham in Islam, Abraham, Moses in Islam, Moses, and Jesus in Islam, Jesus. Muslims consider the Quran to be the verbatim word of God in Islam, God and the unaltered, final revelation. Alongside the Quran, Muslims also believe in previous Islamic holy books, revelations, such as the Torah in Islam, Tawrat (the Torah), the Zabur (Psalms), and the Gospel in Islam, Injil (Gospel). They believe that Muhammad in Islam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Iran to the east; Iraq, Syria, and the Mediterranean Sea to the south; and the Aegean Sea, Greece, and Bulgaria to the west. Turkey is home to over 85 million people; most are ethnic Turkish people, Turks, while ethnic Kurds in Turkey, Kurds are the Minorities in Turkey, largest ethnic minority. Officially Secularism in Turkey, a secular state, Turkey has Islam in Turkey, a Muslim-majority population. Ankara is Turkey's capital and second-largest city. Istanbul is its largest city and economic center. Other major cities include İzmir, Bursa, and Antalya. First inhabited by modern humans during the Late Paleolithic, present-day Turkey was home to List of ancient peoples of Anatolia, various ancient peoples. The Hattians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mosques In Somalia
Somali architecture is the engineering and designing of multiple different construction types such as stone cities, castles, citadels, fortresses, mosques, temples, aqueducts, lighthouses, towers and tombs during the ancient, medieval and early modern periods in Somalia and other regions inhabited by Somalis, as well as the fusion of Somalo-Islamic architecture with Western designs in contemporary times. Ancient Walled settlements, temples and tombs Some of the oldest known structures in the territory of modern-day Somalia consist of burial cairns (''taalo''). Although found throughout the country and the larger Horn of Africa region, Somalia in particular is home to numerous such archaeological structures, with many similar edifices found at Haylan, Qa’ableh, Qombo'ul, El Ayo, Damo, Maydh and Heis among other towns. However, many of these ancient structures have yet to be properly explored, a process which would help shed further light on local history and facilitate thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheikh Rumani Ba 'Alawi Mosque
Sheikh Rumani Ba 'Alawi Masjid ( Somali: Masaajidka Shaykh Rumani Ba 'Alawi, also known as Masaajidka Rumaaniga or Masaajidka Aw Shukumaan) is a small mosque found in the historical Hamar Weyne district in Mogadishu. Overview The mosque locally to as "Aw Shukuman" isn't an easy mosque to get to, it can only be reached through a series of long winding ancient alleyways. During a recent renovation of the mosque, 2 important artefacts were lost. One being the a piece of wood with 822 AH (which roughly corresponds to 1419 AD), the other being an iron ring hanging from one of the old beams that was being replaced. The ring was similar to those found in the older homes in the neighbourhood, said to have been used to hang lanterns. See also * Jama'a Shingani, Shingani * Fakr ad-Din Mosque * Arba'a Rukun Mosque The Arba'a Rukun Mosque (), also known as Arba Rucun, is a mosque in the Shangani medieval district of Mogadishu, Somalia Somalia, officially the Federal Republ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fakr Ad-Din Mosque
The Fakhr al-Din Mosque (), is a historic mosque in Mogadishu, Somalia. It is located in the Hamar Weyne District, one of the oldest parts of the city. Description The construction of the mosque is dated by an inscription to 1269 CE. The structure displays a compact rectangular plan, with a domed mihrab axis. The mihrab is made of marble from northern India and bears a dated inscription. Historic photographs of the mosque feature in drawings and images of central Mogadishu from the late 19th century onwards. The mosque can be identified amidst other buildings by its two cones, one round and the other hexagonal. See also * Lists of mosques * List of mosques in Africa * Jama'a Xamar Weyne, Xamar Weyne * Awooto Eeday *Arba'a Rukun Mosque * Mohamed Al Tani * Jama'a Shingani, Shingani * Masjid al-Qiblatayn *Mosque of Islamic Solidarity The Mosque of Islamic Solidarity (, ) is a mosque located in Mogadishu, Somalia. History The Mosque of Islamic Solidarity was constructed in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arba'a Rukun Mosque
The Arba'a Rukun Mosque (), also known as Arba Rucun, is a mosque in the Shangani medieval district of Mogadishu, Somalia Somalia, officially the Federal Republic of Somalia, is the easternmost country in continental Africa. The country is located in the Horn of Africa and is bordered by Ethiopia to the west, Djibouti to the northwest, Kenya to the southwest, th .... 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).- 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 Solidar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jama'a Xamar Weyne, Xamar Weyne
Xamar Weyne's Friday mosque (Jamacaha Xamar Weyne in Somali) is said to be one of the oldest mosques in Mogadishu and in Africa. Overview Jama’a Hamar Weyne was built in the year 636 AH (1238 CE), some 30 years before Faqrudiin and Arba’a Rukun - both were built in the year 667 AH (1269 CE). Historically, Jamacaha Xamar Weyne is the most important building in the historical quarter of Xamar Weyne. It is situated about equidistant from the sea to the east and to the south; the floor of the mosques is (as estimated by eye) two metres or a little less below the level of the ground outside. Mogadishu has 3 of the oldest mosques on the East African coast, attested to their inscriptions inside the mosques; Jamaa' Hamar Weyne Arbaca Rukun and Fakr ad-Din. According to the locals the mosque was originally called Mohamed al-Awal (which translates to Mohamed the first) and was built during a period where Mogadishu was rule by Mohamed Ali, during this period the mosque Mohamed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mosque Of Islamic Solidarity
The Mosque of Islamic Solidarity (, ) is a mosque located in Mogadishu, Somalia. History The Mosque of Islamic Solidarity was constructed in 1987 by Hamar Construction company with financial support from the Saudi Fahd bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud Foundation. It is one of the main mosque in Somalia's capital city, and an iconic building in Somali society. Following the start of the civil war A civil war is a war between organized groups within the same Sovereign state, state (or country). The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies.J ... in the early 1990s, the mosque closed down. It was later reopened in 2006 by the Islamic Courts Union, which began raising funds from the business community for intended renovations of parts of the building. In 2015, the Federal Government of Somalia completed formal refurbishments on the mosque's infrastructure. Capacity and location The Mosque ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamza Abdi Barre
Hamza Abdi Barre (, ; born 1972 or 1973) is a Somali politician who has served as the prime minister of Somalia since 2022. He was nominated on 15 June 2022, by President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, and he was endorsed by parliament on 25 June 2022 (229 in favour, 7 opposed, 1 abstention). Hamza is also a parliamentarian elected to the House of the People of the Federal Parliament of Somalia on 28 December 2021, representing the Afmadow constituency of Middle Juba. Early life and education Hamza was born in Kismayo, Lower Juba, to the Ogaden branch of the Darod clan. Hamza completed his primary education in the country, and received his bachelor's degree from the University of Science and Technology in Yemen in 2001. From 2003 to 2004, Hamza was the Executive Director of the Formal Private Education Network in Somalia (FPENS), a school in Mogadishu. In August 2005, Hamza became a co-founder of Kismayo University. In 2009, Hamza received his Master's degree from the Inter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mogadishu
Mogadishu, locally known as Xamar or Hamar, is the capital and List of cities in Somalia by population, most populous city of Somalia. The city has served as an important port connecting traders across the Indian Ocean for millennia and has an estimated urban population of 2,610,483. Mogadishu is located in the coastal Banaadir region on the Indian Ocean, which, unlike other Somali regions, is considered a municipality rather than a (federal state). Mogadishu has a long history, which ranges from the ancient history, ancient period up until the present, serving as the capital of the Sultanate of Mogadishu in the 9th-13th century, which for many centuries controlled the Indian Ocean gold trade and eventually came under the Ajuran Sultanate in the 13th century which was an important player in the medieval Silk Road maritime trade. Mogadishu enjoyed the height of its prosperity during the 14th and 15th centuries and was during the early modern period considered the wealthiest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eid Al-Adha
Eid al-Adha () is the second of the two main festivals in Islam alongside Eid al-Fitr. It falls on the 10th of Dhu al-Hijja, the twelfth and final month of the Islamic calendar. Celebrations and observances are generally carried forward to the three following days, known as the Tashreeq days. Eid al-Adha, depending on country and language is also called the Greater or Large Eid (). As with Eid al-Fitr, the Eid prayer is performed on the morning of Eid al-Adha, after which the '' udhiyah'' or the ritual sacrifice of a livestock animal, is performed. In Islamic tradition, it honours the willingness of Abraham to sacrifice his son as an act of obedience to God's command. Depending on the narrative, either Ishmael or Isaac are referred to with the honorific title "''Sacrifice of God''". Pilgrims performing the Hajj typically perform the tawaf and saee of Hajj on Eid al-Adha, along with the ritual stoning of the Devil on the Eid day and the following days. Etymology The Arabic w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud (Somali language, Somali: ''Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud''; ; born 29 November 1955) is a Somali politician serving as the president of Somalia since 15 May 2022. He previously held the office from 2012 to 2017. Hassan was previously a university professor and Dean (education), dean at SIMAD University, which he co-founded. During 2012 he was elected President of the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia, Transitional Federal Government (TFG). ''Time (magazine), Time'' magazine placed him on an annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2013. During 2014 he controversially welcomed the entry of Ethiopian National Defense Force, Ethiopian troops into the African Union Mission to Somalia, African Union mission in the wake of the War in Somalia (2006–2009), 2006 invasion. His first administration faced serious criticism for rampant corruption, Censorship, media restrictions and abuse of power. After losing power in 2017, he became the found ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
