Mosque of the Companions, Massawa
Also known as: Mosque of the Companions, Massawa
mosque in Massawa, Northern Red Sea, Eritrea
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Overview
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The Mosque of the Companions, also known as the Ras Medre Mosque, is an open-air mosque in Massawa, in Eritrea's Northern Red Sea region. It stands on a small island off the Red Sea coast. Its Arabic name is Masjid aṣ-Ṣaḥābah, and in Tigrinya it is called Masǝgid Saḥābā. The mosque is notable for its association with a very early period of Islamic history, as local tradition places its origins in the early seventh century.
History
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According to local tradition, the mosque dates from the early 7th century CE. Some people regard it as the first mosque in Africa. These descriptions rest on belief and tradition rather than on a documented historical record.
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The Mosque of the Companions (Arabic: مَسْجِد ٱلصَّحَابَة, romanized: Masjid aṣ-Ṣaḥābah; Tigrinya: መስጊድ ሰሓባ, romanized: masǝgid saḥābā), also known as the Ras Medre Mosque, is an open-air mosque in Massawa, Eritrea, located on a small island off the Red Sea coast. According to local tradition, the mosque dates from the early 7th century CE and is believed by some to be the first mosque in Africa.
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Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A9_(%D9%85%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%B9)
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosque_of_the_Companions
Wikipedia (es): https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mezquita_de_los_Compa%C3%B1eros
Wikipedia (fa): https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%B5%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%87
Wikipedia (id): https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masjid_as-Sahabah,_Eritrea
Wikipedia (ru): https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%8C_%D0%A1%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%B1%D0%B0_(%D0%AD%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%8F)
Wikipedia (tr): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sahabe_Camii_(Eritre)
Wikipedia (ur): https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%B5%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%A8%DB%81_(%D9%85%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%B9)