Sidi Boumediene Mosque
Also known as: Sidi Boumediene Mosque
building in Algeria
Key facts
- Built
- 1339
- Foundation/Institution
- Ebü'l-Hasan el-Merini
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Overview
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The Sidi Boumediene Mosque is a Sunni mosque in the El-Eubad district of Tlemcen, Algeria. It forms part of a religious complex made up of a mosque, a madrasa and a mausoleum. The complex is dedicated to Abu Madyan, a Sufi saint originally from Seville who contributed greatly to the spread of Sufism in the Maghreb. The mosque stands in front of his tomb and bears his name. It is also known as the El-Eubad Mosque, and it is listed among the cultural heritage monuments of Algeria.
History
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The mosque was built in 1339 on the order of the Marinid ruler Abu al-Hasan Ali, in front of the mausoleum of the Sufi Abu Madyan Shuayb.
From Wikipedia
The Sidi Boumediene Mosque (Arabic: مسجد شعيب أبو مدين) is a Sunni mosque and associated religious complex located in Tlemcen, Algeria. The complex comprises a mosque, madrasa and mausoleum dedicated to the influential Sufi saint Abu Madyan. Abu Madyan hailed from Seville and contributed greatly to the spread of tasawwuf in the Maghreb region.
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Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%AF%D9%8A_%D8%A8%D9%88%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidi_Boumediene_Mosque
Wikipedia (fr): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosqu%C3%A9e_Sidi_Boumediene
Wikipedia (tr): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidi_Ebu_Medyen_Camii
Wikipedia (ur): https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%AF%DB%8C_%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%88_%D9%85%D8%AF%DB%8C%D9%86_%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF