Arba'a Rukun Mosque

The Arba'a Rukun Mosque (Arabic: أربع روكون‎), also known as Arba Rucun, is a mosque in the medieval district Shangani, Mogadishu, Somalia.[1]

Arba'a Rukun Mosque
أربع روكون
The 13th century Arba'a Rukun mosque in Mogadishu, Somalia.
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Location
LocationMogadishu
 Somalia
Architecture
TypeMosque
Completed1260/1
Dome(s)1

Overview

The masjid is one of the oldest Islamic places of worship in the Mogadishu capital. 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 masjid's late founder, Khusra ibn Mubarak al-Shirazi (Khusrau ibn Muhammed).[2][3]

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See also

Notes
  1. Adam, Anita. Benadiri People of Somalia with Particular Reference to the Reer Hamar of Mogadishu. pp. 204–205.
  2. AARP, Art and Archaeology Research Papers, Volumes 7-12. 1975. p. 8.
  3. Garlake, Peter S. (1966). The Early Islamic Architecture of the East African Coast. Institute. p. 10.

References


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