Freetown Central Mosque is one of the two largest
mosque
A mosque (; from ar, مَسْجِد, masjid, ; literally "place of ritual prostration"), also called masjid, is a place of prayer for Muslims. Mosques are usually covered buildings, but can be any place where prayers ( sujud) are performed, ...
in
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone,)]. officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It is bordered by Liberia to the southeast and Guinea surrounds the northern half of the nation. Covering a total area of , Sierr ...
. It is located in the capital
Freetown
Freetown is the capital and largest city of Sierra Leone. It is a major port city on the Atlantic Ocean and is located in the Western Area of the country. Freetown is Sierra Leone's major urban, economic, financial, cultural, educational and po ...
. The chief
imam of the Freetown central mosque is
Sheikh Ahmad Tejan Sillah
http://allafrica.com/stories/201109270329.html], who is also the spiritual leader of the United Council of Imams in Sierra Leon
The mosque also hosts various Islamic cultural events.
Sierra Leone's presidents have traditionally made occasional visit to the mosque and attend Muslim prayers, regardless of their religion. The immediate former Sierra Leone's president
Ernest Bai Koroma
Ernest Bai Koroma (born 2 October 1953) is a Sierra Leonean politician who served as the fourth President of Sierra Leone from 17 September 2007 to 4 April 2018.
Born and raised in Makeni in northern Sierra Leone, Koroma spent more than 24 ...
, who is a
Christian, has visited and prayed at the central mosque on several occasion
See also
*
Islam in Sierra Leone
External links
*http://www.thepatrioticvanguard.com/spip.php?article7388*-+
*http://allafrica.com/stories/201109270329.html
Buildings and structures in Freetown
Mosques in Sierra Leone
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