Mosque Of The Companions, Massawa
The Mosque of the Companions ( ar, مَسْجِد ٱلصَّحَابَة, Masjid aṣ-Ṣaḥābah) is a mosque in the city of Massawa, Eritrea. Dating to the early 7th century Common Era, CE, it is believed to be the List of the oldest mosques#Africa, first mosque in the world. It was reportedly built by Sahaba, companions of the Prophets and messengers in Islam, Islamic Prophet Muhammad who travelled to Africa to flee persecution of Muslims by the Meccans, persecution by people in the Hejazi city of Mecca, present-day Saudi Arabia. The current structure is of much later construction as some features like mehrab (late 7th century) and minaret (until 9th century) did not develop until later in Islamic architecture. See also * Afro-Arabs * Islam in Africa ** List of mosques in Africa ** Great Mosque of Asmara * Migration to Abyssinia ** Second migration to Abyssinia * Quba Mosque, Medina References

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Islam
Islam (; ar, ۘالِإسلَام, , ) is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic Monotheism#Islam, monotheistic religion centred primarily around the Quran, a religious text considered by Muslims to be the direct word of God in Islam, God (or ''Allah'') as it was revealed to Muhammad, the Muhammad in Islam, main and final Islamic prophet.Peters, F. E. 2009. "Allāh." In , edited by J. L. Esposito. Oxford: Oxford University Press. . (See alsoquick reference) "[T]he Muslims' understanding of Allāh is based...on the Qurʿān's public witness. Allāh is Unique, the Creator, Sovereign, and Judge of mankind. It is Allāh who directs the universe through his direct action on nature and who has guided human history through his prophets, Abraham, with whom he made his covenant, Moses/Moosa, Jesus/Eesa, and Muḥammad, through all of whom he founded his chosen communities, the 'Peoples of the Book.'" It is the Major religious groups, world's second-largest religion behind Christianity, w ...
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