Al Nejashi Mosque
{{Short description|Mosque in Negash, Tigray, Ethiopia}}
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Al Nejashi Mosque ({{langx|ar|{{Script|Arab|مَسْجِد ٱلنَّجَاشِي}}|Masjid an-Najāšī}}) is a mosque in Negash, in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia.
History
The mosque was established after 615 CE, when the first Muslims are said to have migrated to Abyssinia during the reign of Najashi.{{cite news |last=Hagos |first=Tsegay |date=29 April 2021 |url=https://allafrica.com/stories/202104290673.html|title=Africa's First Mosque Seeks Unesco's Recognition |work=All Africa |access-date=7 September 2021}}{{Better source needed|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable (WP:NOTRS). This is also an exceptional claim and requires much more support.|date=January 2024}} It is named after Najashi.{{Cite web |date=18 July 2019 |title=The untold story of King Negash and the al Nejashi Mosque |url=https://www.omanobserver.om/article/28253/Features/the-untold-story-of-king-negash-and-the-al-nejashi-mosque |website=Oman Observer}}{{Better source needed|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable (WP:NOTRS). It's just as likely that the mosque is simply named after the town it's in.|date=January 2024}}
In 2018, the mosque was renovated with funds from Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency. Accommodations, visitor center and toilets were built around the mosque building. Renovation was completed in September 2018.{{cite news |last=Awel |first=Munira Abdelmenan |date=26 September 2018 |url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/turkey-restores-historic-al-nejashi-mosque-in-ethiopia/1265374 |title=Turkey restores historic Al-Nejashi mosque in Ethiopia |work=All Africa |access-date=7 September 2021}}
In 2021, the mosque was damaged by fighting during the Tigray War.{{cite news|date=5 January 2021|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-55530355|title=Tigray crisis: Ethiopia to repair al-Nejashi mosque|work=BBC News|access-date=7 September 2021}}{{cite news|author=AFP|date=30 April 2021|url=https://www.africanews.com/2021/04/30/heritage-sites-under-siege-in-ethiopia-s-tigray-war//|title=Heritage sites under siege in Ethiopia's Tigray war|work=Africa News|access-date=7 September 2021}} The minaret was destroyed, its dome partially collapsed and its façade was ruined.{{cite news|last=Zelalem|first=Zecharias|date=13 January 2021|url=https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/ethiopia-tigray-nejashi-mosque-conflict-damage|title=Ethiopia conflict: Outrage over damage to Tigray mosque|work=Middle East Eye|access-date=7 September 2021}} Soon afterwards, the Government of Ethiopia vowed to repair the building.
Architecture
The mosque complex features tomb behind the main mosque building.{{cite news|date=18 July 2019|url=https://www.omanobserver.om/article/28253/Features/the-untold-story-of-king-negash-and-the-al-nejashi-mosque|title=The untold story of King Negash and the Al Nejashi Mosque|work=Oman Observer|access-date=7 September 2021}} There are 15 tombs of the first immigrants in Islam to Ethiopia .{{cite news|last=Elsayed|first=Yassmine|date=2 January 2021|url=https://see.news/iconic-nejashi-mosque-in-tigray-partially-damaged/|title=Iconic Nejashi Mosque in Tigray Partially Damaged during Conflict|work=See News|access-date=7 September 2021}}
See also
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