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The predominant religion in Somalia is Islam, [2] ... The Mosque of Islamic Solidarity in Mogadishu is the largest masjid in the Horn region.
Jama’a Hamar Weyne was built in the year 636 AH (1238 CE), some 30 years before Faqrudiin and Arba’a Rukun - both were built in the year 667 AH (1269 CE). [2] Historically, Jamacaha Xamar Weyne is the most important building in the historical quarter of Xamar Weyne.
Religion, Siad Barre said, was an integral part of the Somali worldview, but it belonged in the private sphere, whereas scientific socialism dealt with material concerns such as poverty. Religious leaders should exercise their moral influence but refrain from interfering in political or economic matters. Eid al-Fitr prayers in Baidoa, Somalia, 2014
Christianity in Somalia is a minority religion within the country, which has a population over 99% Sunni Muslim, and Islam as the state religion. Estimates range on the number of Christians residing in the nation, with the US Department of State reporting there to be approximately 1,000 Christians in 2020, [ 1 ]
Mogadishu, [a] locally known as Xamar or Hamar, is the capital and most populous city of Somalia.The city has served as an important port connecting traders across the Indian Ocean for millennia and has an estimated urban population of 2,610,483.
The mosque is one of the oldest Islamic places of worship in Mogadishu. 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 name of the mosque's founder, Khusra ibn Mubarak al-Shirazi (Khusrau ibn Muhammed).
Somalia has an estimated population of 18.1 million, [18] [19] [20] of which 2.7 million live in the capital and largest city, Mogadishu. Around 85% of Somalia's residents are ethnic Somalis; the official languages of the country are Somali and Arabic, though Somali is the primary language. Somalia has historic and religious ties to the Arab ...
It is the main mosque in Somalia's capital city, and an iconic building in Somali society. [1] Following the start of the civil war in the early 1990s, the mosque closed down. It was later reopened in 2006 by the Islamic Courts Union, which began raising funds from the business community for intended renovations of parts of the building. [1]