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Largest Mosque In West Africa Opens Doors by postbox: 10:10am On Oct 08, 2019
The largest mosque in West Africa has officially opened its doors. Sufi Mouride Brotherhood inaugurated the US $33m building located in Dakar, Senegal in the presence of President Macky Sall and his predecessor Abdoulaye Wade.

Construction on the mosque dubbed the ‘Massalikul Jinaan mosque’ which means “the Paths to Paradise”, began a decade ago. The name was derived from the title of a poem by Sheikh Ahmadou Bamba Mbacke, the 19th-century founder of the Brotherhood, who is revered by followers as a Sufi saint. Based in the city of Touba, the movement is a pillar of Senegal’s reputation for religious tolerance.

About Massalikul Jinaan mosque

The mosque, which stands at 255 feet, sits on a six-hectare site in the poor area of Bopp, on land donated by the government of the majority Muslim nation. It has a capacity of 15,000 worshipers inside and another 15,000 on an outside esplanade.

The place of worship has four prayer rooms and features a Carrara marble exterior and five minarets. The interior includes a gold-leaf dome, giant chandeliers and decorations hand-drawn by Moroccan workmen. An Islamic institute, residence and museum are scheduled to be added in the future.

“With this jewel, we are on a par with what we see in Arab countries and other places in Africa,” said Mbackiyou Faye, who co-ordinated the building work.

More than 500 workers took part in the construction of the mosque. Infrastructure Minister Oumar Youm said that the government provided an additional US $11.5m for lighting, sanitation and road works,

“This is not the home of the Mouride community, it is the home of all Muslims, let us unite to give a better image of our religion,” said Serigne Mbacke, Caliph of the Mouride Brotherhood

SOURCE:https://brandspurng.com/2019/10/07/largest-mosque-in-west-africa-opens-doors/

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Re: Largest Mosque In West Africa Opens Doors by immortalcrown(m): 10:12am On Oct 08, 2019
Hmmm!

Okay.

The problem is that as each religion gets bigger, it becomes more dangerous to humanity.
Re: Largest Mosque In West Africa Opens Doors by Nbote(m): 10:18am On Oct 08, 2019
Dats why we are stuck in d stone age and will continually remain d laughing stock of d rest of d world.. Other regions are busy with record breaking infrastructural developments dat will alleviate d suffering of its ppl we are busy wasting money on irrelevant developments while d ppl languish in poverty and anguish.. Africa sef
Re: Largest Mosque In West Africa Opens Doors by Otutu1(m): 10:18am On Oct 08, 2019
I don't have any problem with this, as long as they pray in Peace.
Re: Largest Mosque In West Africa Opens Doors by Kwamecron(m): 10:19am On Oct 08, 2019
Islamisation



If u kw u kw

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