#people really underestimate how big of a role east africa plays in abrahamic history

[leroibobo]

mosque of the companions in massawa, eritrea. it was reportedly built by companions of the prophet muhammad who fled to africa due to persecution they faced in mecca. it possibly dates to 620-630 ce, which would make it the oldest purpose-built mosque in the world. however, some of the current structure was most likely built in the late 7th-9th centuries, as the mihrab and minaret as we know them hadn't been developed at the time.

#eritrea #architecture #worship #muslim #nmenam #my posts #people really underestimate how big of a role east africa plays in abrahamic history #in islam east africa is sort of like how europe is in christianity #in christianity people in e africa particularly modern day ethiopia & eritrea were some of the first to adopt it #in judaism some of the first jews came here via yemen #like arabic hebrew syriac etc are also in the same bigger language family as ge’ez etc #there were a lot of historical relations #(not always friendly but that’s how it is everywhere else history is history etc) #especially between the horn & southern khaleej