Sheikh Rumani Ba 'Alawi Mosque | |
Native Name: | Masaajidka Shaykh Rumani Ba 'Alawi |
Native Name Lang: | so |
Religious Affiliation: | Islam |
Location: | Hamar Weyne, Mogadishu, Somalia |
Festivals: | --> |
Organizational Status: | --> |
Architecture Type: | mosque |
Date Destroyed: | --> |
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Sheikh Rumani Ba 'Alawi Masjid (Somali: Masaajidka Shaykh Rumani Ba 'Alawi, also known as Masaajidka Rumaaniga or Masaajidka Aw Shukumaan) is a small mosque found in the historical Hamar Weyne district in Mogadishu. [1]
The mosque locally to as "Aw Shukuman" isn't an easy mosque to get to, it can only be reached through a series of long winding ancient alleyways. During a recent renovation of the mosque, 2 important artefacts were lost. One being the a piece of wood with 822 AH (which roughly corresponds to 1419 AD), the other being an iron ring hanging from one of the old beams that was being replaced.[2] The ring was similar to those found in the older homes in the neighbourhood, said to have been used to hang lanterns.