Figure 1 illustrates a marbled mihrab (niche) inside the Fakhr Al-Din Masjid in XamarWeyne (HamarWeyne). It is perhaps one of the oldest Islamic sites in Somalia. It was constructed by one Xaaji bin Maxamed bin Cabdallah in the month of Shacban of the year 667 after Hijra (AD 1269). The Ayaatul al-Kursi (Throne Verse) is […]
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