Safir Mosque

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Safir Mosque
مسجد سفير
The mosque's minaret, by André Raymond
Religion
AffiliationSunni Islam
Ecclesiastical or organisational statusMosque
StatusActive
Location
LocationCasbah, Algiers
CountryAlgeria
Safir Mosque is located in Algiers
Safir Mosque
Location of the mosque in Algiers
Interactive map of Safir Mosque
Coordinates36°47′00″N 3°03′29″E / 36.7833816°N 3.0580312°E / 36.7833816; 3.0580312
Architecture
TypeIslamic architecture
StyleMoorish
Completed1534 CE
Part ofCasbah of Algiers
CriteriaCultural: (ii), (v)
Reference565
Inscription1992 (16th Session)

The Safir Mosque (Arabic: مسجد سفير or جامع سفير) is a Sunni mosque in the city of Algiers, Algeria. The Moorish-style mosque was completed in 1534 CE and is located inside the medina quarter of the Casbah of Algiers, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Etymology

The mosque was initially called as Jami Caid Safar bin Abdullah, but later it was renamed to Safir Mosque or Jami Safir after around 18th century.[1] Safir of the name is considered as Safar bin Abdullah. Safar was originally a Christian slave who converted to Islam, learned Arabic and memorized the entire Qur'an; then freed and promoted general by Hayreddin Barbarossa.[2][3]

History

The mosque was completed in 1534, in the place few meters away from the Mosque-Zawiya of Sidi Muhammad Sharif. The mosque was constructed on a land where was newly included into the medina after the establishment of new city walls in order to expand the quarter. The construction date is recorded in the book available in the mosque; the groundbreaking was in Rajab of 940 AH, and the completion is the second of Rabi' al-awwal in 941 AH, roughly equal to 11 September 1534, which means the construction took nine months.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ مدينة الجزائر القديمة... مساجد بارزة من العمارة المغاربية-الأندلسية لا زالت تتحدى الزمن. Elmasser (in Arabic). Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Des mosquées-monuments défient le temps". Djazairess (in French). Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Son fondateur était un converti". Djazairess. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  4. ↑ القصبة ..الموروث الذي يروي تاريخ الجزائر مع الحضارات العريقة. Ennahar Online (in Arabic). Retrieved January 28, 2018.

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