Lagos Central Mosque
mosque in Lagos, Nigeria
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Overview
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Lagos Central Mosque is a congregational (jum'at) mosque in Obalende, on Lagos Island, in Nigeria's largest city. It stands along the busy Nnamdi Azikiwe Street. The mosque serves as the principal home of the Chief Imam of Lagos, who leads the Friday service there and acts as its custodian. Over the years the mosque's executive council has conferred titles on individuals, one of the best known being Baba Adinni.
History
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The present building was opened for use in May 1988. It replaced an earlier mosque that had been built between 1908 and 1913.
Titles have been awarded by the mosque's executive council over the years. The title of Baba Adinni was first held by a Mr. Runmonkun and was later bestowed on A.W. Elias, Wahab Folawiyo and Abdul Hafiz Abou.
From Wikipedia
The Lagos Central Mosque is a jum'at mosque, located in Lagos Island, Lagos, the largest city in Nigeria. The mosque serves as the principal home of the Chief Imam of Lagos. It is located along the busy Nnamdi Azikiwe Street.
The current mosque was opened for use in May 1988, displacing an earlier mosque that was built between 1908 and 1913. The chief Imam leads jumat service at the mosque and he is the custodian of the mosque. Over the years, titles have been given to individuals by officials of the mosque's executive council. A prominent title is the Baba Adinni, first held by a Mr. Runmonkun, and recently bestowed on A.W. Elias, Wahab Folawiyo and Abdul Hafiz Abou. The first two title holders played significant roles in the construction of a new modern mosque.
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Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%B2%D9%8A_(%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%BA%D9%88%D8%B3)
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