Awooto Eeday Mosque
Mosque in Mogadishu, Somalia
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The Awooto Eeday Mosque is small mosque in the historical Hamar Weyne district of Mogadishu, Banaadir, in Somalia.
| Awooto Eeday Mosque | |
|---|---|
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Mosque |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Hamar Weyne, Mogadishu |
| Country | Somalia |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque |
| Founder | Awooto Eeday |
| Completed | 1223 AH (1808/1809 CE) |
Overview
The historical Hamar Weyne district contains approximately 25 small mosques.[1]: 204–205
The mosque is said to have been built with the money of a pious woman who was known as Awooto Eeday (Awooto which means grandmother in the local dialect).
Above the mihrab of this mosque there's a plate with inscriptions which bears 1223 AH (1808/1809 CE), according to Prof. Sharif Abdalla.[2] However, according Maria Roasrio La Lomia, the mosque could be a lot older and that date could reflect the renovation of an older mosque. Awooto Eeday ("Grandmother Eeday‟) mosque is the neighbourhood mosque for the Shanshiyo. It was here that Sheikh Abba spent much of his day in the last quarter century, for prayer, teaching his students, and talking with people. According to his son 'Abdirahman, the mosque was built by an old woman of the Reer Sheikh Muuminow, one of the oldest Banaadiri clan and is on the site of yet an older mosque.[1]: 148
