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{{Religion Building|title1 = Al-Iihsan Mosque|alternate_names = Masjid Al-Iihsan|founded = Jumada Al-Thani 17, 1440 / February 24, 2019|religious_faith = Islam|religious_tradition = Sunni Islam|religious_leader_present = Mufti of the Al-Iihsan Mosque|intertraditional_connections = Shia & Sufi allowed|superiority_over = Islam in Africa}} | |||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
{{Religious Building}}The Al-Iihsan Mosque (Masjid Al-Iihsan/مسجد الاحسان/Mosque of Charity) is located in the town of [[Dakar]] in the district of Saint-Louis. It was built as the first Mosque in Africa. | |||
The Al-Iihsan Mosque (Masjid Al-Iihsan/مسجد الاحسان/Mosque of Charity) is located in the town of [[Dakar]] in the district of Saint-Louis. It was built as the first Mosque in Africa. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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==Religious Connections== | ==Religious Connections== | ||
The Mosque is led by a Mufti who serves as Imam. They live in the house across from the Minaret. The Mufti is seen as the first among equals of all African Muslims and it is planned that the Mufti will | The Mosque is led by a Mufti who serves as Imam. They live in the house across from the Minaret. The Mufti is seen as the first among equals of all African Muslims and it is planned that the Mufti will sponsor the building of other Mosques and the spread of Islam across Africa. Being of the Sunni tradition the Mufti recognizes the Caliph and superiors as having more weight behind their fatwas than the Mufti has. | ||