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Mosque in Dakar, Senegal

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Masdjidou Rabaani (Mosquée de la Divinité, Mosque of the Divinity).

In 1973 Mohamed Seyni had a vision that he had to build this mosque .

During the night of Thursday 28th to Friday 29th June 1973 Mohamed Seyni saw the mosque in the sky. He was ordered to look at it and follow it to see where it would land. It landed on Ouakam beach in Dakar.

 

The mosque was completed in 1997, designed by the architect Cheikh Ngom. The mosque is an important Muslim pilgrimage site.

 

Submitted: 29/08/2020

Accepted: 03/09/2020

 

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