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El Jedid Mosque

Also known as: El Jedid Mosque

mosque in Tunisia

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1726
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Overview

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El Jedid Mosque stands in the Medina, the old city of Tunis, on the street of the dyers (Nahj al-Sabbaghin), and is also called the Sabbaghin Mosque. It forms part of a complex that includes a madrasa and a mausoleum where Sidi Qasim al-Sabابطي is buried. The ceramic tiles covering its walls were imported from Turkey. The mosque is a listed monument of Tunisia.

History

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The mosque was built on the order of Husayn ibn Ali, founder of the Husainid dynasty, in 1139 AH, corresponding to 1726 CE. The first prayer was held there on 14 Shaban 1139 AH (1726). Among the preachers and imams who served at the mosque was the Hanafi scholar Sheikh Ahmad ibn Ali Mustafa al-Numaysi, and among its teachers was Sheikh Hamda ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Sharif.

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El Jedid Mosque (Arabic: الجامع الجديد) is a mosque in Tunis, Tunisia, located in the Medina area of the city.

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