Xianxian Mosque
mosque in Guangdong
Key facts
- Built
- 642
- Capacity
- 3,000 people
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Overview
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Xianxian Mosque (Chinese: 先贤清真寺) stands in the Liuhua area of Yuexiu District in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China. It is described as the largest mosque in the city and has a capacity of about 3,000 worshippers. The site is listed as a Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level. Arabic sources also call it the Mosque of the Companion Abu Waqqas and the Mosque of the Sages. It is reached through the square at its north gate.
History
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Our records give 642 as the year of construction. The mosque, like the Huaisheng Mosque, is attributed to the Companion Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas (c. 595-674). The two are separate mosques, and the Huaisheng Mosque is the one regarded as the oldest in China.
From Wikipedia
The Xianxian Mosque (Chinese: 先贤清真寺) is a mosque in Yuexiu District, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, China. It is the largest mosque in Guangzhou.
This mosque and the Huaisheng mosque are both attributed to the Muslim companion (Sahabi) Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas (c. 595 – 674).
Source: Wikipedia, article “Xianxian Mosque”; quoted unchanged under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence. Read more on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0
Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%B4%D9%8A%D9%86_%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%86
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xianxian_Mosque
Wikipedia (fr): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosqu%C3%A9e_Xianxian