The largest mosque in West Africa has officially opened its doors. Sufi Mouride Brotherhood inaugurated the US $33m building located in Dakar, Senegal in the presence of President Macky Sall and his predecessor Abdoulaye Wade.

Construction on the mosque dubbed the ‘Massalikul Jinaan mosque’ which means “the Paths to Paradise”, began a decade ago. The name was derived from the title of a poem by Sheikh Ahmadou Bamba Mbacke, the 19th-century founder of the Brotherhood, who is revered by followers as a Sufi saint. Based in the city of Touba, the movement is a pillar of Senegal’s reputation for religious tolerance.

About Massalikul Jinaan mosque

The mosque, which stands at 255 feet, sits on a six-hectare site in the poor area of Bopp, on land donated by the government of the majority Muslim nation. It has a capacity of 15,000 worshipers inside and another 15,000 on an outside esplanade.

The place of worship has four prayer rooms and features a Carrara marble exterior and five minarets. The interior includes a gold-leaf dome, giant chandeliers and decorations hand-drawn by Moroccan workmen. An Islamic institute, residence and museum are scheduled to be added in the future.

“With this jewel, we are on a par with what we see in Arab countries and other places in Africa,” said Mbackiyou Faye, who co-ordinated the building work.

More than 500 workers took part in the construction of the mosque. Infrastructure Minister Oumar Youm said that the government provided an additional US $11.5m for lighting, sanitation and road works,

“This is not the home of the Mouride community, it is the home of all Muslims, let us unite to give a better image of our religion,” said Serigne Mbacke, Caliph of the Mouride Brotherhood

SOURCE: https://brandspurng.com/2019/10/07/largest-mosque-in-west-africa-opens-doors/

Waste of money.....is this what senegal really needs?

I heard they planning the largest in Nigeria at Ikom cross rivers state

NwaNimo1:
Waste of money..

but building Redeemed and other big big churches is not waste of money ? Continue.

It's not in the magnificent of the building, it's in the magnanimous of the heart..

CyynthiaKiss:
Boko haram and their allies would be celebrating now

Your profile speaks volume... Shows you know the time.

God help us all

That's what Africans are good at

Africans and religion enh. The other day Dunamis celebrated the largest church auditorium and now Senegal is celebrating the biggest mosque. When are we as Africans going to celebrate the largest factory or largest military war head in the world. Religion is really the opium of the poor.

Why not the largest factory in Africa. China is demolishing churches and mosques and Africa need to do the same thing. Religion should be personal and should never be celebrated as an achievement. What is the economic benefit of the 'largest church and mosques?'. Nothing but brainwashing and adaptation of foreign culture.

When Christians build thousands of seater Churches, most Muslims won't give a damn. I don't know wetin concern them with Mosque.

The Campground on that popular expressway is three million capacity.

Hatred and Bigotry as usual. They will never mind their Biz. They probably think by spreading the BH mantra people will leave Islam.

And if they build factory they will text you about it? Na their money, don't they have freedom anymore?

It's like you guys are getting more and more unreasonable as the day goes by.

Alhamdulillah may Allah reward them the masjid is really beautiful.

Rashduct4luv:
When Christians build thousands of seater Churches, most Muslims won't give a damn. I don't know wetin concern them with Mosque.

The Campground on that popular expressway is three million capacity.

Hatred and Bigotry as usual. They will never mind their Biz. They probably think by spreading the BH mantra people will leave Islam.

And if they build factory they will text you about it? Na their money, don't they have freedom anymore?

It's like you guys are getting more and more unreasonable as the day goes by.

Don't be a coward, quote me directly. Check my post and you see me condemning the construction of mega churches. African need big factories and technical schools and not big churches or big mosques.; big churches doesn't lift people out of poverty but only the pastors and the imams benefit. Take a cue from China and Japan.

Misplaced priorities.

Because you don't know its value to Muslim community!!!!

NwaNimo1:
Waste of money..

true2god:
Don't be a coward, quote me directly. Check my post and you see me condemning the construction of mega churches. African need big factories and technical schools and not big churches or big mosques.; big churches doesn't lift people out of poverty but only the pastors and the imams benefit. Take a cue from China and Japan.

Africans can never grow forget it.

Their love for religion (Islam and Christianity) s more than the love they have for themselves.

Mega churches and Islamic mosques that has only ended up in raising evil minded people

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solmusdesigns:



Ipobian Youth oya come and wail oooo, while they insult islam online

Thier women are in dubai eating muslim shiit for money

Their men are all over indonesia, UAE , Qatar constituiting nuisance


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if they talk muslim this one will come out

someone sleeping and eating BBNAIJA which is immorality and doesn't believe in hadith

yeroba Muslims are just semi kafirs

Too many bitter souls on this post.

Though Islam discourages extravagance and beautifying the Masjid excessively.

You can say it again - and give yourself hypertension!!!

1Sharon:
Misplaced priorities.

Islamphobia

The only thing we are good at in West Africa is building unnecessary mansions when millions are homeless.

Is that what God sent you people to do? To be erecting mansions in the name of erecting places of worship when millions don't have a place to lay their heads?

May God give all of us the wisdom to understand how God wants us to worship Him.

obiekunie2:


the money wasted on that shit would be hugely enough to uplift the life of all the poor people in that region - but No! they would rather invest it in building a mosque to the glory of allah!

Religion! always synonymous to poverty! i mean all religion!

D same way pastors used congregation money to acquire private jets and build Universities that the poor can't attend

Yekoyeko:
You can say it again - and give yourself hypertension!!!

Lol..stay head slamming