Cheikh Rasaa Mosque

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Cheikh Rasaa Mosque (Arabic : مسجد الشيخ الرصاع‎) is a Tunisian mosque in the north of the Medina of Tunis. It does not exist anymore.[ clarification needed ] [1]

Tunisia Country in Northern Africa

Tunisia (officially the Republic of Tunisia) is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa, covering 165,000 square kilometres. Its northernmost point, Cape Angela, is the northernmost point on the African continent. It is bordered by Algeria to the west and southwest, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Tunisia's population was 11.435 million in 2017. Tunisia's name is derived from its capital city, Tunis, which is located on its northeast coast.

Mosque Place of worship for followers of Islam

A mosque is a place of worship for Muslims.

Medina of Tunis Old city of Tunis

The Medina of Tunis is the Medina quarter of Tunis, capital of Tunisia. It has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979.

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Localization

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Metallic plaque of the street

The mosque was near Souk En Nhas in the Hafsia district.

Souk En Nhas souq in Tunis, Tunisia

Souk En Nhas is one of the souks of the medina of Tunis. It is specialised in selling copper utensils.

Etymology

It was named after the saint Cheikh Rasaa, one of the Imams of Al-Zaytuna Mosque, who died in 1489.[ citation needed ]

Saint one who has been recognized for having an exceptional degree of holiness, sanctity, and virtue

A saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of holiness or likeness or closeness to God. Depending on the context and denomination, the term also retains its original Christian meaning, as any believer who is "in Christ" and in whom Christ dwells, whether in Heaven or on Earth. In Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Anglican, Oriental Orthodox, and Lutheran doctrine, all of their faithful deceased in Heaven are considered to be saints, but some are considered worthy of greater honor or emulation; official ecclesiastical recognition, and consequently veneration, is given to some saints through the process of canonization in the Catholic Church or glorification in the Eastern Orthodox Church.

Imam Islamic leadership position

Imam is an Islamic leadership position.

Al-Zaytuna Mosque Mosque in Tunisia

Ez-Zitouna Mosque or Ezzitouna Mosque or Mosque of El-Zituna is a major mosque in Tunis, Tunisia.

History

The mosque was built during the Hafsid era. It has a hall and the tomb of its founder.[ citation needed ]

Hall large room often used for meetings

In architecture, a hall is a relatively large space enclosed by a roof and walls. In the Iron Age and early Middle Ages in northern Europe, a mead hall was where a lord and his retainers ate and also slept. Later in the Middle Ages, the great hall was the largest room in castles and large houses, and where the servants usually slept. As more complex house plans developed, the hall remained a large room for dancing and large feasts, often still with servants sleeping there. It was usually immediately inside the main door. In modern British houses, an entrance hall next to the front door remains an indispensable feature, even if it is essentially merely a corridor.

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References

  1. ↑ Mohamed Belkhodja, Tārīkh maʻālim al-tawḥīd fī al-qadīm wa-fī al-Jadīd, Tunis, al-Maṭbaʻah al-Tūnisīyah, 1939, 429 p


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