Back yard of the first Mosque of Africa - The Mosque of Amr ibn al Aas in Cairo, Egypt.
The Sahaba (Companion of Prophet Muhammad) Amr ibn al 'As () conquered Egypt in 640. In 641 he founded Fustat - the new capital of Egypt, where he also built Africa's first Mosque. Fustat is now a part of Old Cairo.
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Keywords: architecture, companion, fustat, islam, masjid, mosque, muhammad, namaz, nimaz, prayer, sahaba, salah, worship
