Sultan Bello Mosque

Sultan Bello Mosque in late 1960
Sultan Bello Mosque
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Branch/traditionSunni (Maliki)
RegionNorthern Region
LeadershipImam(s):
Shaykh Dr Sulaiman Muhammad Adam
[1][2] (Mufti) Shaykh Dr Ahmad Abubakar Gumi
Location
LocationSultan Bello Road, Ungwan Sarki Muslimi 800282, Kaduna Nigeria
StateKaduna
CountryNigeria
Sultan Bello Mosque is located in Nigeria
Sultan Bello Mosque
Shown within Nigeria
Geographic coordinates10°33′03″N 7°26′45″E / 10.5508°N 7.4458°E / 10.5508; 7.4458
Architecture
Typemosque
Completed1962
Specifications
Dome(s)5
Minaret(s)4

Sultan Bello Mosque (Arabic: مسجد السلطان بلو) also known as The Kaduna Central Mosque, is one of the largest mosques in Kaduna State, Nigeria, built in 1962. It is named after the then Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Bello the son of Usman dan Fodio. The present Chief Imam of the mosque is Sulaiman Muhammad Adam,[3][4] a former lecturer in the department of Arabic and Islamic Studies at Kaduna State University.

History

The mosque in late 1960

The mosque was named after Muhammad Bello, who was the then Sultan of Sokoto the son of Usman dan Fodio.[citation needed]

Urban and Architectural

The Sultan Bello Masjid covers the enlargement of 220m2 prayer area into a larger 2300m2 area. The original structure was constructed in 1962, expanded in 1994, but the current structure is a massive building with five domes and four minarets.[5]

The architectural design was done by architect Abdullahi Saidu Bello.[5]

Sultan Bello mosque was expanded from its original existing prayer area of 220m2 into a larger prayer area of 2,300m2.[6]

  • Aerial View
    Aerial View
  • Main entrance with four doors
    Main entrance with four doors
  • The passage
    The passage
  • In the evening
    In the evening
  • View of the mosque from a bridge
    View of the mosque from a bridge
  • Abdulwahab Folawiyo bridge outside of the mosque
    Abdulwahab Folawiyo bridge outside of the mosque
  • Entrance
    Entrance
  • Elevation
    Elevation

[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Dr Suleiman Muhammad Adam, emerged the chief Imam of Sultan Bello Mosque" Kaduna news online
  2. ^ " Mosque crisis ends, Sultan's nominee steps down as Imam" Premium Times Nigeria
  3. ^ "Sultan Bello Mosque Gets new Imam" Daily Trust Kaduna, 22 November 2017.
  4. ^ Moh, Bello Zaria. " Zazzau Emir instals new Imam for Sultan Bello Mosque", Blueprint Newspaper, Zaria, Kaduna State.
  5. ^ a b "Al Fozan". mosqpedia.org. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
  6. ^ Archnet. "Sultan Bello Mosque Expansion".
  7. ^ "El-Rufai ya sasanta rikicin masallacin Sultan Bello". bbc hausa. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
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