Noor El Hamedia Masjied

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The Noor El Hamedia Masjid (translated "Light of Hamid") was built 135 years ago in Cape Town with the support of Ottoman Sultan Abdulhamid II. Sayed Abu Bakr Effendi was sent by Sultan Abdulaziz of the Ottoman Caliphate to Cape Town in 1862 to educate and provide guidance to the muslims of the area. He was the inspiration for the building of the Noor el Hamedia Mosque which was purchased in 1881 by his descendant Mogamat Dollie and Jongie Siers. The mosque is a symbol of engagement between South Africa and Turkey. The two-story mosque, which name translates to Light of Hamid, was built with funds donated by the Ottomon Sultan and Caliph Abdul Hamid II in order to officially establish the Masjid in 1884.