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Riyadha Mosque and Tomb of Habib Salih (Lamu)

Who rests here

Saints · died 1354 AH · Lamu

One of the most influential scholars and spiritual guides of the East African (Swahili) coast; founder of the famous Riyadha Mosque in Lamu (1853, Singani in the Comoros – 1935, Lamu/Kenya). Of the Ba Alawi Jamal al-Layl sayyid family, originally from Yemen and settled in the Comoros, claiming descent from Ali.

Full biography of Habib Salih bin Alawi Jamal al-Layl →(the text above is quoted from the person's record)

How to get there

Located in: Lamu

Coordinates: -2.27200, 40.89890

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Permanent ID: EA-Y-000539 · this address reaches the same record even if its name changes; use it when citing.