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The Al Nejashi Mosque in the village of Negash (Tigray) is associated with the First Hijra of the Prophet's Companions to Abyssinia (c. 614-615) and is among the earliest Muslim settlements in Africa; a 7th-century Muslim cemetery is archaeologically documented there. A tomb enclosure behind the prayer hall holds graves traditionally identified as 15 Companions who died in Ethiopia, and a grave venerated as the Negus Ashama ibn Abjar (the Najashi) who sheltered them. These identifications are traditional/devotional, not individually confirmed archaeologically. (Sources: Wikipedia 'Al Nejashi Mosque'; Madain Project 'Negash Amedin Mesgid')
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