Archaeological Excavation of the Earliest Known Mosque in Comoros, and East Africa
Abstract
Majority of Comoros people conceive and considerer themselves as descendants of Persians (Shirzi), Some think they are offspring of Arabic migrants and marine merchants from the Middle -East countries who came to settle around the coast of East Africa from the early Islamic era. It has now been established that The people of Comoros have a history going back to Stone Age, and that one of their ancestors travelled to Mecca to meet Prophet Mohamed and he then brought Islam to the islands.
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