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Why Muslim Association has named mosque after Jesus Christ

Abdul Rashid at the mosque of Jesus Christ son of Mary at Kaloleni estate in Kisumu county on December 11th 2020. (Collins Oduor, Standard)

It all started with a protracted legal tussle between the Muslim Association and the Seventh Day Adventist Church (SDA) over ownership of a parcel of land. The row that lasted decades, ended in October this year after a Land and Environment Court in Kisumu declared that the parcel belonged to the Muslim community.

In an effort to build bridges and heal the rifts, the Muslim community have chosen a new name for the mosque that has caught the attention of many and become an Internet sensation. The mosque that lies in the once disputed land in Kaloleni in Kisumu County is named The Mosque of Jesus Christ the son of Mary.

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