Sultan Bello Mosque

Sultan Bello Mosque
Sultan Bello Mosque
Religion
Affiliation	Sunni Islam
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Mosque
Leadership	Imams: Shaykh Dr Sulaiman Muhammad Adam; (Mufti) Shaykh Dr Ahmad Abubakar Gumi;
Status	Active
Location
Location	Sultan Bello Road, Ungwan Sarki Muslimi 800282, Kaduna, Kaduna State
Country	Nigeria
	Shown within Nigeria
Coordinates	10°33′03″N 7°26′45″E / 10.5508°N 7.4458°E
Architecture
Architect	Abdullahi Saidu Bello
Type	Mosque
Completed	1962
Specifications
Interior area	2,300 m2 (25,000 sq ft)
Dome	5
Minaret	4

The Sultan Bello Mosque (Arabic: مسجد السلطان بلو) also known as the Kaduna Central Mosque, is one of the largest mosques in the city of Kaduna, in Kaduna State, Nigeria. Built in 1962, it is named after the then Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Bello the son of Usman dan Fodio. The present Chief Imam of the mosque is Sulaiman Muhammad Adam,^[3]^[4] a former lecturer in the department of Arabic and Islamic Studies at Kaduna State University.

Overview

The mosque was named after Muhammad Bello, who was the then Sultan of Sokoto the son of Usman dan Fodio.^{[citation needed]}

The Sultan Bello Mosque was expanded from its original existing prayer area of 220 square metres (2,400 sq ft) into a larger prayer area of 2,300 square metres (25,000 sq ft).^[5] The original structure was constructed in 1962, expanded in 1994, but the current structure is a massive building with five domes and four minarets.^[6]

The design was completed by architect, Abdullahi Saidu Bello.^[6]^[7]