It is the main mosque in Somalia's capital city, and an iconic building in Somali society.

It was later reopened in 2006 by the Islamic Courts Union, which began raising funds from the business community for intended renovations of parts of the building.

[1] In 2015, the Federal Government of Somalia completed formal refurbishments on the mosque's infrastructure.

[1] In 2012–2013, the mosque was renovated and rehabilitated by the Starsom Group, a local Somali contractor, under the funding of Turkiye Diyanet Foundation, a non-profit, non-governmental Turkish organization.

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