<prompt> tafadhali geuza maudhui haya ya swahili kwenda kwa kiingereza.wakati mtangulizi wake benedict 16 alipozuru msikiti huo mwaka 2006, alifuata utaratibu wa sala ya kiislamu na kuelekeza uso mecca katika kile wengi walichokiona kuwa ni ishara ya kushangaza ya maridhiano.  <response>: when his predecessor benedict xvi visited the mosque in 2006, he assumed the muslim attitude of prayer and turned towards mecca in what many saw as a stunning gesture of reconciliation. 