- Mosque - Wikipedia
The Umayyad Mosque in Damascus (715 AD) followed the plan of the Prophet's Mosque in Medina, and became the earliest example of a grand mosque that served as standard for future mosques [31]
- Mosque | Parts, Features, Architecture, Information | Britannica
Mosque, any house or open area of prayer in Islam, from the Arabic word masjid meaning ‘a place of prostration ’ The building is largely an open space that typically includes certain features such as a niche for the leader of prayer, an elevated spot for preaching, and a minaret for the call to prayer
- List of mosques in the United States - Wikipedia
A mosque, called "masjid" in Arabic, is defined as any place where Muslims pray facing Mecca, not necessarily a building By that meaning, there were mosques in the United States by 1731 or earlier
- Fire damages mosque, school in Prior Lake - 5 Eyewitness News
A Monday morning fire has left a mosque and school in Prior Lake with significant damage
- What is a Mosque? - The Religion of Islam
A mosque is the building in which Muslims worship God Throughout Islamic history, the mosque was the centre of the community and towns formed around this pivotal building
- MOSQUE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of MOSQUE is a building used for public worship by Muslims Did you know?
- The Mosque - The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Prophet Muhammad's original house in Medina (in present-day Saudi Arabia) is thought to be the first mosque and probably served as a model for early mosque architecture
- Mosque architecture, an introduction – Smarthistory
The style, layout, and decoration of a mosque can tell us a lot about Islam in general, but also about the period and region in which the mosque was constructed The home of the Prophet Muhammad is considered the first mosque
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