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The Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, regularly used for Congregational prayer. [1] [2]A congregational mosque or Friday mosque (Arabic: مَسْجِد جَامِع, masjid jāmi‘, or simply: جَامِع, jāmi‘; Turkish: Cami), or sometimes great mosque or grand mosque (Arabic: جامع كبير, jāmi‘ kabir; Turkish: Ulu Cami), is a mosque for hosting the Friday noon prayers ...
A mosque (/ m ɒ s k / MOSK), also called a masjid (/ ˈ m æ s dʒ ɪ d, ˈ m ʌ s-/ MASS-jid, MUSS-), [note 1] is a place of worship for Muslims. [1] The term usually refers to a covered building, but can be any place where Islamic prayers are performed, such as an outdoor courtyard.
A grand mosque, or congregational mosque, Friday mosque, great mosque or jama masjid, is a type of mosque which is the main mosque of a certain area that hosts the special Friday noon prayers known as jumu'ah.
Hagia Sophia (Turkish: Ayasofya; Ancient Greek: Ἁγία Σοφία, romanized: Hagía Sophía; Latin: Sancta Sapientia; lit. ' Holy Wisdom '), officially the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque (Turkish: Ayasofya-i Kebir Cami-i Şerifi; Greek: Μεγάλο Τζαμί της Αγίας Σοφίας), is a mosque and former church serving as a major cultural and historical site in Istanbul, Turkey.
Before this renovation, which included the mosque's outer walls being raised, the mosque was a small open area with the Kaaba at the center. By the end of the 8th century, the mosque's old wooden columns had been replaced with marble columns and the wings of the prayer hall had been extended on both sides along with the addition of a minaret on ...
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Al-Aqsa Mosque جامع الأقصى (Jāmiʿ al-Aqṣā) المصلى القبلي (al-Muṣallā al-Qiblī) المسجد الاقصى (al-Masjid al-'Aqṣā, disputed) Religion Affiliation Islam Leadership Muhammad Ahmad Hussein (Grand Mufti of Jerusalem) Location Location Temple ...
The Grand Mosque of Paris (French: Grande Mosquée de Paris, pronounced [ɡʁɑ̃d mɔske də paʁi]; Arabic: مسجد باريس الكبير), also known as the Great Mosque of Paris or simply the Paris Mosque, located in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, is one of the largest mosques in France. It comprises prayer rooms, an outdoor garden, a ...
The biggest mosque in the Philippines is the Marawi Grand Mosque in Marawi City which consists of three floors and a basement, and a total floor area of 9,434 square meters and has a capacity to accommodate 20,000 worshipers at any given time. [5] The Bolkiah mosque is located in Barangay Kalanganan II in Cotabato City. [6]