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Omar Mosque in Foz do Iguaçu near Iguaçu Falls. This is a list of Mosques in Brazil. It lists mosques (Arabic: Masjid, Portuguese: Mesquita) and Islamic centres in Brazil, South America. It lists some but by no means all of the mosques in Brazil. There are currently about 150 mosques in Brazil. [1]
The growth of Islam within Brazil is demonstrated in the fact that 2 of the 3 existing Portuguese translations of the Qur'an were created by Muslim translators in São Paulo. [ 12 ] According to the IBGE census, 83.2% of Muslims are self-declared as white, 12.2% are mixed, 3.8% black, 0.8% orientals and 0.04% indigenous.
First purpose-built mosque in Venezuela. [9] Mosque of Sheikh Ibrahim Al-Ibrahim: Caracas: 1993 Second largest mosque in South America at 5,000 m 2 (54,000 sq ft). Possesses the tallest minaret in the Americas at 113 m (371 ft) tall. [10]
Lists of mosques cover mosques, places of worship for Muslims. These lists are primarily arranged by continent, with the exception of lists for the largest, tallest, and oldest mosques. These lists are primarily arranged by continent, with the exception of lists for the largest, tallest, and oldest mosques.
According to the Inquisition reports, many New Christians living in Brazil during colonial times were condemned for secretly observing Jewish customs. [51] In 1630, the Dutch conquered portions of northeast Brazil and permitted the open practice of any religion. Many Jews came from the Netherlands to live in Brazil in an area dominated by the ...
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The Huaisheng Mosque is the main mosque of Guangzhou. It has been rebuilt many times over its history. According to tradition it was originally built over 1,300 years ago in 627 CE by Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas, who was an uncle of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and was named in memory of Muhammad. Xianxian Mosque: Guangzhou City China: 629