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The Dome of the Prophet. The Dome of the Prophet (Arabic: قبة النبي, romanized: Qubbat an-Nabi), also known as the Dome of the Messenger and the Dome of Muhammed [1] (Turkish: Muhammed Kubbesi) is a free-standing dome located on the al-Masjid al-Aqsa enclave, in Quds. [2]
The mosque is built of white limestone with blue mosaic decorations. Many architectural features of the mosque and the surrounding complex allude to Saddam Hussein or to the Gulf War (1990–1991). Western observers have described the mosque's eight minarets as resembling weapons, but the Iraqi government rejects that interpretation. [ 5 ]
1 Masjid Nabawi The Prophet's Mosque, Madina Toggle the table of contents Wikipedia : Featured picture candidates/File:Masjid Nabawi The Prophet's Mosque, Madina.jpg
The word 'mosque' entered the English language from the French word mosquée, probably derived from Italian moschea (a variant of Italian moscheta), from either Middle Armenian մզկիթ (mzkit), Medieval Greek: μασγίδιον (masgídion), or Spanish mezquita, from Arabic: مسجد, romanized: masjid (meaning "site of prostration (in prayer)" and hence a place of worship), either from ...
The mosque is among the earliest mosques in Medina and was built by Sawad ibn Ghanam ibn Ka'ab al-Ansari in the Islamic year 2 AH, [1] and the name of the mosque goes back to the lifetime of Muhammad, when his companions named it after an event that took place on the 15th of Sha'baan the same year, when Muhammad received revelation from Allah instructing him to take the Kaaba as the qibla ...
The Lal Masjid (lit. "Red Mosque") of Delhi , also known as the Fakr-ul Masjid ( lit. "Pride of Mosques") or Sikandar Sahib's Masjid , [ 1 ] is a mosque located in Bara Bazaar, near the Kashmiri Gate in Old Delhi , in the north of the city, in India .
Al-Zaytuna Mosque, also known as Ez-Zitouna Mosque, and El-Zituna Mosque (Arabic: جامع الزيتونة, literally meaning the Mosque of Olive), is a major mosque at the center of the Medina of Tunis in Tunis, Tunisia. The mosque is the oldest in the city and covers an area of 5,000 square metres (1.2 acres) with nine entrances. [1]