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Founded by the Ahmadiyya; first purpose-built mosque in a Nordic country. Islamic Cultural Centre Norway Oslo Norway: 1974 Founded by Pakistani-Norwegians aided by Danish Muslims; of the Sunni Deobandi school. The first Shi'i mosque, Anjuman-e Hussain, opened in 1975; the first Sunni Barelvi mosque opened in 1976. Nasir Mosque Gothenburg Sweden ...
The Quba Mosque (Arabic: مَسْجِد قُبَاء, romanized: Masjid Qubāʾ, standard pronunciation: [mas.dʒid qu.baːʔ], Hejazi Arabic pronunciation: [mas.dʒɪd ɡʊ.ba]) is a mosque located in Medina, in the Hejaz region of Saudi Arabia, first built in the lifetime of the Islamic prophet Muhammad in the 7th century C.E. [1] [2] [3] It is thought to be the first mosque in the world ...
The Cheraman Juma Mosque is a mosque in Kodungallur in the Thrissur district, in the state of Kerala, India.According to hagiographical legends, it is claimed that the mosque was built in 629 CE by Malik Bin Dinar; [2] and consequently, it is claimed to be the first mosque to be built in India, [2] [3] and the oldest mosque on the Indian subcontinent that is in current use.
The original structure was the first mosque ever built in Egypt and one of the first in Africa. [1] For 600 years, the mosque was also an important center of Islamic learning until al-Muizz's Al-Azhar Mosque in Islamic Cairo replaced it. [2] Through the twentieth century, it was the fourth largest mosque in the Islamic world. [3]
The Powers Street Mosque in Brooklyn, New York City is one of the oldest mosques in the United States. It was founded by a small group of Lipka Tatars, originating from the Białystok region of Poland. This was the first Muslim organization in New York State [1] [2] and the first official mosque for New York City's Muslim population.
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.
May 7—MOSES LAKE — The former church building at Third Avenue and Elm Street is once again a house of worship, as the Moses Lake Islamic Center. "In central Washington state there (were) only ...
During the first half of Muhammad's time as a prophet while he was at Mecca, he and his followers were severely persecuted which eventually led to their migration to Medina in 622 CE. In 624 CE, Muslims believe the direction of the qibla was changed from the Masjid al-Aqsa to the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, with the revelation of Surah 2 , verse 144.