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The conversion of non-Hindu places of worship into temples occurred for centuries, ever since the advent of other Dharmic faiths in the Indian subcontinent. [citation needed] As a result, Muslim mosques, Christian churches, Zoroastrian fire temples [citation needed], Jain and Buddhist temples were converted into Hindu places of worship.
The 16th-century mosque built on the birthplace of Rama under the reign of and named after Mughal Emperor Babur was demolished in 1992 by a mob of Hindu nationalists. In 2019, after a verdict by the Supreme Court of India , the decision to construct a temple at the site was accepted by the Indian parliament.
The conversion of non-Islamic places of worship into mosques occurred during the life of Muhammad [citation needed] and continued during subsequent Islamic conquests and invasions and under historical Muslim rule. [citation needed] Hindu temples, Jain Temples, churches, synagogues, and Zoroastrian fire temples have been converted into mosques.
Irreligion in Nigeria (specifically the "non-religious") was measured at four percent of the population in 2012, with convinced atheists at one percent. [134] As in many parts of Africa, there is a great amount of stigma attached to being an atheist in addition to institutionalized discrimination that leads to treatment as " second-class ...
Some native Nigerians converted to Hinduism mainly due to efforts of ISKCON.Although most Nigerian Hindus are based in Lagos (Ikorodu, Shomolu, Alimosho, Victoria Island), others are also found in Ibadan (where the Sri Sathya Sai Seva (Service) Organization of Sathya Sai Baba was established in 1972) [6] There are 9 Hare Krishna temples in Nigeria.
Most of the abandoned churches by Christians in the west and non-Hindu temples has been taken over not by force or invasion but buy buying them over. Same instance could be seen at "Conversion of non-Islamic places of worship into mosques". The see also has been changed in par with the prior mentioned page. Do not change as you please!
Others temples have served as non-Hindu places of worship, either after conversion or simultaneously with Hindu use. In the 12th–16th century, during Muslim conquests in the Indian subcontinent and South Asia, Hindu temples, along with the temples of Buddhists and Jains, intermittently became targets of armies from Persian, Central Asian, and ...
The Abuja National Mosque (Arabic: الجامع الوطني أبوجا), also known as the Nigerian National Mosque, is the national mosque of Nigeria. The mosque was built in 1984 [1] and is open to the non-Muslim public, except during congregational prayers.