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Al-Askari Shrine, the ' Askariyya Shrine, or Al-Askari Mosque [a] is a Shia Muslim mosque and mausoleum in the Iraqi city of Samarra 125 km (78 mi) from Baghdad. It is one of the most important Shia shrines in the world.
In Al Diwaniyah, all mosques, shops and markets were closed. [21] Three Sunni Muslim clerics were shot dead by Shi'a militiamen. [22] A civilian, Hameed Rasheed, was shot dead by random shooting in Baghdad; Attacks on Sunni mosques especially in eastern Baghdad started right away after the news of the bombing spread on the afternoon.
The mosque has a capacity of 200 men and 40 women and is located next to the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus. [59] Masjid Vega Alta: Vega Alta: Puerto Rico: 1992 Largest mosque in Puerto Rico, with a capacity of 1,200 men and 120 women. [59] Masjid Montehiedra: San Juan: Puerto Rico: 2007 The mosque has a capacity of 400 men and ...
This is a list of lists of mosques in North America, ... Location Year Remarks Al-Falah Mosque Belize City: 2008 First purpose-built mosque in Belize. [3] [4]
The Imam Hasan al-Askari Mosque (Persian: مسجد امام حسن عسگری) is a place of worship for the Twelver Shi'ites that is located in Qom, Iran. It is named for Hasan al-Askari , who is the 11th Imam of the Ahlulbayt and the father of the 12th Imam in Shi'ite traditions.
The new building in the Athens industrial district of Votanikos will serve the capital's some 500,000-strong Muslim community, which had been lobbying the government for decades. Its construction ...
Yadgar Mosque, the "first" mosque of Rabwah. Rabwah. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community established itself in Rabwah on September 30, 1948. [4] Rabwah was a town founded and created by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in the time of its Second Caliph, Mirza Basheer-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad and was named ‘Rabwah’ by the Ahmadiyya Missionary Jalal-ud-Din Shams.
The shrine may be inside the mosque or may be the mosque proper. The shrine is one of 4 pilgrimage sites in Shia Islam in Iraq, and is the resting place of the 10th and 11th (of 12) Imams I think you've hit on an excellent point, however - is this structure a mosque or rather a housing place for the shrine?