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Babri Masjid (ISO: Bābarī Masjida; meaning Mosque of Babur) was a mosque in Ayodhya, India. It has been claimed to have been built upon the site of Ram Janmabhoomi, the legendary birthplace of Rama, a principal deity of Hinduism. [2] It has been a focus of dispute between the Hindu and Muslim communities since the 19th century. [3]
The mosque was converted to a church but destroyed in the 1600s during Morisco Revolts. Ronda was a Muslim city for 700 years. The city had 7 or 8 mosques, none survive today. [15] [15] Alminar de San Juan (Minaret of San Juan) Córdoba: Spain: 930 Only minaret remains of the mosque built in 930 during 1st Spanish Umayyad caliph 'Abd al-Rahman III.
The mosque has three arched entrances on its eastern facade, opening into a courtyard. The central section of the facade, featuring the central archway, extends about 3 feet (0.91 m) forward from, and rises approximately 1.5 feet (0.46 m) higher than the rest of the mosque. A cornice runs along the top of the facade, with battlements in relief. [6]
The mosque was built in 1527 by a general associated with the Mughal Emperor Babur and was a rare surviving example of the architecture of the early Mughal Empire, which ruled parts of India from ...
[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. Since the dawn of the 20th century, there have been active movements to convert non-Hindu religious sites into temples, primarily in the West [ 1 ] and in India .
Baqi Tashqandi, also known as Mir Baqi, was a Mughal commander originally from Tashkent (in modern Uzbekistan) during the reign of the first Mughal emperor Babur.He is often associated with serving as the governor of the province of Awadh and is traditionally credited with overseeing the construction of the Babri Mosque in Ayodhya in 1528, which later became the focal point of the Babri Masjid ...
Hindus consider Sambhal as sacred as many puranas and other texts consider the city to be the birth place of Kalki, the tenth avatar/incarnation of Lord Vishnu.The Shahi Jama Masjid, located in Sambhal, has been at the center of dispute following claims that it was constructed on the ruins of a Shri Hari temple allegedly demolished by the Mughal ruler Babur in the early 16th century. [12]
Mosque Foundation: Bridgeview: Illinois: 1980 [42] Mosque Maryam: Chicago: Illinois: 1972 NOI Also known as Muslim Temple No. 2. Originally a Greek Orthodox church, purchased in 1972 by the Nation of Islam. Headquarters of the Nation of Islam and of Louis Farrakhan. Baitul Jamay: Glen Ellyn: Illinois: Al-Sadiq Mosque: Bronzeville neighborhood ...