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Store bededag was one of three original fast- and prayer days that were introduced by Hans Bagger, the bishop of Zealand in 1686. Store bededag was a statutory holiday in Denmark. It was one of the few holidays that survived in the great holiday reform carried out in 1771 during the reign of Christian VII , when his Prime Minister , Count ...
From April 29 through May 15, 2004 an open house was held to let people see the inside of the temple. More than 25,000 people toured the temple during that time. The dedication of the temple was held on Sunday May 23, 2004. More than 4,000 members attended the four dedicatory services held throughout the day.
The Danish royal family and government ministers were invited to attend the opening but declined the invitation, with only Copenhagen's deputy mayor for social issues Jesper Christensen attending. [5] It was agreed with the municipality of Copenhagen that the minaret would not be used to broadcast a call to prayer. [6]
The daily prayers are considered obligatory (fard) by many and they are performed at times determined essentially by the position of the Sun in the sky. Hence, salat times vary at different locations on the Earth. Wudu is needed for all of the prayers. Some Muslims pray three times a day. [10] [3] [11]
The Imam Ali Mosque (Danish: Imam Ali Moske, Persian: مسجد امام علی Maschet-e Imām Ali, Arabic: مسجد الإمام علي Masjidu l-ʾImām ʿAlī), is the largest [2] and only Shia Muslim mosque in the country located in Nordvest, Copenhagen, Denmark. The construction of the mosque started in 2009.
The church was located on the highest point near the new town of Havn, later Copenhagen. Absalon was the bishop of Roskilde (Zealand), Denmark's capital of that era, and spent most of his life securing Denmark from foreign attacks. He built many churches and monasteries, while also founding Copenhagen as Denmark's Baltic port city.
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