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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.
Pages in category "Religious buildings and structures converted into mosques" The following 38 pages are in this category, out of 38 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Mosque Maryam, also known as Muhammad Mosque #2 or Temple #2, is the headquarters of the Nation of Islam, located in Chicago, Illinois. It is at 7351 South Stony Island Avenue in the South Shore neighborhood. [1] Louis Farrakhan's headquarters are not on the premises.
This table lists former mosques with identified original buildings or ruins. It also includes those churches where the original structure of the mosque no longer survives and the church was built at the site of a former mosque. It also includes those that were originally churches that were converted to mosques and later reconverted to churches.
The Al Sadiq Mosque (or Wabash Mosque) was commissioned in 1922 in the Bronzeville neighborhood in city of Chicago. [1] The Al-Sadiq Mosque is one of America 's earliest built mosques and the oldest standing mosque in the country today.
Masjid al-Rabia was an LGBT-affirming and woman-centered mosque in Chicago. [1] The organizers were Mahdia Lynn and Zaynab Shahar. [1] The mosque offered its first Friday prayer the first week of December 2017. [2] Masjid al-Rabia had mixed-gender prayers and encouraged women to lead them. [3] The mosque seeked to provide all Muslims with a ...
For convenience, all mosques converted from churches should be included in this category. This includes all mosques that can also be found in the subcategories. This includes all mosques that can also be found in the subcategories.
The Al-Sadiq Mosque in Chicago and the Powers Street Mosque are older by a decade but were converted from existing buildings to be used as a Muslim house of worship. An older purpose-built mosque is the Highland Park Mosque , built in 1921 to serve immigrant workers in the Detroit Metro Area, which was sold in 1926.