Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Worshipers at the mosque. The Golden Mosque acquired its name for its gold-painted dome and its location on Globo de Oro Street. Under the supervision of Philippine's then-First Lady Imelda Marcos, construction began on August 4, 1976, for the visit of Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi, although his visit was cancelled.
The Ganting Grand Mosque Masjid has wudu chambers measuring 10 by 3 metres (32.8 ft × 9.8 ft) on the north and south sides of the side verandas. These enclosed chambers were built as permanent structures in 1967. The mosque's library is in a structure on the northern side of the mosque, which is connected to the mosque proper. [17]
The Masjid al-Qiblatayn (Arabic: مسجد القبلتين, lit. 'Mosque of the Two Qiblas', standard pronunciation: [mas.dʒid al.qib.la.tajn], Hejazi Arabic pronunciation: [mas.dʒɪd al.ɡɪb.la.teːn]), also spelt Masjid al-Qiblatain, [1] is a mosque in Medina believed by Muslims to be the place where the final Islamic prophet, Muhammad, received the command to change the Qibla (direction ...
Historical marker installed in 2009. According to local folklore, it was built by a Syrian Arab trader and Sunni Sufi scholar named Sheikh Karimul Makhdum in 1380. It was first thought that the pillars of the old mosque found within the current mosque are the pillars of the original allegedly built in 1380.
The mosque was designed using Sino-Islamic architecture and built with black bricks. It covers an area of 4,000 m 2. It has one minaret with a height of 15 meters and a public bath. [2] The mosque houses a lecture hall and a prayer hall. The mosque contains a notable four-story tower. [3]
The King Fahad Mosque (also King Fahd Mosque) is a mosque located in Culver City, California in Los Angeles County, US. The mosque has a capacity of 2,000 worshippers and a 72-foot high (22 m) minaret. [1] The complex on about 77,500 square feet (7,200 m 2) of land contains other facilities including a lecture and meeting hall and classrooms. [2]
The Great Mosque of Xi'an (Chinese: 西安大清真寺; pinyin: Xī'ān Dà Qīngzhēnsì) is one of the largest premodern mosques in China. [1]: 128 Although the mosque was first built in the year 742 AD during the Tang dynasty, [2] its current form was largely constructed in 1384 AD during Emperor Hongwu's reign of the Ming dynasty, [3] as recorded by the Records of Xi'an Municipality ...
The Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba [1] [2] (Spanish: Mezquita-Catedral de Córdoba [meθˈkita kateˈðɾal de ˈkoɾðoβa]), officially known by its ecclesiastical name of Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption (Spanish: Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción), [3] is the cathedral of the Diocese of Córdoba dedicated to the Assumption of Mary and located in the Spanish region of ...