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However, many centuries back, Islam was a major religion in the territory of modern-day Portugal, beginning with the Muslim conquest of the Iberian Peninsula. Today, due to secular nature of the Constitution of Portugal , Muslims are free to convert, practice their religion, and build mosques .
This is a list of former mosques in Portugal in Portugal used during the Al-Andalus period (Portuguese for Mosque is: Mesquita Arabic: Masjid). The term former mosque in this list indicates any mosque (building) or site used for Islamic Prayer ( Salah ) in Portugal during the Islamic occupation of the Iberian Peninsula .
Christianity is the predominant religion in Portugal, ... - Islam: 36,480: 0.42% - Hinduism: 19,471: 0.22% ... For most of Portugal's history, few non–Roman ...
The Taifa of Mértola (Arabic: طائفة مارتلة) was a medieval Islamic Moorish taifa that existed in what is now southeastern Portugal. It existed during three distinct periods: from 1033 to 1044, from 1144 to 1145, and from 1146 to 1151. From 1044 until 1091 it was under the forcible control of the Taifa of Seville, by Abbad II al-Mu ...
Gharb al-Andalus (Arabic: غرب الأندلس, trans. gharb al-ʼandalus; "west of al-Andalus"), or just al-Gharb (Arabic: الغرب, trans. al-gharb; "the west"), was the name given by the Muslims of Iberia to the region of southern modern-day Portugal and part of West-central modern day Spain during their rule of the territory, from 711 to 1249.
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The ribat is located on the Ponta da Atalaia, about 1 km north of Arrifana Beach. It was constructed around 1130, probably by the Sufi and Mahdi master of Christian origin, Abūʾl-Qāsim Aḥmad ibn al-Ḥusayn ibn Qasī, one of the leading political and religious figures in al-Andalus, the Muslim territory that covered most of Iberia during the Islamic Golden Age.
The Central Mosque of Lisbon (Portuguese: Mesquita Central de Lisboa) is the main mosque of Lisbon, Portugal, serving the capital city's Islamic community. The mosque is Europe's third largest mosque outside of Turkey.