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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 .
Conversion of non-Christian religious buildings and structures into churches (3 C, 50 P) M Religious buildings and structures converted into mosques (5 C, 38 P)
A small octagonal mosque, designed as a private oratory for the king and his family. Mosque architecture inspired by the Córdoba mosque. Aljafería is a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1986. [11] [11] Mezquita-Iglesia de El Salvador, Toledo: Toledo: Spain: 9th century 1085 Mosque built on former Visigoth or Roman substrate.
Marmaduke Pickthall – English convert to Islam, famous for his English-language translation of the Quran known as The Meaning of the Glorious Koran. José Padilla – also known as Abdullah al-Muhajir or Muhajir Abdullah; US citizen from Brooklyn, New York; convicted in federal court of aiding terrorists; also known as "the dirty bomber" [ 111 ]
The Shropshire Islamic Foundation's Telford Central Mosque original building at 41 Tan Bank. In 2005, the foundation bought the disused Territorial Army building in Wellington, Telford, located at 88–90 King Street and in 2007 made a planning application (W2007/0667) [4] [5] to convert it to a mosque, operating as the new headquarters of the Shropshire Islamic Foundation.
The 1981 Meenakshipuram Conversion was a mass religious conversion that took place in the Indian village of Meenakshipuram, Tamil Nadu, in which hundreds of "oppressed" caste Hindus converted to Islam. This incident sparked debate over freedom of religion in India and the government decided to introduce anti-conversion legislation. [1]
Conversion to Islam in US prisons started with Black supremacy organizations such as the Nation of Islam and 5 Percenters. [18] In the years between 2001 and 2014 a study estimated that a quarter of a million U.S. convicts converted to Islam in the U.S. prison system, [ 1 ] making prison converts to Islam from those years account for a ...