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A '''mosque''' is a [[Muslim]] house of worship, analogous to a Christian [[church]] or Jewish [[temple]]. Mosques can be found all over the world but are most commonly located in the Middle East, Turkey and Eastern Europe, and any other Muslim-majority nation.
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[[File:Sultan Ahmed Mosque, Istambul.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Sultan Ahmed Mosque, Istanbul.]]
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A '''mosque''' is a [[Muslim]] house of worship, analogous to a Christian [[church]] or Jewish [[synagogue]], and will be found in any Muslim community around the world.
  
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Almost all mosques include a [[minaret]] from which the [[imam]], or priest, issues calls to worship. All mosques have markers inside them indicating the direction to [[Mecca]], as Muslims pray facing Mecca.
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Almost all mosques include a minaret from which the [[muezzin]], or "caller", issues calls to worship. All mosques have markers inside them indicating the direction to [[Mecca]], as Muslims pray facing Mecca.
  
 
== Famous mosques ==
 
== Famous mosques ==
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* [[Masjid al-Haram]]: A mosque in Mecca, [[Saudi Arabia]]. It contains the [[Kaaba]] and is the site of the annual [[Hajj]] pilgrimage. It is considered the holiest site in Islam.<ref name="holysites1">{{cite news|last=Miller |first=Pamela |title=Journey of a lifetime |publisher=Star Tribune |date=[[2006-01-07]] |page=12E}}</ref>
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* [[Masjid al-Haram]]: A mosque in Mecca, [[Saudi Arabia]]. It contains the [[Kaaba]] and is the site of the annual [[Hajj]] pilgrimage. It is considered the holiest site in [[Islam]].<ref name="holysites1">{{cite news|last=Miller |first=Pamela |title=Journey of a lifetime |publisher=Star Tribune |date=2006-01-07 |page=12E}}</ref>
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* [[Masjid al-Nabawi]]: A mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia. It is considered the second-holiest site in Islam.<ref name="holysites2">{{cite news|last=Abu-Nasr |first=Donna |title=Many Saudis criticize attack |publisher=Ventura County Star |date=[[2004-12-09]] |page=16}}</ref>
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* [[Masjid al-Nabawi]]: A mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia. It is considered the second-holiest site in Islam.<ref name="holysites2">{{cite news|last=Abu-Nasr |first=Donna |title=Many Saudis criticize attack |publisher=Ventura County Star |date=2004-12-09 |page=16}}</ref>
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* [[Al-Aqsa Mosque]]: Also known as Temple Mount, it was built on the site of the former [[Temple of Solomon]] in [[Jerusalem]]. Believed by Muslims to be the place where [[Muhammad]] ascended into [[Heaven]], it is the third-holiest site in Islam.<ref name="holysites3">{{cite news|publisher=Associated Press |title=Arafat to be buried in soil from Islam's third holiest site |date=[[2004-11-11]]}}</ref>
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* [[Al-Aqsa Mosque]]: Also known as Temple Mount, it was built on the site of the former [[Temple of Solomon]] in [[Jerusalem]]. Believed by Muslims to be the place where [[Muhammad]] ascended into [[Heaven]], it is the third-holiest site in Islam.<ref name="holysites3">{{cite news|publisher=Associated Press |title=Arafat to be buried in soil from Islam's third holiest site |date=2004-11-11}}</ref>
 
* [[Imam Ali Mosque]]: Located in [[Najaf]], [[Iraq]]. A holy site for the [[Shi'ite]] branch of Islam.
 
* [[Imam Ali Mosque]]: Located in [[Najaf]], [[Iraq]]. A holy site for the [[Shi'ite]] branch of Islam.
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* [[Hagia Sophia]]: A former Christian church during the [[Byzantine Empire]], it was captured and converted into a mosque when the [[Ottoman Empire]] was established in [[Istanbul]].
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* [[Hagia Sophia]]: A former Christian church during the [[Byzantine Empire]], it was captured and converted into a mosque in 1453 when the [[Ottoman Empire]] was established in [[Istanbul]]. It served as the city's principal mosque for nearly 500 years before being converted to a museum in 1934 under the secular government of President [[Kemal Atatürk]].<ref>http://www.sacred-destinations.com/turkey/istanbul-hagia-sophia</ref>
 
* [[Lal Masjid]]: Radical mosque in Pakistan that was raided by the Pakistani police in 2007.
 
* [[Lal Masjid]]: Radical mosque in Pakistan that was raided by the Pakistani police in 2007.
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[[File:Kaaba.jpg]]
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Masjid al-Haram, the holiest site in Islam.
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File:Friday - Mosque Afghanistan.jpg|Friday Mosque, [[Afghanistan]].
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File:Kasbah of Algiers Mosque.jpg|Kasbah of [[Algiers]] Mosque.
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File:Abu el-Abbas el-Mursi Mosque in Alexandria.jpg|Abu el-Abbas el-Mursi Mosque, [[Egypt]].
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File:Acheen St. Mosque, Malaysa.jpg|Acheen Mosque, [[Malaysia]].
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File:Badshahi Mosque, Pakistan.jpg|Badshahi Mosque, [[Pakistan]].
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File:Badshahi Mosque.jpg|Badshahi Mosque, Pakistan.
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</gallery>
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File:Mosque Beirut.jpg|Mosque, Beirut, [[Lebanon]].
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File:The Shahjahani Mosque in Thatta.jpg|The Shahjahani Mosque in Thatta, [[Pakistan]].
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File:Omayyad Mosque Damascus Syria.jpg|Umayyad Mosque, Damascus, [[Syria]].
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</gallery>
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[[File:Masjid al-Nabawi Medina Saudi.jpg|500px]]
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Masjid al-Nabawi, Medina, [[Saudi Arabia]].
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== See also ==
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[[File:Mosque in Flushing Queens New York City.jpg|thumb|Mosque in Flushing, Queens, New York City.]]
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*[[Dome of the Rock]]
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*[[Cathedral]]
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[[File:Muslim girls at Istiqlal Mosque Jakarta Indonesia.jpg|thumb|left|Muslim girls at Istiqlal Mosque, Jakarta, [[Indonesia]].]]
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{{Clear}}
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== External links ==
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[[File:Mosque Iran.jpg|thumb|Nasir Almolk mosque, Shiraz, [[Iran]].]]
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*[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/26/AR2010082605510.html Five myths about mosques in America.]
  
 
== References ==
 
== References ==
 
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[[File:Saint Sophia Turkey.jpg|thumb|left|Hagia Sophia, [[Turkey]].]]
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[[Category:Islam]][[Category:Places of Worship]]

Latest revision as of 18:37, September 26, 2018

Sultan Ahmed Mosque, Istanbul.

A mosque is a Muslim house of worship, analogous to a Christian church or Jewish synagogue, and will be found in any Muslim community around the world.

Almost all mosques include a minaret from which the muezzin, or "caller", issues calls to worship. All mosques have markers inside them indicating the direction to Mecca, as Muslims pray facing Mecca.

Famous mosques


Kaaba.jpg

Masjid al-Haram, the holiest site in Islam.



  • Mosque, Beirut, Lebanon.

  • The Shahjahani Mosque in Thatta, Pakistan.

  • Umayyad Mosque, Damascus, Syria.


Masjid al-Nabawi Medina Saudi.jpg

Masjid al-Nabawi, Medina, Saudi Arabia.

See also

Mosque in Flushing, Queens, New York City.
Muslim girls at Istiqlal Mosque, Jakarta, Indonesia.

External links

Nasir Almolk mosque, Shiraz, Iran.

References

  1. ↑ Miller, Pamela. "Journey of a lifetime", Star Tribune, 2006-01-07, p. 12E. 
  2. ↑ Abu-Nasr, Donna. "Many Saudis criticize attack", Ventura County Star, 2004-12-09, p. 16. 
  3. ↑ "Arafat to be buried in soil from Islam's third holiest site", Associated Press, 2004-11-11. 
  4. ↑ http://www.sacred-destinations.com/turkey/istanbul-hagia-sophia


Hagia Sophia, Turkey.
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