105 results for “masjid”

Hadith 5 results
Seerah 27 results
18 BH Rebuilding of the Ka'bah and the Black Stone Dispute

...raysh then proposed a solution: whoever entered through the mosque gate next would be their judge. The first person to enter w...

13 BH Spiritual Retreat in Cave Hira

...n of Light), approximately three kilometers from the Sacred Mosque in Mecca. The cave sits near the peak of the mountain, a mo...

13 BH Period of Secret Dawah

...f this early community. Known as Dar al-Arqam, it served as mosque, school, and gathering place: the Prophet ﷺ would receive r...

10 BH Gatherings at Dar al-Arqam

... served multiple functions simultaneously: it was the first mosque of Islam in the practical sense — the place where congregat...

Dhul-Hijjah, 8 BH Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib Accepts Islam

...c view. His blood rose immediately. He went directly to the Masjid al-Haram, found Abu Jahl seated among his companions, and s...

Dhul-Hijjah, 7 BH Umar ibn al-Khattab Accepts Islam

... conquest of Persia and Byzantium, and his martyrdom in the mosque of Medina in 23 AH. The conversion of Umar, together with t...

4 BH Return to Mecca under the Protection of Mutim ibn Adi

...d standing. He armed his sons and nephews, took them to the mosque, and announced publicly that the Prophet ﷺ was under his pr...

27 Rajab, 1 BH The Night Journey and Ascension (Isra and Mi'raj)

...:1): 'Glorified is He who took His servant by night from al-Masjid al-Haram to al-Masjid al-Aqsa, whose surroundings We have b...

8 Rabi al-Awwal, 1 AH Arrival at Quba and Building of Quba Mosque

...this stay, the Prophet ﷺ personally laid the first stone of Masjid Quba — the first mosque founded in Islam. The Quran referen...

12 Rabi al-Awwal, 1 AH Arrival in Medina

...over the orphans' offer to give it freely, and on this site Masjid al-Nabawi would be built. Anas ibn Malik, who was approxim...

1 AH Building of Masjid al-Nabawi

...on purchase rather than accepting the gift. Construction of Masjid al-Nabawi began immediately. The Prophet ﷺ himself carried ...

1 AH Brotherhood Between Muhajirun and Ansar

...st acts of the Prophet ﷺ in Medina — alongside building the mosque and before the Constitution — was the mu'akhat: the formal ...

Sha'ban, 2 AH Change of Qiblah from Jerusalem to Mecca

...with which you will be pleased. So turn your face toward al-Masjid al-Haram.' (Surah al-Baqarah, 2:144). The Prophet ﷺ turned ...

Sha'ban, 2 AH Fasting of Ramadan Prescribed

...Tarawih prayers at night, and the i'tikaf (seclusion in the mosque) during the last ten nights seeking Laylat al-Qadr. He desc...

2 AH Marriage of Fatimah to Ali ibn Abi Talib

... the people of the Suffa (the poor companions living at the mosque) as greater — declined to give her a servant and taught her...

15 Ramadan, 3 AH Birth of al-Hasan ibn Ali

...is back. He would sit Hasan beside him at the pulpit in the mosque. Companions noted that Hasan bore a remarkable physical res...

Safar, 4 AH The Treachery at Raji'

...ormal Islamic response to collective calamity, practiced in mosques across the world ever since.

Dhul-Qi'dah, 5 AH Death of Sa'd ibn Mu'adh

... Allah from above seven heavens.' Sa'd then returned to the mosque, where the Prophet ﷺ had set up a tent so he could visit hi...

Dhul-Qi'dah, 7 AH Umrah al-Qadiyyah (Fulfilled Umrah)

... vision of Surah al-Fath (48:27): 'You will surely enter al-Masjid al-Haram, if Allah wills, in safety.' The entry into Mecca ...

8 AH Quraysh Violate the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah

...e. Ali told him the only thing he could do was stand in the mosque and declare protection for the people of Mecca himself, whi...

20 Ramadan, 8 AH Conquest of Mecca (Fath Makkah)

...Abu Sufyan's house, anyone behind their door, anyone in the mosque would be safe. The Prophet ﷺ entered Mecca bowing his head...

Ramadan, 9 AH Repentance of the Three Who Stayed Behind

...ir eyes avoid him without a word. He described going to the mosque and watching the Prophet ﷺ from the corner of his eye, not ...

9 AH Destruction of Masjid al-Dirar

... Tabuk, a group of hypocrites in Medina built a mosque near Masjid Quba and asked the Prophet ﷺ to pray in it and bless it, cl...

Safar, 11 AH Final Illness of the Prophet

...one occasion, the Prophet ﷺ felt well enough to come to the mosque and sat beside Abu Bakr while Abu Bakr continued to lead. T...

Safar, 11 AH Prophet's Last Address in the Mosque

During his final illness, the Prophet ﷺ came to the mosque for the last time — supported on each side by Abbas ibn Abd...

12 Rabi al-Awwal, 11 AH Death of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ

...he chamber was later incorporated into the expansion of the mosque; the tomb that contains the Prophet ﷺ, Abu Bakr, and Umar i...

14-15 Rabi al-Awwal, 11 AH Burial of the Prophet

...as a discussion about where to bury him: some suggested the mosque, others al-Baqi' cemetery. Abu Bakr resolved it by narratin...

History 36 results
History · Rashidun Caliphate Conquest of Jerusalem

...rch as a mosque. He then visited and prayed at the ruins of Masjid al-Aqsa.

History · Rashidun Caliphate Founding of Kufa

...ancient Babylon, Kufa was laid out in a grid with the great mosque at its centre. It rapidly became one of the most important ...

History · Rashidun Caliphate Assassination of Umar ibn al-Khattab

... of al-Mughira ibn Shu'ba, while leading the Fajr prayer in Masjid al-Nabawi. Abu Lu'lu'ah attacked with a double-bladed dagge...

History · Rashidun Caliphate Assassination of Ali ibn Abi Talib

... avenger for Nahrawan, while leading the Fajr prayer in the mosque of Kufa. Ibn Muljam had conspired with two others who simul...

History · Umayyad Dynasty Completion of the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem

...rusalem's Christian majority at the time. The Dome is not a mosque but a shrine housing the sacred rock. Politically, some cla...

History · Umayyad Dynasty Abd al-Rahman I Founds the Umayyad Emirate of Córdoba

...g as emir while recognizing no superior. He built the Great Mosque of Cordoba, one of the supreme architectural achievements o...

History · Abbasid Dynasty Al-Mansur Founds Baghdad — City of Peace

...fectly circular city with the caliph's palace and the great mosque at its center, Baghdad was conceived as the political, econ...

History · Abbasid Dynasty Al-Azhar Mosque-University Founded in Cairo

Al-Azhar mosque-university in Cairo was founded in 361 AH by the Fatimid dy...

Battle · Crusades Era Crusader Siege of Jerusalem (1099)

...thir wrote that more than 70,000 were killed in the al-Aqsa mosque area alone. The city remained under Crusader control for 88...

Battle · Crusades Era Reconquest of Jerusalem by Saladin

...ross was removed from the Dome of the Rock, and the al-Aqsa mosque was cleansed and restored to worship after 88 years. Saladi...

Battle · Ottoman Empire Conquest of Constantinople

...ity and converted the Hagia Sophia — then a church — into a mosque. His conquest ended the Byzantine Empire after over a mille...

Battle · Ottoman Empire Battle of Marj Dabiq

... The Ottomans assumed the role of guardians of the Two Holy Mosques and the prestige of the caliphate.

History · Rashidun Caliphate Umar Receives the Keys of Jerusalem

...y Sepulchre, fearing future Muslims would convert it into a mosque.

History · Rashidun Caliphate Muslim Conquest of Egypt

...garrison. He founded Fustat (Old Cairo) and built the first mosque in Africa. Egypt became a major center of Islamic civilizat...

History · Rashidun Caliphate Caliphate of Ali ibn Abi Talib

...ed by the Kharijite Ibn Muljam while praying Fajr in Kufa's mosque.

History · Rashidun Caliphate Assassination of Ali ibn Abi Talib

...e Abd ar-Rahman ibn Muljam while leading Fajr prayer at the mosque of Kufa. He died two days later. His assassination marked t...

History · Umayyad Dynasty Construction of Al-Aqsa Mosque

The Al-Aqsa Mosque was built by the Umayyad caliphs on the southern end of the...

History · Umayyad Dynasty Construction of the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus

Caliph al-Walid ibn Abd al-Malik completed the Great Mosque of Damascus, one of the largest and oldest mosques in the w...

History · Abbasid Dynasty Great Mosque of Cordoba Completed

The Great Mosque of Cordoba was expanded under Abd ar-Rahman I and his succe...

History · Abbasid Dynasty Establishment of the Fatimid Caliphate

...ds generally tolerated Sunni scholarship and built al-Azhar mosque (later a Sunni institution). Their rule lasted until Salahu...

History · Abbasid Dynasty Founding of Cairo by the Fatimids

... administrative center. The Fatimids later founded al-Azhar mosque and university there, which became one of the greatest cent...

History · Abbasid Dynasty Founding of Al-Azhar University

The Fatimid general Jawhar as-Siqilli founded al-Azhar mosque in Cairo, which evolved into one of the world's oldest univ...

History · Abbasid Dynasty Al-Azhar Becomes the World's First University

Al-Azhar mosque in Cairo, founded by the Fatimids in 970 CE, began function...

History · Mamluk Sultanate Great Mosque of Djenne

The Great Mosque of Djenne in Mali, the largest mud-brick building in the wo...

History · Ottoman Empire Battle of Marj Dabiq: Ottoman Conquest of the Mamluks

...assumed the role of protector of the Haramain (the two holy mosques), a title of immense religious significance.

History · Ottoman Empire Ottoman Empire at Its Peak under Suleiman

... patronage of the arts, and the construction of magnificent mosques by his architect Sinan.

History · Ottoman Empire Reign of Suleiman the Magnificent

... patronized the arts, and oversaw the construction of great mosques by the architect Mimar Sinan.

History · Ottoman Empire Mimar Sinan and Ottoman Architecture

... over 300 structures including the Suleymaniye and Selimiye mosques.

History · Colonial Era Foundation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

... Arabia. The new state became the custodian of the two holy mosques in Mecca and Medina. The discovery of oil in 1938 transfor...

History · Colonial Era Modern Expansion of the Two Holy Mosques

... began the first of several massive expansions of the Grand Mosque in Mecca and the Prophet's Mosque in Medina to accommodate ...

History · Colonial Era Six-Day War and Loss of Jerusalem

...d Egypt, Syria, and Jordan, capturing East Jerusalem and al-Masjid al-Aqsa. The loss of Jerusalem was a profound shock to the ...

History · Colonial Era Organization of Islamic Cooperation Founded

Following the arson attack on al-Aqsa Mosque, Muslim leaders founded the Organization of Islamic Coopera...

History · Colonial Era Grand Mosque Seizure (1979)

Armed followers seized al-Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, declaring their companion as the Mahdi. ...

History · Modern Era First Palestinian Intifada

...ims worldwide, particularly regarding the status of al-Aqsa Mosque.

History · Unknown Modern Expansion of the Two Holy Mosques

The Saudi government undertook massive expansions of Masjid al-Haram in Mecca and Masjid al-Nabawi in Medina. From acco...

History · Unknown Timbuktu's Golden Age of Islamic Learning

...ne of the greatest centers of Islamic learning. The Sankore Mosque university attracted scholars worldwide. Mansa Musa's legen...

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Worship I'tikaf — Spiritual Retreat in the Mosque

The practice of secluding oneself in the mosque for worship, especially in the last ten nights of Ramadan.

Finance Waqf — Islamic Endowment

...nstitution that built Islamic civilization: how waqf funded mosques, schools, hospitals, and public services.

Community Building Strong Muslim Communities

Principles and practical strategies for developing vibrant, supportive Muslim communities rooted in the Prophetic model of brotherhood.

Culture Islamic Architecture: The Masjid Through the Ages

From the Prophet's Mosque in Madinah to the grand mosques of Istanbul, an exploration...

Culture Geometric Patterns in Islamic Art

...l symbolism behind the intricate geometric designs found in mosques, manuscripts, and textiles.

Finance Waqf: The Islamic Endowment System

How waqf (charitable endowment) funded mosques, schools, hospitals, and public infrastructure throughout ...

Education Islamic Education: From the Halaqah to the Modern Madrasa

...ion of Islamic educational institutions, from the Prophet's mosque to contemporary Islamic schools.

Culture Principles of Islamic Architecture

The theological and aesthetic principles that shaped mosque design, palace architecture, and urban planning across the ...

Community The Role of the Masjid in Muslim Community Life

The historical and contemporary function of the mosque as a center for worship, education, social services, disput...

History The Caliphate of Cordoba: A Center of Learning

The intellectual flourishing of Muslim Spain, the Great Mosque of Cordoba, the library of al-Hakam II, and the cultural ex...

Ethics Adab of the Masjid: Etiquettes of the Mosque

..., from entering with the right foot and praying tahiyyat al-masjid to maintaining cleanliness and avoiding loud speech.

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