A mosque is the building in which Muslims worship God. Throughout Islamic history, the mosque has been the center of the community and towns formed around this pivotal building. Nowadays, especially in Muslim countries mosques are found on nearly every street corner, making it a simple matter for Muslims to attend the five daily prayers.

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most-recent Ramadan: Bringing the Masjid Home Ramadan: Bringing the Masjid Home https://www.islamicity.org/26247/ramadan-bringing-the-masjid-home/ 26247 1231 0 Apr 21 2020 April 21, 2020 {wpcf-soft-date engaged} https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXt6I-HDAxA https://img.youtube.com/vi/VXt6I-HDAxA/0.jpg <!--BLP-SHORTCODE-BEGIN--><a href="https://www.islamicity.org/26247/ramadan-bringing-the-masjid-home/"><img src='https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=https://img.youtube.com/vi/VXt6I-HDAxA/0.jpg&w=500&h=281&q=100' class="thumbnailpostcontent" ></a> <!--BLP-SHORTCODE-END--> https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=https://img.youtube.com/vi/VXt6I-HDAxA/0.jpg&w=500&h=281&q=100 Mufti Ismail Menk By: Mufti Ismail Menk   Source: Eman Mufti Ismail Menk Eman Faith & Spirituality, Featured, Highlights, Videos Home, Mosque, Pandemic, Ramadan faith featured highlights videos home mosque pandemic ramadan With the Houses of Allah (swt) not being an option this Ramadan, the believer can still make a few simple adjustments and bring the Ramadan spirit into their home. This lecture is taken from the Light Upon Light Pre-Ramadan Conference by Knowledge1st 1 Home Home 28 Warning: Array to string conversion in F:\inetpub\wwwroot\Accounts\IslamiCity.org\wp-content\themes\plain-child\blueprint\shortcode-output\query\system-parts\cell-part-1.php on line 1040 Array 13 1 21 cell-cell-owl.php filter 1 same-as-desktop 1
most-recent Neglected Blessings and Unique Opportunities Neglected Blessings and Unique Opportunities https://www.islamicity.org/23918/neglected-blessings-and-unique-opportunities/ 23918 2802 0 Mar 14 2020 March 13, 2020 {wpcf-soft-date engaged} https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_3wP3ePfBM <!--BLP-SHORTCODE-BEGIN--><a href="https://www.islamicity.org/23918/neglected-blessings-and-unique-opportunities/"><img src='https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=http://i2.ytimg.com/vi/-_3wP3ePfBM/mqdefault.jpg&w=500&h=281&q=100' class="thumbnailpostcontent" ></a> <!--BLP-SHORTCODE-END--> https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=http://i2.ytimg.com/vi/-_3wP3ePfBM/mqdefault.jpg&w=500&h=281&q=100 Omar Suleiman By: Omar Suleiman   Source: Yaqeen Institute Omar Suleiman Yaqeen Institute Faith & Spirituality, Featured, Highlights, Videos Coronavirus, Destiny (Qadr), Equality, Health, Khutbah (Sermon), Life And Death, Martydom, Mosque, Pandemic, Quarantine Compassion, Gratitude, Knowledge, Patience, Spirituality faith featured highlights videos coronavirus destiny-qadr equality health khutbah-sermon life-and-death martydom mosque pandemic quarantine compassion gratitude knowledge patience spirituality As we practice and endure social isolation and even quarantine, we should stop thinking of what we may be missing out on and start considering the ways that time could be spent in attaining knowledge and getting closer to Allah.  Sheikh Omar Suleiman reminds us on the things we should look to do in light… 1 Coronavirus Coronavirus 1 Warning: Array to string conversion in F:\inetpub\wwwroot\Accounts\IslamiCity.org\wp-content\themes\plain-child\blueprint\shortcode-output\query\system-parts\cell-part-1.php on line 1040 Array 14 1 21 cell-cell-owl.php filter 1 same-as-desktop 1
most-recent The Benefits of Non-Muslims Visiting Mosques The Benefits of Non-Muslims Visiting Mosques https://www.islamicity.org/14096/the-benefits-of-non-muslims-visiting-mosques/ 14096 5498 0 Dec 1 2019 January 24, 2018 {wpcf-soft-date engaged} West Sumatra Grand Mosque, Padang, Indonesia. The largest mosque in West Sumatra Province. The most distinctive feature of the mosque is its roof form, a contemporary interpretation of the traditional roof of the Minangkabau vernacular houses. The shape of the roof is also meant to symbolize the cloth that was held by the four clan leaders of the Quraysh tribe by its corners to lift the Black Stone to the current spot in Mecca. The roof frame is constructed of steel pipes, supported by four curving concrete columns http://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/MasjdiRayaSumatraBaratE.jpg <!--BLP-SHORTCODE-BEGIN--><a href="https://www.islamicity.org/14096/the-benefits-of-non-muslims-visiting-mosques/"><img src='https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=http://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/MasjdiRayaSumatraBaratE.jpg&w=500&h=281&q=100' class="thumbnailpostcontent" ></a> <!--BLP-SHORTCODE-END--> https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=http://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/MasjdiRayaSumatraBaratE.jpg&w=500&h=281&q=100 Spahic Omer By: Spahic Omer   Source: IslamiCity Spahic Omer IslamiCity Faith & Spirituality, Featured, Highlights Dawah (Outreach), Interfaith, Islamophobia, Mosque, Unbelievers faith featured highlights dawah-outreach interfaith islamophobia mosque unbelievers There are many divergent jurisprudential opinions on whether non-Muslima should be allowed to enter mosques, or not. Almost absolute prohibition is advocated by the Maliki madhhab, or school of law or fiqh (jurisprudence). Conditional permission is supported by the Shafi’i and Hanbali madhhabs. And finally, almost absolute permission is endorsed by the Hanafi madhhab. At… 1 Dawah (Outreach) Dawah (Outreach) 12 Warning: Array to string conversion in F:\inetpub\wwwroot\Accounts\IslamiCity.org\wp-content\themes\plain-child\blueprint\shortcode-output\query\system-parts\cell-part-1.php on line 1040 Array 15 1 21 cell-cell-owl.php filter 1 same-as-desktop 1
most-recent Integration of Knowledge As A Way Forward Integration of Knowledge As A Way Forward https://www.islamicity.org/19847/integration-of-knowledge-as-a-way-forward/ 19847 4784 0 Oct 25 2019 May 15, 2019 {wpcf-soft-date engaged} http://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Quran_and_bids_isp.jpg <!--BLP-SHORTCODE-BEGIN--><a href="https://www.islamicity.org/19847/integration-of-knowledge-as-a-way-forward/"><img src='https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=http://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Quran_and_bids_isp.jpg&w=500&h=281&q=100' class="thumbnailpostcontent" ></a> <!--BLP-SHORTCODE-END--> https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=http://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Quran_and_bids_isp.jpg&w=500&h=281&q=100 Spahic Omer By: Spahic Omer   Source: IslamiCity Spahic Omer IslamiCity Featured, Highlights, Life & Society Al Azhar University, Al Qarawiyyin University, Al-Ghazali, House Of Wisdom (Bayt Al-Hikmah), Iqra (Read), Islam And Science, Islamic Culture And Civilization, Islamic Golden Age, Islamic Knowledge, Madinah (Medina), Madrasa, Mosque, Schools, University Of Ez-Zitouna Education featured highlights life al-azhar-university al-qarawiyyin-university al-ghazali house-of-wisdom-bayt-al-hikmah iqra-read islam-and-science islamic-culture-and-civilization islamic-golden-age islamic-knowledge madinah-medina madrasa mosque schools university-of-ez-zitouna education Islam is the religion of guidance and truth. It conveys truth to man and teaches him the ways how to grasp, actualize and apply it. Existence and truth are virtually synonymous. Islam thus teaches man how to be true to himself and live life not according to the fluctuating whims and limited capacities of his… 1 Al Azhar University Al Azhar University 27 Warning: Array to string conversion in F:\inetpub\wwwroot\Accounts\IslamiCity.org\wp-content\themes\plain-child\blueprint\shortcode-output\query\system-parts\cell-part-1.php on line 1040 Array 16 1 21 cell-cell-owl.php filter 1 same-as-desktop 1
most-recent 'Afraid We Will Become The Next Xinjiang': China's Hui Muslims 'Afraid We Will Become The Next Xinjiang': China's Hui Muslims https://www.islamicity.org/22083/afraid-we-will-become-the-next-xinjiang-chinas-hui-muslims/ 22083 2587 0 Sep 30 2019 September 29, 2019 {wpcf-soft-date engaged} Chinese-style tile has replaced the domes and domed minarets of the Hongsibao Mosque in China's Ningxia region. Ningxia is home to a large concentration of Hui Muslims, who have long prided themselves on assimilation but are under increasing scrutiny by Chinese authorities (Photo: NPR/Emily Feng). http://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Hongsibao-Mosque-China.jpg <!--BLP-SHORTCODE-BEGIN--><a href="https://www.islamicity.org/22083/afraid-we-will-become-the-next-xinjiang-chinas-hui-muslims/"><img src='https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=http://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Hongsibao-Mosque-China.jpg&w=500&h=281&q=100' class="thumbnailpostcontent" ></a> <!--BLP-SHORTCODE-END--> https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=http://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Hongsibao-Mosque-China.jpg&w=500&h=281&q=100 Emily Feng By: Emily Feng   Source: Npr Emily Feng Npr Asia, Featured, Highlights, World Affairs China, Human Rights, Mosque, Muslim China, Uyghurs, Xinjiang Justice asia featured highlights world-affairs china human-rights mosque muslim-china uyghurs xinjiang justice Gold-domed mosques and gleaming minarets once broke the monotony of the Ningxia region's vast scrubland every few miles. This countryside here is home to some of China's 10.5 million Hui Muslims, who have practiced Sunni or Sufi forms of Islam within tight-knit communities for centuries, mainly in the northwest and central plains. Concentrated in the Ningxia… 1 China China 17 Warning: Array to string conversion in F:\inetpub\wwwroot\Accounts\IslamiCity.org\wp-content\themes\plain-child\blueprint\shortcode-output\query\system-parts\cell-part-1.php on line 1040 Array 17 1 21 cell-cell-owl.php filter 1 same-as-desktop 1
most-recent Abu Dhabi: Mosque, Church and Synagogue in One Setting Abu Dhabi: Mosque, Church and Synagogue in One Setting https://www.islamicity.org/22049/abu-dhabi-mosque-church-and-synagogue-in-one-setting/ 22049 2971 0 Sep 28 2019 September 27, 2019 {wpcf-soft-date engaged} An artist's illustration of the Abrahamic Family House to be built on Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi (Courtesy Edelman). http://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Abrahamic-Family-House.jpg <!--BLP-SHORTCODE-BEGIN--><a href="https://www.islamicity.org/22049/abu-dhabi-mosque-church-and-synagogue-in-one-setting/"><img src='https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=http://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Abrahamic-Family-House.jpg&w=500&h=281&q=100' class="thumbnailpostcontent" ></a> <!--BLP-SHORTCODE-END--> https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=http://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Abrahamic-Family-House.jpg&w=500&h=281&q=100 Arthur Macmillan By: Arthur Macmillan   Source: The National Arthur Macmillan The National Featured, Highlights, Life & Society Abu Dhabi, Christianity, Church, Diversity, Interfaith, Islam, Judaism, Mosque, Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham), Synagogue Education, Equality, Harmony, Hope, Peace, Tolerance featured highlights life abu-dhabi christianity church diversity interfaith islam judaism mosque prophet-ibrahim synagogue education equality harmony hope peace tolerance It will be a place for religious tolerance and education, bringing faiths together and sending a message of unity to the world. The Abrahamic Family House, which was unveiled in New York on Friday before construction begins on Saadiyat Island next year, will be a physical manifestation of the Document on Human Fraternity signed by… 1 Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi 6 Warning: Array to string conversion in F:\inetpub\wwwroot\Accounts\IslamiCity.org\wp-content\themes\plain-child\blueprint\shortcode-output\query\system-parts\cell-part-1.php on line 1040 Array 18 1 21 cell-cell-owl.php filter 1 same-as-desktop 1
most-recent Adhan: From Around the World Adhan: From Around the World https://www.islamicity.org/20571/adhan-from-around-the-world/ 20571 30 0 Jun 16 2019 June 15, 2019 {wpcf-soft-date engaged} https://islamiCity.org/covers/_assets/36/36_922_Fotolia_53135412_Subscription_XL.jpg <!--BLP-SHORTCODE-BEGIN--><a href="https://www.islamicity.org/20571/adhan-from-around-the-world/"><img src='https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=https://islamiCity.org/covers/_assets/36/36_922_Fotolia_53135412_Subscription_XL.jpg&w=500&h=281&q=100' class="thumbnailpostcontent" ></a> <!--BLP-SHORTCODE-END--> https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=https://islamiCity.org/covers/_assets/36/36_922_Fotolia_53135412_Subscription_XL.jpg&w=500&h=281&q=100 IslamiCity    Source: IslamiCity IslamiCity Audio, Faith & Spirituality, Featured, Highlights Adhan (Call To Prayer), Mosque Covers audio faith featured highlights adhan-call-to-prayer mosque covers The Adhan or Call to Prayer is called out by a muezzin from the mosque five times a day, traditionally from the minaret, summoning Muslims for mandatory (fard) worship (salat). The main purpose behind the multiple loud pronouncements of Adhan in every mosque is to make available to everyone an easily intelligible summary of Islamic… 1 Adhan (Call To Prayer) Adhan (Call To Prayer) n/a Warning: Array to string conversion in F:\inetpub\wwwroot\Accounts\IslamiCity.org\wp-content\themes\plain-child\blueprint\shortcode-output\query\system-parts\cell-part-1.php on line 1040 Array 19 1 21 cell-cell-owl.php filter 1 same-as-desktop 1
most-recent The Mosque of the Two Qiblahs The Mosque of the Two Qiblahs https://www.islamicity.org/18166/the-mosque-of-the-two-qiblahs/ 18166 6599 0 Jun 9 2019 January 14, 2019 {wpcf-soft-date engaged} http://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/qiblatain_mosque_2.jpg <!--BLP-SHORTCODE-BEGIN--><a href="https://www.islamicity.org/18166/the-mosque-of-the-two-qiblahs/"><img src='https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=http://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/qiblatain_mosque_2.jpg&w=500&h=281&q=100' class="thumbnailpostcontent" ></a> <!--BLP-SHORTCODE-END--> https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=http://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/qiblatain_mosque_2.jpg&w=500&h=281&q=100 Spahic Omer By: Spahic Omer   Source: IslamiCity Spahic Omer IslamiCity Faith & Spirituality, Featured, Highlights, Middle East History, Islamic Art And Architecture, Madinah (Medina), Masjid Al-Qiblatayn, Mosque, Qibla faith featured highlights middle-east history islamic-art-and-architecture madinah-medina masjid-al-qiblatayn mosque qibla Historical Background This is an important historical mosque. It is one of the earliest mosques in Islam. It was established during the Prophet’s time for an outlying neighborhood of Madinah. Its significance lies in the fact that after the Prophet (pbuh) received a commandment to change the qiblah or prayer direction from al-Masjid al-Aqsa in… 1 History History 15 Warning: Array to string conversion in F:\inetpub\wwwroot\Accounts\IslamiCity.org\wp-content\themes\plain-child\blueprint\shortcode-output\query\system-parts\cell-part-1.php on line 1040 Array 20 1 21 cell-cell-owl.php filter 1 same-as-desktop 1
most-recent Terrorist Targets Mosque and Synagogue Terrorist Targets Mosque and Synagogue https://www.islamicity.org/19523/terrorist-targets-mosque-and-synagogue/ 19523 908 1 May 1 2019 April 30, 2019 {wpcf-soft-date engaged} http://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/synagogue_mosque.jpg <!--BLP-SHORTCODE-BEGIN--><a href="https://www.islamicity.org/19523/terrorist-targets-mosque-and-synagogue/"><img src='https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=http://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/synagogue_mosque.jpg&w=500&h=281&q=100' class="thumbnailpostcontent" ></a> <!--BLP-SHORTCODE-END--> https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=http://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/synagogue_mosque.jpg&w=500&h=281&q=100 Rabbi Allen S. Maller By: Rabbi Allen S. Maller   Source: IslamiCity Rabbi Allen S. Maller IslamiCity Americas, Featured, Highlights, Life & Society Hate Crimes, Interfaith, Mosque, Synagogue, Terrorism americas featured highlights life hate-crimes interfaith mosque synagogue terrorism The suspect in the shooting at a synagogue near San Diego, California; which murdered one person and  injured three more, is a 19-year-old white man named John Earnest, according to Sheriff William Gore. One of the wounded was the Synagogue’s Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein who was shot in the hand during Shabbat services — but insisted… 1 Hate Crimes Hate Crimes 4 Warning: Array to string conversion in F:\inetpub\wwwroot\Accounts\IslamiCity.org\wp-content\themes\plain-child\blueprint\shortcode-output\query\system-parts\cell-part-1.php on line 1040 Array 21 1 1 21 cell-cell-owl.php filter 1 same-as-desktop 1