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| | mosque - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about mosque |
 | | The gold-domed mosque was built in the 17th century as a shrine over the tomb of Fatima, the sister of the imam. | | | The Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin Mosque and Kampong Ayer (Water Village), Brunei. | | | Mosque of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques |
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http://encyclopedia.farlex.com/mosque
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| | Authorities say mosque was radicals' haven - The Boston Globe - Boston.com - World - News |
| | LONDON -- Ibrahim Muktar Said and Hassan Omar were among the crowd of young men removing their shoes and laying out prayer rugs at the Finsbury Park mosque last year, according to police and Muslims who attend the mosque. | | | A brick building in religiously and ethnically diverse North London, the Finsbury Park mosque came to symbolize a brand of Islamic extremism that took root in Britain in the mid-1990s around the time that Masri and his followers seized control of the mosque. | | | British counterterrorism officials say the mosque became a classic example of a ''gateway" where young Muslims come to worship and then are recruited to more radical causes. |
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http://www.boston.com/news/world/articles/2005/08/03/authorities_say_mosque_was_radicals_haven
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| | What is God's name? |
| | We can be friends, but your faith is different." I had been thinking that I should share Islam with him and bring him to the mosque. | | | I heard a voice saying, "Omar, I am Jesus, your Lord. | | | He said, "Remember that today you have asked to talk about religion, not me." [Restrictions in Omar's country bar Christians from actively proselytizing.] I agreed. |
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http://www.answering-islam.org/Testimonies/omar.html
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| | Umar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | During the matter of the disputed succession to Muhammad, he persecuted Ali and caused the death of Muhammad's daughter Fatima Zahra. | | | He became the second caliph of Islam (634-644) and is regarded by Sunnis as one of the first four Khulfa-e-Rashidun (in Persian and Urdu, خلفأے راشدین) (in Malay Khulafa al-Rasyidin) (or "Rightly Guided Caliphs"). | | | Umar's killer (Abu-Lu'lu'ah) was a Persian slave who was angered with Umar; he stabbed the Caliph six times as Umar led prayers in the Masjid al Nabawi mosque in Medina. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umar_ibn_al-Khattab
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| | Worldandnation: Taliban leader rose to power as a holy warrior |
| | Self-declared "Amir-ul-Momineen," or "commander of the Muslim faithful," Omar began as a mullah, or preacher, in a mosque in his village of Singhesar where he would hold prayer services in exchange for money to feed his family. | | | Omar himself says of his movement: "Ours is a jihad against those who brought suffering on the Afghan people and violated Islamic teachings. | | | Those who have met him describe Omar as a man of few words and unshakable Muslim faith. |
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http://www.sptimes.com/News/092101/news_pf/Worldandnation/Taliban_leader_rose_t.shtml
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| | Omar Article, Omar Information |
| | Umar's killer was a Persian slave who was angered by a personal quarrel with Umar; he stabbed the caliph six times as Umar led prayers in the Masjid al Nabawi mosque in Medina. | | | Umar's time as caliph would see the Islamic empire grow at an unprecedented rate, taking Iraq and parts of Iran from the Sassanids (and effectively ending that empire), and taking Egypt, Palestine, Syria, North Africa and Armenia from the Byzantines. | | | Umar also codified Islamic law, and was known for his simple lifestyle and modest living. |
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http://www.anoca.org/umar/he/omar.html
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| | War |
| | Mohammed Omar was born in 1959 in the tiny village of Noudi, near Kandahar, the son of a poor farmer of the Pashtun Houtak tribe who died after the family moved to Tarinket, in the province of Arouzagan, leaving Omar, still a boy, to care for his relatives. | | | Far from being a messianic, arrogant preacher, Mullah Omar remains a revered figure among the Pashtuns, not just for his piety but for the courage he showed as he grew up among the dirt and poverty of Kandahar province, working as both a schoolteacher and anti-Soviet partisan. | | | Journalists like to talk about Mullah Omar as a "shadowy", "secretive" figure, but much is known about the Taliban's spiritual leader. |
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http://www.zmag.org/omarfisk.htm
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| | Mohammed Omar was born in 1959 in the tiny village of Noudi, near Kandahar, the son of a poor farmer of the Pashtun Houtak tribe who died after the family moved to Tarinket, in the province of Arouzagan, leaving Omar, still a boy, to care for his relatives. | | | The surrender of Kandahar by Mullah Mohammed Omar may, as far as the West is concerned, mark the end of militant Islam in Afghanistan. | | | Far from being a messianic, arrogant preacher, Mullah Omar remains a revered figure among the Pashtuns, not just for his piety but for the courage he showed as he grew up among the dirt and poverty of Kandahar province, working as both a schoolteacher and anti-Soviet partisan. |
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http://www.zmag.org/omarfisk.htm
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| | Muslim Writer Says Jerusalem Not Sacred--Ummah.comGeneral |
| | The Al-Aqsa Mosque and the adjacent Muslim shrine known as the Dome of the Rock were built after Caliph Omar I captured Jerusalem from the Persians, six years after Muhammad's death in AD 632. | | | "The construction of the mosque situated today in Jerusalem and known as the Al-Aqsa Mosque began only in the year 66 of the Hijra of the prophet ö that is, during the era of the Omayyad state, not during the time of the prophet nor that of any of the righteous caliphs," he said. | | | The arabic word for mosque is "Masjid" which comes from the word "Sajdah". |
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http://www.ummah.net/forum/showthread.php?t=22250
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| | Abdul'aziz Bekkine Effendi (RhA) |
| | Aziz Effendi was the imam of Zeyrek Ummu Gulsum Mosque. | | | With the initiatives of Lawyer Mazhar Snds Bey, Mehmed Zahid Kotku Effendi was appointed to Iskenderpasha Mosque in 1958. He served as the imam of this mosque until he departed from this world for his Lord on November 13, 1980. May the Prophet embrace him in Paradise. | | | People who talked to him, no matter what profession and rank they had, would admit that they were amazed at his unique intelligence and knowledge. |
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http://gumushkhanawidargah.8m.com/silsile38.html
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| | JS Online: Afghan Loyalists Wait for Mullah Omar |
| | In the years after Dara Wat, Omar would grow up to live in a villa in the southern city of Kandahar built by Osama bin Laden and featuring a mosque, trickling fountains and murals featuring everything Afghanistan was not - green, wealthy, serene. | | | Omar went to Singhesar, south of Dara Wat, and began holding held Muslim prayer services in exchange for money to feed his family - although under the self-given name of ``Amir-ul-Momineen,'' or ``Commander of the Faithful.'' | | | Yusuf Pashtun, a spokesman for the governor of Kandahar, said Saturday that Omar was believed to be holed up in Afghanistan's rugged central mountains in the northwest part of Uruzgan province. |
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http://www.jsonline.com/news/attack/ap/feb02/ap-afghan-omar's-t021602.asp
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| | List of mosques - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Mosque of Omar Ibn Al-Jattab in Maicao, Guajira, Colombia, it was built in September 1997, is the largest mosque in South America. | | | Mosque of Muhammad Ali at the Citadel, Cairo, Egypt | | | Hagia Sophia "Mosque of Holy Wisdom", Istambul, originally built as a church, then converted to a mosque from 1453 until 1934 now a museum |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_famous_mosques
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| | VOA News Report |
| | Dollah, the most telling example of Mullah Omar's former lifestyle can be found in [the remains of the] barn. | | | "This is the guesthouse Mullah Omar would come from the door of his house in the morning or evening to meet people here," the guard says. | | | A visitor with permission from local authorities is welcomed into Omar's compound itself by the first of about a dozen soldiers now in charge of the site. |
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http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2002/02/mil-020203-242e049b.htm
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| | Leeds Grand Mosque - Mosque History |
| | Leeds Grand Mosque was founded by members of the Omar Welfare House Trust and was funded by His Highness Sheikh Saif Bin Muhammad Al-Nehayyan of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates who converted it from a church and into a Mosque in January 1994 and registered the Mosque with the Islamic Foundation Trust, Markfield, Leicestershire. | | | Leeds Grand Mosque is located on the west side of city centre, close to Leeds University, Leeds Metropolitan University and other centres of education and hence has become a focal point for students, the local community, as well as for the Arabic and English speaking communities, both males and females. | | | Because of the Mosque's close location to the universities, students and their families mainly attend it's activities and services. |
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| | SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Nation > America's War on Terror -- Taliban Town: Mullah Mohammed Omar gone from dirt-street hometown, but loyalists wait |
| | In the years after Dara Wat, Omar would grow up to live in a villa in the southern city of Kandahar built by Osama bin Laden and featuring a mosque, trickling fountains and murals featuring everything Afghanistan was not – green, wealthy, serene. | | | Omar went to Singhesar, south of Dara Wat, and began holding held Muslim prayer services in exchange for money to feed his family – although under the self-given name of "Amir-ul-Momineen," or "Commander of the Faithful." | | | Yusuf Pashtun, a spokesman for the governor of Kandahar, said Saturday that Omar was believed to be holed up in Afghanistan's rugged central mountains in the northwest part of Uruzgan province. |
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http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/nation/terror/20020216-1133-afghan-omarstown.html
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| | St Andrew Orthodox Christian Church - History of the Orthodox Church |
| | Omar Ben Abdul Aziz became caliph in 717 and showed readiness to return the church to the Christians of Damascus, but when he failed to do so, he gave them four other churches that were confiscated previously. | | | Many Christian churches were converted into mosques; the greatest of these are the Grand Umayyad Mosque in Damascus (previously the Roman Orthodox Saint John the Baptist Cathedral), the Great Mosque in Aleppo and Al Halawiah Qur'anic School (previously the Roman Orthodox Grand Cathedral of the Theotokus), and many others. | | | The greatest discontent came from Ali Bin Abi Talib, Muhammad's cousin and son in law, who was not pleased with the Umayyads (Uthman's clan) taking over the empire, and saw in himself the true heir of the caliphate. |
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| | Sheikh Omar Abdul Rahman Page |
| | The verdict came as a shock to defence counsel, members of the Committee to Free Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman, his supporters, and other who have been following the trial through it s severely limited press coverage. | | | Work with your mosque on drafting an official statement of support for the Sheikh; | | | Experts on Islam called by the defence to explain various Islamic concepts, taken oftentimes from the Sheikh's writings and speeches and introduced verbatim into evidence by the prosecution, were at the crux of the defence case. |
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http://www.islam.co.za/saiin/abdulrahman.html
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| | Northeast Intelligence Network |
| | The entire compound encompasses the Dome of the Rock (Omar Mosque) and Al-Aqsa Mosque, the third holiest site in Islam, as well as the Western Wall, the most sacred spot in Judaism. | | | The current and most recent political and religious issues regarding the Mosque notwithstanding, the attack on and the potential destruction of this significant Muslim shrine is designed to enrage Muslims worldwide. | | | At that time, analysts found detailed plans of the Al Aqsa Mosque with Arabic notations and indications that it was the target for destruction - but not by "Jewish extremists," but by Islamic radicals. |
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http://www.homelandsecurityus.com/alaqsa.htm
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| | Tara's World Of Islam: Masjid |
| | Then he called the attendant and said, "Did I not order you to prepare a basin for the use of the women?" We all remember the incident when Omar was preaching and advised people not to give a higher marriage gift for women or to ask for it. | | | Ibn Abbaas, Mujahid, and Al-Hasan commented: The 'houses' are those Masajid that were dedicated to the worship of Allah. | | | He says, "Abu Hanifah and Malik said, 'Their prayers in their houses are better for them'." Abu Hanifah even disliked their going to the mosque for congregational prayer, the jummah prayer and the two feasts. |
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http://www.angelfire.com/mo2/scarves/masjid.html
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| | Authorities say mosque was radicals' haven - The Boston Globe - Boston.com - Europe - News |
| | LONDON -- Ibrahim Muktar Said and Hassan Omar were among the crowd of young men removing their shoes and laying out prayer rugs at the Finsbury Park mosque last year, according to police and Muslims who attend the mosque. | | | A brick building in religiously and ethnically diverse North London, the Finsbury Park mosque came to symbolize a brand of Islamic extremism that took root in Britain in the mid-1990s around the time that Masri and his followers seized control of the mosque. | | | British counterterrorism officials say the mosque became a classic example of a ''gateway" where young Muslims come to worship and then are recruited to more radical causes. |
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http://www.boston.com/news/world/europe/articles/2005/08/03/authorities_say_mosque_was_radicals_haven
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| | Rug Notes Index - O Oriental rugs and carpets by Barry O'Connell,Spongobongo.com |
| | Omar claimed the title of emir of Afghanistan, Amir-ul Momineen (leader of the faithful) and Calif (the spiritual and political leader of all Islam). | | | Mulah Omar is head of Taliban and had his headquarters in | | | Omar Mahmoud Abu Omar, AKA Abu Qatada, AKA Abou Qatada is a fundamentalist Muslim cleric at the Regent's Park mosque in central London. |
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http://www.spongobongo.com/rwo.htm
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| | Al-Masjid Al-Aqsa, The Farthest Masjid (Mosque), or First Qibla of Islam |
| | Glory to ((Allah)) Who did take His servant for a Journey by night from the Sacred Mosque to the Farthest Mosque, whose precincts We did bless,- in order that We might show him some of Our Signs: for He is the One Who heareth and seeth (all things). | | | When Omar Ibn Al- Khattab (RA) entered Bayt Al-Maqdis in 15 AH (636 AD) he ordered that the area, where he believed the Masjid location has been, to be cleared to start the building of the initial structure of the Masjid. | | | Al-Masjid Al-Aqsa, The Farthest Masjid (Mosque), or First Qibla of Islam |
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| | Understanding Islam and Muslims |
| | ABOVE: Mosque of Omar and Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem. | | | Mosque in New Mexico, U.S.A. The nineteenth century, however, saw the beginnings of an influx of Arab Muslims, most of whom settled in the major industrial centers where they worshipped in hired rooms. | | | Although it is preferable to worship together in a mosque, a Muslim may pray almost anywhere, such as in fields, offices, factories and universities. |
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| | Palestinians vs. The Great Satan |
| | "The Palestinian people today need an Omar bin Al-Khattab, whose soul was inflamed every time he read Surat Al-Israa [in the Koran], Omar, who, every time he read [the verse]: 'Praised be He who took his servant by night from the Sacred Mosque to the Distant [al-aqsa] Mosque [Koran 17:1]. | | | "Omar felt that Al-Aqsa Mosque was calling for help. | | | Yes, there are traditions that a Shahid here [in Jerusalem] is worth 70 Shahids in a place other than this good land
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| | islam.htm |
| | To the west was the Holy Sepulcher, near to the Mosque of Omar, and south of that the Citadel, Davids Gate and the Armenian Quarter. | | | In the northeast quadrant was the Jewish Quarter, and beneath that the Dome of the Rock, and slightly south the Temple of Solomon and the Al Aqsa Mosque. | | | The Mosque of Umar, dedicated to the successor of the Prophet was sacked, and the tomb of Abraham destroyed. |
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| | BBC - Birmingham - Features - Dr Naseem: Have your say |
| | Birmingham Perry Barr MP Khalid Mahmood called for him to resign after his comments in the wake of terror suspect Yasin Hussan Omar’s arrest in the Small Heath area of Birmingham in connection with the July 21st attempted bombings. | | | His position in the city arguably means he runs one of the most important Islamic institutions in Britain, the mosque being regularly used by thousands of Muslims from across the West Midlands. | | | Dr Naseem enlightened us greatly about the Islamic faith and from what I can see, despite his own personal views, he is a man of great wisdom and a fuss is being made over nothing. |
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| | Webshots - Images of Madena |
| | This is where the Prophet, Abu-Bakr and Omar are barred inside the Prophet Mosque in Madena | | | Pictures of the Prophet's Mosques of in Madena | | | Quba Mosque (the first Mosque build in Islam) |
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| | Court orders review of Temple Mount excavations |
| | Recently, the news media have reported allegations that the Wakf is excavating underneath the Mosque of Omar and digging a tunnel to link the ancient Al-Aksa Mosque and the Solomon's Stables Mosques, thus destroying archeological remnants from the period of the Jewish holy temples. | | | JERUSALEM (February 2) - A government committee established last week to study the situation on the Temple Mount will investigate allegations that the Wakf is conducting new excavations underneath the Mosque of Omar and Al-Aksa Mosque, according to a High Court of Justice ruling yesterday. | | | After several days of embarrassed silence, the police and the Antiquities Authority denied the charges and announced that the Wakf had dug two separate tunnels, each 40 centimeters deep, beneath the Omar and Al-Aksa mosques to replace faulty water pipes. |
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| | Mullah Omar mentally unstable, says doctor- The Times of India |
| | lamb adds that omar’s doctors believe the taliban’s supreme spiritual leader brain seizures and mood swings may be on account of shrapnel lodged in his brain when he lost his eye in 1989 during a russian rocket attack on his village mosque. | | | lamb says that omar’s ‘visions’, which he passes off as periods of silent communion with god when he receives "instructions for creating a pure islamic state", are responsible for his edicts, including the ban on flying kites, football and high-heeled shoes for women or indeed any footwear that "clicks" under the burqa. | | | but omar is the main arbiter of afghanistan’s destiny, says the paper, quoting his defiant orders last week to shoot anyone suspicious or anti-taliban. |
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