Mosque | MCQs

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The Great Mosque of Damascus is also known as the Umayyad Mosque.

It was built by the Umayyad Caliph al-Walīd I between 705 and 715 CE.

It is located in the old city of Damascus.

It is the capital of Syria.

It is one of the largest and oldest mosques in the world.

The mosque opened in 715 AD.

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On 18th June 1988, the first prayer  was held in the Faisal mosque

Construction of the mosque began in 1976 

The mosque was completed in 1986

It was opened to the public in 1986 OR 1987

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The Faisal Mosque is the largest in Pakistan,

Located in the  Islamabad foothills of Margalla Hills.

It is the sixth-largest mosque in the world

The unconventional design by Turkish architect Vedat Dalokay

It is named after the late King Faisal of Saudi Arabia (r. 1964–75)

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masjid e khief is located in Minna

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Al-Khayf Mosque is the most important mosque in the land of Mina in Mecca

where the Prophet  performed prayer and delivered one of the speeches of Hajjat al-Wada' 

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In masjid e chief almost 70 prophets are buried

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masjid al-zirar was a mosque built in Madinah by a monk named Abu Amir and some 12 hypocrites.

masjid al-zirar was built close to masjid Quba

Masjid e Zarar has been mentioned in Surah e Tobah of the Holy Quran.

in October 630 CE Prophet Muhammad (SAAW) had destroyed while he was returning from the Expedition to Tabouk 

Muhammad was told that the Mosque was promoting anti-Islamic elements

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Al-Azhar Mosque is located in Cairo, Egypt.

It was completed in 972 AD during the Fatimid dynasty.

It is one of the oldest and most important mosques in the Islamic world.

It is considered a center of Islamic learning and culture.

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The Al-Masjid an-Nabawi is the second mosque built by the Islamic prophet Muhammad in Medina

مسجد نبوی is a mosque in the city of Madina in the Saudi region of the Hejaz

مسجد نبوی the second largest mosque and the holiest site in Islam

The construction of مسجد نبوی started in: 1 Hijir

مسجد نبوی was built by the Holy Prophet (PBUH) himself, next to the house in 622 AD (first Hijri).

On 29th Hijrah was مسجد نبوی expanded

Height: 104 m

Burials: Abu Bakr, Umar

Minaret(s): 10

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Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia open to Muslim worship on July 10, 2020.

officially the Hagia Sophia Mosque is a mosque and a major cultural and historical site in Istanbul, Turkey.

Beginning date:  346

Completion date: 360

Dedicated date: 15 February 360

Restored date: 415 

23 February 532–27 February 537

1847–1849

2002–2006

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Dedicated to:

The Holy Wisdom,

a reference to the second person of the Trinity, 

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The Moti Masjid (Pearl Mosque) is located inside the Lahore Fort.

It was built by Emperor Aurangzeb in the 17th century 
It is known for its elegant white marble structure.