Islamic mosques

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Vocabulary

Mosque: مسجد

Surrounds: يحيط

Region:منطقه

pilgrimage: الحج

Phase:مرحله

Direction: اتجاه

Pray: صلى

Across:عبر

The Great Mosque of Mecca, also known as the Haram Mosque is a mosque that surrounds the Kaaba in the city of Mecca, in the Hejazi region of Saudi Arabia. 

It is a site of pilgrimage for the Hajj, which every Muslim must do at least once in their lives if he is able, and it is also the main phase for the ʿUmrah, the lesser pilgrimage that can be undertaken any time of the year. 

 it was built by Ibrahim, with the help of his son Ismail. They were ordered by Allah to build the mosque and the Kaaba.

 The Kaaba is the direction for all the Muslims to pray across the globe thus signifying unity among all.

Vocabulary

Established:أنشئ

Built:بُني

Prophet: نبي

Situated:تقع / يقع

Region:منطقه

Holiest: الاقدس

Regardless: بغض النظر

Al-Masjid an-Nabawī is a mosque established and built by the Islamic prophet Muhammad, situated in the city of Medina in the Hejaz region of Saudi Arabia. It was one of the first mosques built by Muhammad and is now one of the largest mosques in the world. It is the second-holiest site in Islam, after the Great Mosque in Mecca. It is always open, regardless of date or time.

Vocabulary

 Located:يقع

Toward:باتجاه

Offer:قَدمَ /عَرَض

Distant:بعيد

Al-Aqsa Mosque is located in the Old City of Jerusalem,

It was first built by the Prophet Ibrahim years after he built the Ka‘aba with his first son Ismail.

It is known as the first qibla of Muslims—the direction toward which Muslims face to offer their salat

The word “Al-Aqsa” means the most distant, and Al-Aqsa was named for the distance between it and Masjid al-Haram.