Harkassi said the group’s path from Spain took them across about 8,000km (nearly 5,000 miles) before they reached the Kaaba, the black cube structure in the Great Mosque of Mecca.

2. Detachment. Balancing the scales of deen (religion) and dunya (the world/material) is an inherent feature of every believer’s personal religiosity.Upon entering the mosque, we consciously prepare ...

The mosque was built over the tomb of the 13th-century Sufi saint Abu Abbas Al Mursi, who hailed from Murcia, Spain. (Image: Courtesy D-Stanley, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons). You would probably ...

This mosque-cathedral covers 24,000 sq m, dominating the cityscape. The building almost defies description and is as complicated inside as its storied history. open image in gallery ...

The construction of the Umayyad Mosque began in 705 AD by al-Walid ibn Abd al-Malik. T. ... SANA-The Great Mosque of Bani Umayyah in Damascus is considered the fourth most famous Islamic mosque, ...

Built-in 1228 by Ahmed Shah, son of Sultan Süleyman Shah, during the Mengücekoğulları period, Divriği Great Mosque covers an area of 1,280 square meters. Adjacent to the mosque, the Darüşşifa, ...

Historic Center of Cordoba, Spain. Elijah-Lovkoff/Getty Images. Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba . Pais calls a guided tour of the Mosque-Cathedra of Córdoba an “essential” activity. “Imagine ...

The Great Mosque of Tinmel, a 12th-century architectural marvel with a rich history, is slowly being pieced back together a year after the powerful Al Haouz earthquake struck Morocco on September ...

The Great Mosque of Algiers can accommodate 120,000 worshippers and has the world's tallest minaret. ... Spain. The real estate investment threshold to acquire residency for Spain is €500,000. You can ...

Only fragments of this once-splendid complex endure as a testament to the past, featuring the dome and iwan of the great mosque. Notably, the brick cylinder minaret echoes the architectural style of ...