A July 1981 article in The Republic stated Masjid Jauharatul-Islam was the first mosque "built along Islamic design in the United States," and that as many as 300 had attended Friday prayers in ...

The configuration of the mosque, the worshipping place for Muslims, traces its history to the courtyard of the religion's founder. The first mosques were, therefore, simple open spaces marked for ...

initially for exploring the arid interior and later for the camel trains that were uniquely suited to the demands of Australia's vast deserts The first mosque in Australia was built in 1861 at ...

The Arabic word for mosque, “masjid”, means “place of prostration”. The first mosque was the Prophet Muhammad's home in Medina, Saudi Arabia, a 7th-Century house with a large courtyard ...

ERFURT – Driving past Erfurt's industrial zone on the western edge of the city, you might catch sight of a mosque, its small minaret peeking out between the municipal emergency protection center ...

Now, all that remains of Masjid Al Taqwa — the first mosque in the Altadena-Pasadena area — are soot, ash and charred twisted skeletons of chairs. A sign proclaiming the mosque’s name stands ...