Adrees Latif, Exterior of Al-Masjid an-Nabawī (the Prophet's Mosque) in Medina, Reuters, 2001
A nighttime exterior shot of the Al-Masjid an-Nabawī, or the Prophet's Mosque, in Medina. The massive structure is built on the site of Muhammad's…
Tags: Islam, Medina, mosques, Muhammad, Prophet's Mosque, Saudi Arabia
Omar Sanadiki, Courtyard of the Great Mosque of Aleppo in 2016, during the Syrian Civil War, Reuters, 13 December 2016
Both the Great Mosque of Aleppo and the Great Mosque of Damascus were built in the same year: 715 CE. The structure in Damascus has been largely…
Tags: Aleppo, Islam, Mosque, Syria, Syrian Civil War, Umayyad
Douglas Boin, The Dome of the Rock and the Dome of the Chain, July 2009
To the left of this image is the Dome of the Rock, while on the right is the Dome of the Chain. The latter building is a Muslim prayer house…
Tags: Dome of the Chain, Dome of the Rock, Islam, Jerusalem, Prayer, Temple Mount, Umayyad
The Foundation Stone, Wikimedia Commons, c. 1900-1920
A photograph of the Foundation Stone, located at the center of the Dome of the Rock. Islamic tradition from the Hadith maintains that Muhammad…
Tags: Dome of the Rock, Islam, Jerusalem, Night Journey, Temple Mount, Umayyad
Douglas Boin, View of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher and the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem, August 2006
In this picture, both of the domes of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher and the Dome of the Rock are visible. The two have virtually the same…
Tags: Byzantine, Christianity, Church, Church of the Holy Sepulcher, Dome of the Rock, Domes, Islam, Jerusalem, Prayer, Temple Mount, Umayyad
Saeed Arida, Floor Plan and Illustration of Muhammad's Home in Medina, Archnet, 2003
Tags: Homes, Islam, Medina, mosques, Muhammad
Simon Mannweiler, The Dome of the Rock, Wikimedia Commons, 11 December 2007
Exterior shot of the Dome of the Rock on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, Israel.
Tags: Islam, Jerusalem, Temple Mount, Umayyad
SEIER+SEIER, Interior of the Great Mosque of Damascus, Flickr, April 2, 2004
An interior shot of the Great Mosque of Damascus (or Umayyad Mosque), in modern-day Syria, with the Shrine of St. John the Baptist visible in the…
Tags: Damascus, Islam, Mosque, Shrine, St. John the Baptist, Syria, Umayyad
Andrew Shiva, al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, 14 November 2013
Tags: Islam, Jerusalem, Mosque, Temple Mount, Umayyad
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