Mosque of Omar, Masjid Umar, Masjid-e-Umar, Al-Omari Mosque or Mosque of Omar ibn al-Khattab is a name given to many mosques, usually referring to Omar, a companion of Muhammad and Caliph (579-644) recognized by Sunni Muslims in the succession to Muhammad. Masjid is the Arabic word for a place of worship, commonly translated as mosque in English.
Notable examples
Notable ones include (alphabetically, by city):
- Al-Omari Grand Mosque, Beirut, Lebanon
- Mosque of Omar (Bethlehem), West Bank, Palestine
- Al-Omari Mosque (Bosra), Syria
- Al-Omari Mosque (Daraa), Syria. The Daraa mosque was allegedly built during the rule of Caliph Omar ibn al-Khattab in the seventh century. Its minaret collapsed after being shelled in 2013.[1]
- Al Farooq Omar Bin Al Khattab Mosque, Dubai, UAE
- Omar ibn al-Khattab Mosque, Dumat al-Jandal, Saudi Arabia
- Mesquita Omar Ibn Al-Khatab, Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil
- Great Mosque of Gaza also known as al-Omari Mosque, Gaza City, Palestine
- Omari Mosque (Jabalia), Gaza Strip, Palestine (see Jabalia#History)
- Mosque of Omar (Jerusalem)
- Musalla of Omar (Mosque of Omar), Jerusalem: the east wing of the al-Aqsa Mosque (al-Qibli Mosque)
- Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem: in the past also known in the West as Mosque of Omar
- Sidna Omar mosque, Jerusalem
- Umar Mosque (Leicester), UK
- Mosque of Omar Ibn Al-Khattab, Maicao, Colombia
Others
United Kingdom
- Birmingham[2]
- Bradford[2]
- Cardiff[2]
- Darlaston[2]
- Gloucester[2]
- Huddersfield[2]
- London, Barking district of East London,[2] where convicted terrorist plotter Umar Haque attended
- Nottingham[3]
- Sheffield[3]
United States
Latin America & the Caribbean
- Omar Mosque, San José, Costa Rica
- Omar Bin Al-Khattab Mosque, Willemstad, Curaçao
References
- ↑ Minaret of historic mosque destroyed in Aleppo, France24, 25/04/2013. Accessed 22 Feb 2022.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Masjed-e-Umar". mosques.muslimsinbritain.org. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- 1 2 "Masjid/Mosque Directory - Most comprehensive web directory on the web". www.mosquedirectory.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
- ↑ "Masjid Umar". www.umarmasjid.org. Archived from the original on 2013-06-26.
- ↑ "MASJID UMAR BIN KHATTAB/ISLAMIC ASSOCIATION OF MICHIGAN". masjidumarbinkhattab.org. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
- ↑ "Masjid Omar". Masjid Omar. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
- ↑ "Homepage - Masjid Umar". masjidumar.us. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
- ↑ "Masjid Umar al-Farooq". farooqmasjid.org. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
- ↑ "Omar Mosque , Paterson, New Jersey - Prayers Connect -". prayersconnect.com. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
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