Mosque
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Jamia professor to design mosque in Ayodhya, says aim is to bring everyone together
India | Sep 01, 2020, 11:01 PM ISTAkhtar said he was recently given the task of designing the complex, which will also house an Indo-Islamic Research Centre, a library and a hospital, and that he would start working on the project very soon.
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Official logo for mosque to be built in Ayodhya released
India | Aug 23, 2020, 04:39 PM ISTThe Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation (IICF), the trust formed by the Uttar Pradesh Central Sunni Waqf Board for construction of an alternate mosque in Ayodhya to replace the Babri masjid, has released its official logo, which is an octagram, represented by two overlapping squares.
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Greece slams Turkey's decision to convert another museum into mosque
World | Aug 22, 2020, 11:08 AM ISTGreece has slammed Turkey's move to convert the Chora museum, the 1,000-year-old former Byzantine Greek Orthodox church, into a mosque, saying it was "totally condemnable".
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Sunni Waqf Board's trust to open bank accounts, seek donations for Ayodhya mosque
India | Aug 12, 2020, 01:11 PM ISTThe Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation (IICF), the trust constituted by the Sunni Waqf Board for the construction of a mosque in Ayodhya, is inviting donations and will open two bank accounts for the purpose.
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'UP CM to be invited to lay foundation stone for public facilities on land for mosque in Ayodhya'
India | Aug 08, 2020, 09:57 PM ISTUttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will be invited to lay the foundation stone for various public facilities at a mosque to be built in Ayodhya's Dhannipur village by a trust formed by the state Sunni Central Waqf Board, one of its office-bearers said on Saturday.
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Ram Janmabhoomi: 'Maybe temple will be demolished to build mosque', says Sajid Rashidi
News | Aug 06, 2020, 04:35 PM ISTAll India Imam Association President Sajid Rashidi on August 06 said that mosque will always be mosque maybe temple will be demolished to build the mosque. "Islam says a mosque will always be a mosque.
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Kerala celebrates 'Eid al-Adha' today
News | Jul 31, 2020, 12:08 PM IST'Eid al-Adha' festival is being celebrated in Kerala on July 31.
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Eid prayers to be allowed in Telangana mosques
India | Jul 30, 2020, 05:38 PM ISTThere will be no Eid-ul-Adha congregations in Eidgahs across Telangana in view of COVID-19 pandemic but prayers will be allowed in mosques with certain restrictions.
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India protests Pakistan's attempts to convert Lahore gurudwara into mosque
News | Jul 28, 2020, 11:20 AM ISTIndia on Monday lodged a strong protest with Pakistan High Commission over reports of attempts being made to convert a famous gurudwara at Naulakha Bazaar in Lahore into a mosque, a spokesperson in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said.
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Central dome of iconic Masjid Mubarak mosque in Old Delhi collapses in rain
India | Jul 20, 2020, 11:27 AM ISTThe central dome of iconic heritage Masjid Mubarak Begum mosque in old Delhi's Hauz Qazi area got damaged due to heavy rainfall on Sunday.
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Unlock 1.0 effect! Bangla Sahib Gurudwara to Kalkaji temple, religious places re-open for devotees
Fashion | Jun 08, 2020, 03:11 PM ISTThe religious places all over the country were locked in order to curb the further spread of novel coronavirus. As a part of the 'Unlock 1.0,' various temples, gurudwaras, mosques, and churches opened their doors for the public after nearly two and a half months. These places followed the guidelines issued by the Health Ministry to control the spread of the highly viral disease. Take a look at how devotees offered their prayer on Monday.
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39 mosques shut again in Saudi Arabia
World | Jun 07, 2020, 01:38 PM ISTSaudi authorities have closed down 39 mosques in the Kingdom after coronavirus infections were suspected among worshippers or those in charge of the sites, state-media reported.
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Goa mosques to stay closed till June 30
India | Jun 06, 2020, 09:06 PM ISTDespite a green signal by Chief Minister Pramod Sawant for opening up of places of religious worship, as prescribed by the central government's Unlock-1 guidelines, mosques in Goa will continue to be shut.
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Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque reopens after 2 months
World | May 31, 2020, 03:41 PM ISTAfter remaining closed for two months due to the coronavirus pandemic, the compound of the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, which is the third-holiest site in Islam after Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia, started welcoming worshippers from Sunday again.
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Afghanistan: 9 killed after gunmen storm at Parwan mosque
World | May 19, 2020, 11:59 PM ISTAt least nine people were killed and 10 others were wounded in an attack by armed men on worshippers at a mosque in Parwan on Tuesday.
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30 people offer namaz at Karnataka mosque amid lockdown
India | Apr 17, 2020, 06:54 PM ISTAt least 30 people offered namaz prayers at a mosque in Karnataka's Belagavi today despite coronavirus lockdown in the country.
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Karnataka Asha worker attacked on COVID-19 duty
India | Apr 02, 2020, 02:59 PM ISTAn Asha worker from Karnataka has said that people belonging to a particular community misbehaved, tortured them while they were collecting data on coronavirus. Krishnaveni, an Asha worker, said she was attacked in Byatarayanapura, Bengaluru while gathering information on COVID-19.
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Peshawar mosque opens doors to women after 23 years
World | Mar 07, 2020, 09:17 AM ISTPeshawar's historic Sunehri Masjid has opened its doors to female worshippers for the first time since 1996, a move warmly welcomed by women of the city.
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Sunni Board to build mosque, hospital on 5-acre Ayodhya site
India | Feb 24, 2020, 03:59 PM ISTUttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board on Monday said it will build a mosque as well as an Indo-Islamic research centre, a hospital and a library on the five-acre plot allotted to it following the Supreme Court’s Ayodhya verdict.
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5-acre land offer for mosque in Ayodhya is wrong, illegal: Lawyer Zafaryab Jilani
News | Feb 06, 2020, 04:47 PM ISTSenior lawyer Zafaryab Jilani said that the offer of 5 acres of land for mosque in Ayodhya is wrong and illegal.