7 List of World's Oldest Mosque

Mosques or mosque is the Muslim place of prayer. Masjid means place of prostration, and also a small mosque called the mosque, broken or surau. In addition to the worship life of the mosque is also the center of the Muslim community. Activities - activities festivities, discussions, religious studies, lectures and study of the Qur'an are often held in mosques. Even in the history Islam, mosques participated holds the role in the activity of social community up to military.

1. Mesjid Cuban 

First built: 622 
Location: Medina 
Country: Saudi Arabia

Masjid Quba in remote environments in saudi arabia medina, is the oldest mosque in the world. The first stone was positioned by the Islamic prophet Muhammad in the emigration from the city of Mecca to Medina and the mosque was completed by his friend. Muhammad spent more than 20 nights in the mosque (after migrating) praying qasr (a short prayer) while waiting for Ali whose house was behind this mosque. 

2. Al-Masjid al-Nabawi, Saudi Arabia 

First built: 622
Location: Medina
Country: Saudi Arabia 

Al-masjid al-Nabawi, often called the Prophets Mosque is a mosque located in the city of Medina. As the the final resting place islam prophet muhammad, it's is considered place the second holiest inside islam to by Muslims (which first is mosque al-haram in mecca). This mosque is under the control of the custodian of the two holy mosques. 

3. Masjid al-Qiblatain, Saudi Arabia 

First built: 623
Location: Medina
Country: Saudi Arabia 

Masjid al-Qiblatain (mosque two qiblas) is a mosque in Medina that is historically important for Muslims as the place where the prophet Muhammad, leading the prayer, is said to have been ordered to change the direction of prayer (qibla) from Jerusalem to Mecca. So unique that there is a niche of prayer two (mihrabs).Recently the mosque was renovated, removing prayer niche parents facing Jerusalem and leaving the one facing Mecca. 

4. Jawatha Mosque, Saudi Arabia 

First built: 629
Location: Al kilabiyah
Country: Saudi Arabia 

Jawatha mosque (also spelled al-jawana) located in the village of al-kilabiyah, about 12km northeast hofuf, al-ahsa, saudi arabia. That was the beginning of a mosque being built in arabia east and most of the original structure in ruins. This place is still used for prayer. 

5. Masjid al-Haram, Saudi Arabia 

First was built: 638
Location: Mecca
Country: Saudi Arabia 

Al-mosque al-haram constitute one of the mosques the largest in the world.Located in the city of Mecca, it surrounds the temple, where the turn of Muslims around the world for a while offering prayers daily and is a holy place of Islam. The mosque is also known as glorious mosque. 

6. Great Mosque of Kufa, Iraq 

First built: 639 
Location: Kufa
Country: Iraq 

Grand mosque of Kufa, or al-Kufa mosque, or mosques-al-azam located in Kufa, Iraq, is one of the earliest mosques in Islam. Built on century to the-7, contains the rest of-the rest of Muslim ibn 'aqil - cousin the first of husain bin' ali, colleague hani his or her ibn 'Urwa, and mukhtar al-Thaqafi revolutionary. 

7. Mosque of Uqba, Tunisia 

First was built: 670
Location: Kairouan
Country: Tunisia 

Mosque of Uqba, also known as grand mosque of Kairouan, is one of the most important mosque in tunisia, located in the UNESCO world heritage city of Kairouan.

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