Post by: AngelOfThyNight on June 25, 2017, 11:11:08 AM
Muslims consider mosques to be the houses of God, the bayt Allah. They are places of worship, sanctuaries, and where Muslim communities come together. The first mosque, which was a modest structure built in 622 in Medina, was the house of the Prophet Mohammed.
Source: Why ISIS blew up historic mosque (http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_topstories/~3/Zd3f3T3X4co/index.html)