The conversion of mosques into non-Islamic places of worship has occurred for centuries. The most prominent examples of such took place after and during the
Reconquista
The ' (Spanish, Portuguese and Galician for "reconquest") is a historiographical construction describing the 781-year period in the history of the Iberian Peninsula between the Umayyad conquest of Hispania in 711 and the fall of the Nasrid ...
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Conversion of mosques into churches
This table lists former mosques with identified original buildings or ruins. It also includes those churches where the original structure of the mosque no longer survives and the church was built at the site of a former mosque.
Conversion of mosques into temples
This table lists former mosques with identified original buildings that have been converted into temples. It also includes those temples where the original structure of the mosque no longer survives and the temple was built at the site of a former mosque.
Conversion of mosques into gurdwaras
This table lists former mosques with identified original buildings that have been converted into Sikh gurdwaras.
Conversion of mosques into synagogues
This table lists former mosques with identified original buildings that have been converted into synagogues.
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Conversion of non-Islamic places of worship into mosques
The conversion of non-Islamic places of worship into mosques occurred during the life of Muhammad and continued during subsequent Islamic conquests and under historical Muslim rule. Hindu temples, Jain Temples, Christian churches, synagogues ...
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Islam and other religions
Mosque-related controversies
Former mosques
Mosques
A mosque (; from ar, مَسْجِد, masjid, ; literally "place of ritual prostration"), also called masjid, is a place of prayer for Muslims. Mosques are usually covered buildings, but can be any place where prayers ( sujud) are performed, i ...
Supersessionism