For Syrians observing Ramadan, this Muslim holy month is their first in their homeland since the end of the Assad family's ...

DAMASCUS, 25 February (BelTA - SANA) - The Great Mosque of Bani Umayyah in ... The construction of the Umayyad Mosque began in 705 AD by al-Walid ibn Abd al-Malik. The Umayyad Mosque is also ...

Sahar Diab had visited Damascus’ famed Umayyad Mosque previously. But as the Syrian lawyer went there to pray during her country’s first Ramadan after the end of the Assad family’s iron-fisted rule, ...

Umayyad Mosque at sunset – a Christian basilica ... if it has once again fallen into violence in recent days) – a great centre of civilisation, or at least a living memento of past greatness.

The Senior Scholars Authority at Al-Azhar Mosque issued a statement ... around the character of the Umayyad Caliph Muawiya ibn Abu Sufyan, the period of great strife in Arab-Islamic history ...

In 690, however, the caliph ‘Abd al-Malik of the Umayyad Dynasty rebuilt the al-Aqsa Mosque, into a much larger ... peace would not be possible without great spiritual leadership in all three ...

Those gathered in the capital's Umayyad Square were showered with flowers ... He said: 'My feeling, of course, is incredibly, incredibly, incredibly great. First, because we have overthrown ...

The pilgrimage was celebrated with great pomp and was a source of pride for Damascene Muslims, a testament to their city’s religious prestige. The Umayyad Mosque was a masterpiece of early Islamic ...

Browse 20+ omayyad mosque stock illustrations and vector graphics available royalty-free, or start a new search to explore more great stock images and vector art. The Umayyad Mosque, also known as the ...

The declaration, signed by interim president Ahmed al-Shara, guarantees individual freedoms but gives Mr. al-Shara abundant power and keeps Islamic law as its legal foundation. By Euan Ward ...

Located on the slopes below the castle of Divriği, Sivas Province in central eastern Turkey, the Great Mosque and Hospital of Divriği is a remarkable building combining a monumental hypostyle mosque ...