Mosque of Omar explained

Mosque of Omar, Masjid Umar, Masjid-e-Umar, Al-Omari Mosque or Mosque of Omar ibn al-Khattab is a name given to many mosques, usually referring to Omar, a companion of Muhammad and Caliph (579-644) recognized by Sunni Muslims in the succession to Muhammad. Masjid is the Arabic word for a place of worship, commonly translated as mosque in English.

Notable examples

Notable ones include (alphabetically, by city):

• Al-Omari Grand Mosque, Beirut, Lebanon
• Mosque of Omar (Bethlehem), West Bank, Israel
• Al-Omari Mosque (Bosra), Syria
• Al-Omari Mosque (Daraa), Syria. The Daraa mosque was allegedly built during the rule of Caliph Omar ibn al-Khattab in the seventh century. Its minaret collapsed after being shelled in 2013.^[1]
• Al Farooq Omar Bin Al Khattab Mosque, Dubai, UAE
• Omar ibn al-Khattab Mosque, Dumat al-Jandal, Saudi Arabia
• Mesquita Omar Ibn Al-Khatab, Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil
• Great Mosque of Gaza also known as al-Omari Mosque, Gaza City
• Omari Mosque (Jabalia), Gaza Strip (see Jabalia#History)
• Mosque of Omar (Jerusalem), Israel
• Musalla of Omar (Mosque of Omar), Jerusalem: the east wing of the al-Aqsa Mosque (al-Qibli Mosque)
• Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem, Israel: in the past also known in the West as Mosque of Omar
• Sidna Omar mosque, Jerusalem, Israel
• Umar Mosque (Leicester), UK
• Mosque of Omar Ibn Al-Khattab, Maicao, Colombia

Others

United Kingdom

• Birmingham^[2]
• Bradford^[2]
• Cardiff^[2]
• Darlaston^[2]
• Gloucester^[2]
• Huddersfield^[2]
• London, Barking district of East London,^[2] where convicted terrorist plotter Umar Haque attended
• Nottingham^[3]
• Sheffield^[3]

United States

• Baltimore^[4]
• Brownstown Charter Township, Michigan^[5]
• Columbus, Ohio^[6]
• Kingston, New York^[7]
• Washington, D.C.^[8]
• Paterson, New Jersey^[9]

Latin America & the Caribbean

• Omar Mosque, San José, Costa Rica
• Omar Bin Al-Khattab Mosque, Willemstad, Curaçao

Notes and References

1. https://www.france24.com/en/20130425-syria-destroy-world-heritage-mosque-aleppo-minaret Minaret of historic mosque destroyed in Aleppo
2. News: Masjed-e-Umar . 3 March 2018 . mosques.muslimsinbritain.org . en-us.
3. Web site: Masjid/Mosque Directory - Most comprehensive web directory on the web . 2022-12-20 . www.mosquedirectory.co.uk.
4. Web site: Masjid Umar . www.umarmasjid.org . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130626212752/http://umarmasjid.org/ . 2013-06-26.
5. Web site: MASJID UMAR BIN KHATTAB/ISLAMIC ASSOCIATION OF MICHIGAN. . 2022-12-20 . masjidumarbinkhattab.org.
6. Web site: Masjid Omar . 2022-12-20 . Masjid Omar . en-US.
7. Web site: Homepage - Masjid Umar . 2022-12-20 . masjidumar.us.
8. Web site: Masjid Umar al-Farooq . 2022-12-20 . farooqmasjid.org.
9. Web site: Omar Mosque, Paterson, New Jersey - Prayers Connect - . 2022-12-20 . prayersconnect.com.