The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1578 page)

al
t are made, and a stand (
kurs
) for the Qur’
n.
The masjid soon became associated with education (see
MADRASA
), and it also became the centre for administration and justice.
The Mosque of the Prophet (Masj
d al-Nab
) is a mosque in Mad
na, the second most venerated in Islam (after Masj
d al-
ar
m in Mecca). It contains the tomb of Mu
ammad, as also of
Ab
Bakr
and
‘Umar
. The Mosque of the Two Qiblas (Masj
d al-Qiblatayn) is also in Mad
na: it is the mosque where Mu