Church-mosque?CORDOBA cor·do·ba n. See Table at currency. [American Spanish córdoba, after Francisco Fernández de Córdoba (1475?-1526?), Spanish explorer.] Noun 1. , Spain -- The Islamic Board of Spain has appealed to Pope Benedict XVI  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. to allow Muslims to pray in the Cordoba cathedral. First built as a mosque mosque (mŏsk), building for worship used by members of the Islamic faith. Muhammad's house in Medina (A.D. 622), with its surrounding courtyard and hall with columns, became the prototype for the mosque where the faithful gathered for prayer. , Muslims often visit the church, though guards will not allow them to prostrate pros·trate tr.v. pros·trat·ed, pros·trat·ing, pros·trates 1. To put or throw flat with the face down, as in submission or adoration: themselves in prayer. Reuters reports that the Spanish bishops' conference "did not recommend" that Muslims pray in the cathedral, but the board argued allowing them to do so would create a "space unique in the world which would have great significance in bringing peace." |
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