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Sheikh Faydh Mosque was an ancient Sunni mosque in Mashhad , Iran , one of the main Shi'ite religious places.1It was demolished it in 1993 , under the alleged supervision of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps , who also demolished adjoining centers which were used as guest houses and Koran memorization centers . Many critics claim that the demolition orders came from Ayatollah Khamenei personally but since he as has been at the forefront of promoting unity between shias and sunnis. , the present spiritual leader of Iran. The demolition of this mosque occurred immediately after the government-sponsored demonstrations against the demolition of the Babri Mosque in India by the Hindus . On 4 February 2001 the imam of the mosque, Mevlavi Musa Karami , was assassinated by an explosion outside a mosque in Herat , some believe by the Iranian government .2
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Sheikh Faydh Mosque was an ancient Sunni mosque in Mashhad , Iran , one of the main Shi'ite centers of the world. It was demolished it in 1993, under the supervision of the revolutionary guard , who also demolished adjoining centers which were used as guest houses and Koran memorization centers. The demolition orders came from Khameni personally, the present spiritual leader of Iran. The demolition of this mosque occurred immediately after the government sponsored demonstrations against the demolition of the Babri Mosque in India by the Hindus . On 4 February 2001 the imam of the mosque, Mevlavi Musa Karami , was assassinated by an explosion outside a mosque in Herat , some believe by the Iranian government .
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( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Sheikh Faydh Mosque was an ancient Sunni mosque in Mashhad , Iran , one of the main Shi'ite centers of the world. It was demolished it in 1993, under the supervision of the revolutionary guard , who also demolished adjoining centers which were used as guest houses and Koran memorization centers. The demolition orders came from Khameni personally, the present spiritual leader of Iran. The demolition of this mosque occurred immediately after the government sponsored demonstrations against the demolition of the Babri Mosque in India by the Hindus . On 4 February 2001 the imam of the mosque, Mevlavi Musa Karami , was assassinated by an explosion outside a mosque in Herat , some believe by the Iranian government .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Sheikh Faydh Mosque was an ancient Sunni mosque in Mashhad , Iran , one of the main Shi'ite religious places. It was demolished it in 1993 , under the supervision of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps , who also demolished adjoining centers which were used as guest houses and Koran memorization centers .The demolition orders came from Ayatollah Khamenei personally , the present spiritual leader of Iran. The demolition of this mosque occurred immediately after the government sponsored demonstrations against the demolition of the Babri Mosque in India by the Hindus . On 4 February 2001 the imam of the mosque, Mevlavi Musa Karami , was assassinated by an explosion outside a mosque in Herat , some believe by the Iranian government .
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Demolished Sunni mosque in Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan, Iran The Sheikh Faydh Mosque was a former ancient Sunni mosque , located in Mashhad , in the province of Razavi Khorasan , Iran .Prior to its demolition in 1993, it was one of the main Shi'ite religious places.
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ancient sunni mosque in mashhad
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former ancient sunni mosque
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