masjid
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of masjid
Arabic; see mosque
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"My biggest fear and concern is, I just don't want her to be afraid of going back to school, going back to the masjid, to the mosque."
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
The mosque founded a half-century ago is a place for spirituality, Hasan says, but worshippers must live in America — not the masjid.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2021
One of the first was built in 1929, by Syrian and Lebanese homesteaders who constructed a masjid in Ross, N.D., a mosque that still exists today.
From New York Times ● Sep. 17, 2020
Our imam at our masjid brought to the prayer a big box stuffed with tiny American flags.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2020
All my friends in Newark from my preschool and the masjid where we went to pray all had moms who wore hijab.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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