Victory Mosques are mosques that are built as a sign of victory by Islam on the site of a Christian of other non-Islamic place of worship or significant monument. Victory mosques are also built within countries that are traditionally non-Islamic as a sign of strength. Victory mosques include An-Nasr Mosque, built on the site of a Byzantine church and the Umm al-Naser Mosque at Beit Hanoun, both in Palestine, the Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque in Delhi, India, the Baitul Futuh Mosque in Morden, London, United Kingdom and the Mosque of Rome, Italy. These latter two are the largest mosques in Europe.
The construction of Park51, of which part is called "Cordoba House" and is plannned to contain a Islamic religious centre, near the World Trade Center site has sparked much opposition with Raymond Ibrahim pointing out that Islam builds mosques on "conquered territory" as symbols of "victory" and "conquest." Park51 is often referred to as the "Ground Zero mosque."
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