tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31749099463900575862024-02-18T21:28:33.776-08:00Islamic ArchitectureSite is Related to Islamic Mosque, Islamic Architecture, Islamic Design, and Calligraphy. KHAWAJA UMER FAROOQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468318155300615604noreply@blogger.comBlogger483125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174909946390057586.post-13869896071086530752024-02-08T03:27:00.000-08:002024-02-08T03:27:30.947-08:00The Putra Mosque is the principal mosque of Putrajaya, Malaysia<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAmTc75tu7wShB7hGCpJkXHwG1i6pcKqZyRkfT0UDxaM9BPRal1SM6LXMVGoUzXHEGSzlM7Mqtyfq8TX_R6Ce6MWqhQqU3taI5P3RgurkxxWQmcY0miF3hyphenhyphen6XlTB23HnrzlOtREVh12nl8Zt-qvNNZPmg3ros8D3FBow8CL17Yxk0Gd1Mk1H7vPk4B1D4/s3872/Putra%20Jaya%20Mosque%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3872" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAmTc75tu7wShB7hGCpJkXHwG1i6pcKqZyRkfT0UDxaM9BPRal1SM6LXMVGoUzXHEGSzlM7Mqtyfq8TX_R6Ce6MWqhQqU3taI5P3RgurkxxWQmcY0miF3hyphenhyphen6XlTB23HnrzlOtREVh12nl8Zt-qvNNZPmg3ros8D3FBow8CL17Yxk0Gd1Mk1H7vPk4B1D4/w400-h268/Putra%20Jaya%20Mosque%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;">The Putra Mosque is the principal mosque of Putrajaya, Malaysia. Construction of the mosque began in 1997 and was completed two years later. It is located on Putra Square and is adjacent to man-made Putrajaya Lake. The pink-domed Putra Mosque is constructed with rose-tinted granite and consists of three main functional areas – the prayer hall, the Sahn, or courtyard, and various learning facilities and function rooms. The mosque can accommodate 15,000 worshippers at any one time. On 25 June 1999, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad went to Putra Mosque for prayers.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Source : Wikipedia</b></div><p style="text-align: justify;"> </p>KHAWAJA UMER FAROOQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468318155300615604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174909946390057586.post-57556928533337674932024-02-08T03:13:00.000-08:002024-02-08T03:13:23.938-08:00The Hazrat Sultan Mosque is a Friday mosque in Astana, Kazakhstan<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYnRgMnbU2ZT83S2gJid-MTRdGIfopSu08UljjzOK9q-np787YUWkrBVwnOUC47QERK3xnSiDODiVtFVrQCtNTC2fLBClPqFjrevOYg66n3KFffyhpFXJ_cciYIMNp13hLxiTyMIeuQpYf-y3EUgeBdCOOzR88fKFdYNqHniX80mGDVkC4Tfnk-g-oFKI/s3840/Hazrat%20Sultan%20Mosque%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="3840" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYnRgMnbU2ZT83S2gJid-MTRdGIfopSu08UljjzOK9q-np787YUWkrBVwnOUC47QERK3xnSiDODiVtFVrQCtNTC2fLBClPqFjrevOYg66n3KFffyhpFXJ_cciYIMNp13hLxiTyMIeuQpYf-y3EUgeBdCOOzR88fKFdYNqHniX80mGDVkC4Tfnk-g-oFKI/w400-h266/Hazrat%20Sultan%20Mosque%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The Hazrat Sultan Mosque is a Friday mosque in Astana, Kazakhstan.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Construction</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">After the suggestion from president of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev mosque named "Hazret Sultan", which means "Holy Sultan". As well known, "Hazret Sultan" - one of the epithets of Sufi sheikh Khoja Ahmed Yasavi, author of "Divan-i Hikmet", whose mausoleum is located in Turkistan. Construction of the mosque "Hazret Sultan" started in Astana in June 2009. In different periods from 1000 to 1500 workers have been involved in the construction of the mosque. Hazret Sultan Mosque was opened on July 6, 2012 at 12:30, which supplemented the list of unique objects of the capital. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Overview</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The building was constructed in classical Islamic style with traditional Kazakh ornaments. Located on the right bank of the Yesil river the Mosque is adjacent to the Palace of Peace and Reconciliation, the monument "Kazakh Eli" and the Independence Square. It can accommodate five thousand worshipers, and on holidays - up to 10 thousand people. The area of the mosque across more than 11 hectares and construction area of 17,700 square meters. Hazrat Sultan has the largest dome in Kazakhstan with the height of 51 meters and a diameter at the base of the dome 28.1 meters. The mosque also has eight small domes with diameters of 10.45 and 7.6 meters, and peaks - 33.46 and 25, 25 meters. 4 minarets with the height of 77 meters are located in the corners of the mosque. According to the architectural plan, the temple should crown the 80-meter spire with a crescent directed strictly towards Mecca. As the functionality of the object, it may be noted that the building provides space for bathing ritual and wedding, halls to read the Koran and sitting in educational groups.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Source : Wikipedia</b></div><p></p>KHAWAJA UMER FAROOQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468318155300615604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174909946390057586.post-64463810630453773272024-02-07T03:50:00.000-08:002024-02-07T03:50:58.525-08:00The Mosque of Ibn Tulun is one of the oldest mosques in Egypt<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2C18Xyix7xcOeoi_oLutJkMKzQp-4NiiCLNH2Byivu7x-N_vKNkhJpB8J-LXMuohuJB7ITQbBHmkSsf8xQp1ukVJdk3yHo72wa4naK9f__ViF4kQBp9B2IaH6Mh-y0yweqaJRgzaZs1hOGMWHdJjS4BQHEJrl6vidwaZ2AAGiZkARjmcWPpCYxiV7pIg/s2064/Ibn%20tulun,%20Mosque,%20Cairo%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1557" data-original-width="2064" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2C18Xyix7xcOeoi_oLutJkMKzQp-4NiiCLNH2Byivu7x-N_vKNkhJpB8J-LXMuohuJB7ITQbBHmkSsf8xQp1ukVJdk3yHo72wa4naK9f__ViF4kQBp9B2IaH6Mh-y0yweqaJRgzaZs1hOGMWHdJjS4BQHEJrl6vidwaZ2AAGiZkARjmcWPpCYxiV7pIg/w400-h301/Ibn%20tulun,%20Mosque,%20Cairo%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The Mosque of Ibn Tulun is located in Cairo, Egypt. It is one of the oldest mosques in Egypt as well as the whole of Africa surviving in its full original form, and is the largest mosque in Cairo in terms of land area. It is built around an open square courtyard which allows natural light to travel through. Ibn Tulun Mosque features ancient architecture styles of Egypt, its decorations being created from carved stucco and wood. This mosque is a popular tourist attraction.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Construction history</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The mosque was commissioned by the Tulunid dynasty ruler Ahmad ibn Tulun, the Abbasid governor of Egypt from 868–884 whose rule was characterized by de facto independence. It was designed by the prominent Egyptian architect, Saiid Ibn Kateb Al-Farghany (Arabic: سعيد بن كاتب الفرغاني), who was an Orthodox Christian, the same engineer who designed the Nilometer. The historian al-Maqrizi lists the mosque's construction start date as 876 AD, and the mosque's original inscription slab identifies the date of completion as AH 265 (878/879). The mosque was constructed on a small hill called Gebel Yashkur, "The Hill of Thanksgiving." One local legend says that it is here that Noah's Ark came to rest after the Deluge, rather than at Mount Ararat. The mosque has been used for several purposes. One such purpose is it was used as a shelter for pilgrims from North Africa to the Hijaz in the 12th century. The grand congregational mosque was intended to be the focal point of Ibn Tulun's capital, al-Qata'i, which served as the center of administration for the Tulunid dynasty.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Originally the mosque backed onto Ibn Tulun's palace, and a door next to the minbar allowed him direct entry to the mosque. Al-Qata'i was razed in the early 10th century AD, and the mosque is the only surviving structure. The mosque was constructed in the Samarran style common with Abbasid constructions. It is constructed around a courtyard, with one covered hall on each of the four sides, the largest being on the side of the qibla, or direction of Mecca. The original mosque had a fountain (fauwara) in the middle of the sahn, covered a gilt dome supported by ten marble columns, and round it were 16 marble columns and a marble pavement. Under the dome, there was a great basin of marble 4 cubits in diameter with a jet of marble in the centre. A distinctive sabil with a high drum dome was added in the central courtyard at the end of the thirteenth century by Mamluk Sultan Lajin instead of the "fauwara". (see also Chahartaq (architecture)).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Interior</b></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The interior ceiling of Ibn Tulun mosque is composed of sycamore wood. The interior arched windows provide natural light against the hollow dome. Each pointed arch has a window and is designed with plain geometric design.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Minaret</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">It is modeled after the minarets of Samarra, with a spiral staircase around the outside. There is significant controversy over the date of construction of the minaret, which features a helical outer staircase. It is also told that using these stairs one can climb up on a horse. Legend has it that Ibn Tulun himself was accidentally responsible for the design of the structure: supposedly while sitting with his officials, he absentmindedly wound a piece of parchment around his finger. When someone asked him what he was doing, he responded, embarrassed, that he was designing his minaret. Many of the architectural features, however, point to a later construction, in particular, the way in which the minaret does not connect well with the main mosque structure, something that would have been averted had the minaret and mosque been built at the same time. Architectural historian Doris Behrens-Abouseif asserts that Sultan Lajin, who restored the mosque in 1296, was responsible for the construction of the current minaret. The minaret shows influences from both the Lighthouse of Alexandria and the famous minaret in Samarra. Main mihrab of Ibn Tulun mosque in the centre of qibla wall. Made of marble, stucco, brick, and different colored mosaics. The muslim profession of faith is inscripted in Kufic calligraphy. The columns are made of gray marble. It is built entirely of well-fired red brick, plaster, and carved stucco. Stucco is cement-based plaster that is mixed on-site and applied wet which hardens to a very dense solid. The mosque is also built from this material. The staircase extends up to the tower 170 feet in height.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Courtesy : Wikipedia</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />KHAWAJA UMER FAROOQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468318155300615604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174909946390057586.post-40501852847560725142024-01-15T04:22:00.000-08:002024-01-15T04:22:22.622-08:00The Sharjah Mosque is the largest mosque in the Emirate of Sharjah<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5omwNRppPDuzGRmbCmaPMOtsTaL_fW846JDG_zA9HjmIEhISrfnWuHCscRSE1Sjlsah3trCj6rl4G34jNQ-K6kJ_hNE9xbHcMnwFqmhBfQUL6KkPKmJr7MjbajgyEDUOhXVTsbBAT2_THw7vyTP8tDPJcvmOZ7c91IpigGQXMVVjDHXVUjpiqJHU6XjQ/s5017/Sharjah%20Mosque%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3071" data-original-width="5017" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5omwNRppPDuzGRmbCmaPMOtsTaL_fW846JDG_zA9HjmIEhISrfnWuHCscRSE1Sjlsah3trCj6rl4G34jNQ-K6kJ_hNE9xbHcMnwFqmhBfQUL6KkPKmJr7MjbajgyEDUOhXVTsbBAT2_THw7vyTP8tDPJcvmOZ7c91IpigGQXMVVjDHXVUjpiqJHU6XjQ/w400-h245/Sharjah%20Mosque%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The Sharjah Mosque is the largest mosque in the Emirate of Sharjah, the U.A.E. Besides serving the needs of Muslims, the mosque has a library, and an area for giving Dawah to non-Muslims.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><div><b>History</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Construction began in 2014, costing around 300 million dirhams. It was inaugurated on 10 May 2019 by Ruler of Sharjah, Shaikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi. Two coins, one gold and one silver, each inscribed with a verse from the Quran, were issued by the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates, and designed by the Sharjah Islamic Bank, to commemorate the occasion. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Geography, dimensions and statistics</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">It is located in the area of Tay, at the junction of the Emirates Road and the road to Mleiha. The mosque, its gardens and facilities are built over a total area of 2,000,000 sq ft (190,000 m2). To compare, the King Faisal Mosque, formerly the largest mosque in the Emirate[6] and country, measures 10,000–12,000 m2 (110,000–130,000 sq ft). The Sharjah Mosque is open to non-Muslim visitors, with dedicated spaces and pathways defined for them. The mosque is home to a large library that has many original Islamic works. Over 2,200 cars and buses can be parked in the different parking lots of the mosque complex. A rubber track goes around the mosque for visitors who wish to go for a walk around the complex. It also has a souvenir shop, museum and fountains. It is equipped with two ablution areas, and 100 wheelchairs for the elderly. It can accommodate up to 25,000 worshipers, with an inside capacity of over 5,000 people, 610 of whom can be women. The front hall and side lobbies have a capacity of more than 6,000 worshipers, while the outdoor area can accommodate 13,500.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Source : Wikipedia</div><p></p></div>KHAWAJA UMER FAROOQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468318155300615604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174909946390057586.post-18213116337567543742024-01-15T03:21:00.000-08:002024-01-15T03:21:34.536-08:00Exploring the Beautiful Suleymaniye Mosque in Turkey<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghXzb35CKoibqV_y2ecwARm4F9hIlOIHzG4EPVdOY2tEUwDfSD2ARaJKeIsXwQ6Kc5HAU2QAZ4qqQdlYg6RVL_wuz_i4ZVD22uVn_yRHM39yzxGMN4NCp4npbR14qto1w97FZ-N1BiK-E9nudk6bnGV5Xu3PEG3ajf5HBdfuuFlLDCcOfhujuYirP3xn0/s5472/Suleymaniye%20Mosque%20Turkey%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghXzb35CKoibqV_y2ecwARm4F9hIlOIHzG4EPVdOY2tEUwDfSD2ARaJKeIsXwQ6Kc5HAU2QAZ4qqQdlYg6RVL_wuz_i4ZVD22uVn_yRHM39yzxGMN4NCp4npbR14qto1w97FZ-N1BiK-E9nudk6bnGV5Xu3PEG3ajf5HBdfuuFlLDCcOfhujuYirP3xn0/w400-h266/Suleymaniye%20Mosque%20Turkey%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Süleymaniye Mosque is an Ottoman imperial mosque located on the Third Hill of Istanbul, Turkey. The mosque was commissioned by Suleiman the Magnificent and designed by the imperial architect Mimar Sinan. An inscription specifies the foundation date as 1550 and the inauguration date as 1557. Behind the qibla wall of the mosque is an enclosure containing the separate octagonal mausoleums of Suleiman the Magnificent and his wife Hurrem Sultan (Roxelana). For 462 years, the Süleymaniye Mosque was the largest mosque in the city, until it was surpassed by the Çamlıca Mosque in 2019. The Süleymaniye Mosque is one of the best-known sights of Istanbul, and from its location on the Third Hill, it commands an extensive view of the city around the Golden Horn.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>History</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div><br /></div><div>Sultan Suleyman the Magnificent chose the architect Mimar Sinan to create a mosque in memory of his son Şehzade (Crown Prince) Mehmed. Suleyman was so impressed with the ensuing Şehzade Mosque (Şehzade Cami) that he asked Sinan to design a mosque for himself too. This mosque would represent the pre-eminence of the Ottoman Empire. In designing the Süleymaniye Mosque, Sinan took inspiration from the Hagia Sophia and the Bayezid II Mosque. The mosque was built on the site of the old palace (Eski Saray) of Topkapi which was still in use at the time and had to be demolished. The Arabic inscription above the north portal of the mosque is carved in Thuluth script on three marble panels. It gives a foundation date of 1550 and an inauguration date of 1557. In reality the planning of the mosque began before 1550 and parts of the complex were not completed until after 1557. The design of the Süleymaniye played on Süleyman's self-conscious representation of himself as a 'second Solomon.' It referenced the Dome of the Rock, which was built on the site of the Temple of Solomon in Jerusalem, as well as Justinian's boast upon the completion of the Hagia Sophia: "Solomon, I have surpassed thee!" The Süleymaniye asserted Süleyman's historical importance although it was smaller in size than Hagia Sophia. The Süleymaniye was damaged in the great fire of 1660 and was restored by Sultan Mehmed IV. Part of the dome collapsed during the earthquake of 1766. Subsequent repairs damaged what was left of Sinan's original decoration (recent cleaning has shown that he experimented with blue, before making red the dominant colour of the dome). During World War I the courtyard was used as a weapons depot, and when some of the ammunition ignited, the mosque suffered another fire. Not until 1956 was it fully restored again. The mosque was restored again between 2007 and 2010. Parts of the surrounding complex continued to be restored in the decade following.</div><div><br /></div><div><div><b>Architecture</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Like the other imperial mosques in Istanbul, the entrance to the mosque is preceded by a forecourt with a central fountain. The courtyard is of exceptional grandeur with a colonnaded peristyle with columns of marble, granite and porphyry. The northwest facade of the mosque is decorated with rectangular Iznik tile window lunettes. It was the first building in which the Iznik tiles included the brightly coloured tomato red clay under the glaze. Four minarets occupy the four corners of the courtyard. The two taller ones have three galleries (serifes) and rise to a high of 63.8 m (209 ft) without their lead caps and 76 m (249 ft) including the caps. Four minarets were added to mosques endowed by a sultan (princes and princesses could construct two minarets; others only one). The minarets have a total of 10 galleries, which is said to reflect the fact that Suleiman I was the 10th Ottoman sultan. The main dome is 53 metres (174 feet) high and has a diameter of 26.5 metres (86.9 feet) which is exactly half the height. When it was built, it was the highest dome in the Ottoman Empire, when measured from sea level, although it was still lower from its base and smaller in diameter than that of Hagia Sophia. The interior of the mosque is almost a square measuring 59 metres (194 feet) in length and 58 metres (190 feet) in width, forming a single vast space. </div><div><br /></div><div>The dome is flanked by semi-domes, and to the north and south there are arches with tympana-filled windows, supported by enormous porphyry monoliths. Sinan embarked on a radical architectural innovation to mask the huge north–south buttresses needed to support these central piers - he incorporated the buttresses into the walls of the building, with half projecting inwards and half projecting outwards, and then hid the projections by building colonnaded galleries. There is a single gallery inside the structure, and a two-story gallery outside. The interior decoration is restrained, with stained-glass windows restricted to the qibla wall. Iznik tile revetments are only used around the mihrab. The repeating rectangular tiles have a stencil-like floral pattern on a white ground. The flowers are mainly blue with turquoise, red and black but green is not used. On either side of the mihrab are large Iznik-tile calligraphic roundels with text from the Al-Fatiha surah of the Quran 1:1-7 . The white marble mihrab and mimbar are simple in design, and the woodwork is restrained, with simple designs in ivory and mother of pearl.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Source : Wikipedia</b></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>KHAWAJA UMER FAROOQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468318155300615604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174909946390057586.post-13952277989275057842023-12-17T05:04:00.000-08:002023-12-17T05:04:39.180-08:00The King Abdullah I Mosque in Amman, Jordan<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhifEBPIVY7LkvnHlM_TlDSIzBD3CIxqh9jEccI7vElDpwe1F-3_LBGtg9_cv251JNyZLQcJFZmPqgFrsxwtCTkglZVCRY6cnWu-q_9VTuPQjna9XcGioKvjSaA3lD8sqEtd0lXIKuCEUQOwkXG9WutvVbuFQAoesZBdkvRdtCTViIyjjXxAAmCtHklcAM/s5472/Mosque,%20King%20abdullah%20mosque,%20Amman%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhifEBPIVY7LkvnHlM_TlDSIzBD3CIxqh9jEccI7vElDpwe1F-3_LBGtg9_cv251JNyZLQcJFZmPqgFrsxwtCTkglZVCRY6cnWu-q_9VTuPQjna9XcGioKvjSaA3lD8sqEtd0lXIKuCEUQOwkXG9WutvVbuFQAoesZBdkvRdtCTViIyjjXxAAmCtHklcAM/w400-h266/Mosque,%20King%20abdullah%20mosque,%20Amman%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />The King Abdullah I Mosque in Amman, Jordan was built between 1982 and 1989. It is capped by a blue mosaic dome beneath which 3,000 Muslims may offer prayer.<p></p><p><br /></p><p> </p>KHAWAJA UMER FAROOQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468318155300615604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174909946390057586.post-6118249713799754252023-12-12T03:06:00.000-08:002023-12-12T03:06:11.902-08:00The Hassan II Mosque is a mosque in Casablanca, Morocco<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii1DNN3J2Ojlb8f2VdSprzTkfq6Wm8tDsqGETk6Wm7p_VdluolBxU1YtyG9lDEV0MzWy4hrKXsyDw7zcJiUKYrG4PqA2HxcG9AqIr_NTBE7XLmiPiltE7aKgMgQcI_5VIoYdxCel3KuoVhzsfRrGaKyXAzaUEdbSprJR5U75S25fRv_z6XCa-PtMilZ40/s6016/Hassan%20ii%20mosque%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3844" data-original-width="6016" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii1DNN3J2Ojlb8f2VdSprzTkfq6Wm8tDsqGETk6Wm7p_VdluolBxU1YtyG9lDEV0MzWy4hrKXsyDw7zcJiUKYrG4PqA2HxcG9AqIr_NTBE7XLmiPiltE7aKgMgQcI_5VIoYdxCel3KuoVhzsfRrGaKyXAzaUEdbSprJR5U75S25fRv_z6XCa-PtMilZ40/w400-h255/Hassan%20ii%20mosque%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Hassan II Mosque is a mosque in Casablanca, Morocco. It is the largest functioning mosque in Africa and is the 14th largest in the world. Its minaret is the world's second tallest minaret at 210 metres (689 ft). Completed in 1993, it was designed by Michel Pinseau under the guidance of King Hassan II and built by Moroccan artisans from all over the kingdom. The minaret is 60 stories high topped by a laser, the light from which is directed towards Mecca. The mosque stands on a promontory looking out to the Atlantic Ocean; worshippers can pray over the sea but there is no glass floor looking into the sea. The walls are of hand-crafted marble and the roof is retractable. A maximum of 105,000 worshippers can gather together for prayer: 25,000 inside the mosque hall and another 80,000 on the mosque's outside ground.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Architecture</b></div><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;">In the words of the authors of the book Morocco Country Study Guide, the Hassan II Mosque "undeniably marks the continuity of a modernized ancestral art and bears the sign of innovations that are due not only to technical reasons but also to a fertile exploration of new aesthetic possibilities." The building dimensions are 200 metres (660 ft) in length and 100 metres (330 ft) in width. All of the granite, plaster, marble, wood and other materials used in the construction, were extracted from around Morocco, with the exception of some Italian white granite columns and 56 glass chandeliers. Six thousand traditional Moroccan artisans worked for five years to create the abundant and beautiful mosaics, stone and marble floors and columns, sculpted plaster moldings, and carved and painted wood ceilings. The exterior surfaces of the mosque display titanium, bronze, and granite finishes. It is ornamented with pale blue marble and Zellige tilework. A particular feature in the mosque is that all structures are made of reinforced cement concrete and all decorations are of traditional Moroccan design. The construction work involved engagement of 35,000 workers and working of over 50 million hours. The mosque has capacity to accommodate 25,000 devotees for prayers in the main hall and another 80,000 in the plaza squares around it. Notable architectural features include the conspicuous columns, the horseshoe arches, and the innumerable muqarnas embellishing the ceilings. The dome, arches and walls give a grand ambiance to the mosque. The first-class sound system is discreetly hidden. The ablution room and a vast public hammam are in the basement, with its own entrance. Tadelakt, a plastering technique which adds egg yolks and black soap into mixed plaster, was used in the hammam baths.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Source : Wikipedia</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>KHAWAJA UMER FAROOQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468318155300615604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174909946390057586.post-34837933850973906652023-12-12T02:57:00.000-08:002023-12-12T02:57:48.699-08:00The Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque is the largest mosque in Oman<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixKzrhQUuZfMxq9Ec4jJ82ELmT-g1dMEXrC9KqEwBDSGPvv-W1YyDpDUfl8hulPPRWUv22au5rFpYWNlnVFenRrXVeTU9Res1QR5J-xncGb9_mWepylTyQ_wty3S6UaocuWi6NfRZAwFFlu-rKC7jevXFWg0ct-UuwgKMEY1TTrQQEkvy5ayc0ZOp14lA/s4096/Sultan%20qaboos%20grand%20mosque,%20Oman%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2712" data-original-width="4096" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixKzrhQUuZfMxq9Ec4jJ82ELmT-g1dMEXrC9KqEwBDSGPvv-W1YyDpDUfl8hulPPRWUv22au5rFpYWNlnVFenRrXVeTU9Res1QR5J-xncGb9_mWepylTyQ_wty3S6UaocuWi6NfRZAwFFlu-rKC7jevXFWg0ct-UuwgKMEY1TTrQQEkvy5ayc0ZOp14lA/w400-h265/Sultan%20qaboos%20grand%20mosque,%20Oman%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> The Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque is the largest mosque in Oman, located in the capital city of Muscat.<p></p><p><b>Construction</b></p><div style="text-align: justify;">In 1992, the then Sultan of Oman, Qaboos bin Said al Said, directed that his country should have a Grand Mosque. In 1993, a competition for the design of the proposed mosque took place. The building contract was awarded to Carillion Alawi LLC. Construction commenced in December 1994, after a site was chosen at Bausher, and it took six years and seven months to build the mosque. The mosque is made of stone, with doors, windows and embellishments made of wood and glass. Around 300,000 tons of Indian sandstone was imported for the building. Five minarets have been built around the premises of the mosque: the main minaret (90 metres (300 ft)) in height, and the four flanking minarets (45.5 metres (149 ft)) are the mosque’s chief visual features from the exterior. In the interior, the main musalla is the focus of both prayer and tourism. The prayer hall is square in shape and 74.4 by 74.4 metres (244 by 244 feet) has a central dome rising to a height of 50 metres (160 ft) above the floor. The dome is embellished spectacularly from the inside and it is a major tourist attraction in itself. The main musalla can hold over 6500 worshippers, while the women's musalla can accommodate 750 worshipers. The outer paved ground can hold 8000 worshipers and there is additional space available in the interior courtyard and the passageways, making a total capacity of up to 20,000 worshipers. The mosque is built on a site occupying 416,000 m2 (4,480,000 sq ft), and the complex extends to cover an area of 40,000 m2 (430,000 sq ft). The newly built Grand Mosque was inaugurated by Sultan of Oman on May 4, 2001 to celebrate 30 years of his reign.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Interior</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A major feature of the design of the interior is the prayer carpet which covers the floor of the prayer hall. It contains, 1,700,000,000 knots, weighs 21 tonnes and took four years to produce, and brings together the classical Persian Tabriz, Kashan and Isfahan design traditions. 28 colors in varying shades were used, the majority obtained from traditional vegetable dyes. It used to be the largest single-piece carpet in the world, but is now the second, after the Sheikh Zayed Mosque in Abu Dhabi, the UAE. This hand-woven carpet was produced by Iran Carpet Company (ICC) at the order of the Diwan of the Royal Court of Sultanate. The carpet measures over 70 by 60 metres (230 by 200 feet), and covers the 4,343 m2 (46,750 sq ft) area of the praying hall. The chandelier above the praying hall is 14 metres (46 feet) tall and was manufactured by the Italian company Faustig. Since the mosque is 90 metres (300 feet) high, the chandelier looks proportional, but it used to be the world's largest chandelier, before again being replaced in this respect by the Sheikh Zayed Mosque in Abu Dhabi. It weighs 8.5 tons, includes 600,000 crystals, 1,122 halogen bulbs complete with a dimming system, and includes a staircase for maintenance within the chandelier. Thirty-four smaller chandeliers of the same design are hung in other parts of the building.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Source : Wikipedia</b></div>KHAWAJA UMER FAROOQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468318155300615604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174909946390057586.post-91186510807601687882023-10-19T06:14:00.000-07:002023-10-19T06:14:43.931-07:00 Abu Bakr Mosque which is located near the Prophet's Mosque, Madinah<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiethD_xT-PLu7aW4t-i12F7m3DAMGjON56073zMKxuS-hDiAR1B4_7r-S3hySCjXcPZ6KKjH7m06W4L1YuijOII_5T-W_Uxy_niMY2GkBfZm5LxnkVIaB4N4UJW4Ru4XRLwVkYtyF-FBAAQhl27sKdvbprhX3D44LoJxgVijXFzEm0Y_hi7qI4s1ra5Lo/s1600/Abu%20Bakr%20Mosque%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiethD_xT-PLu7aW4t-i12F7m3DAMGjON56073zMKxuS-hDiAR1B4_7r-S3hySCjXcPZ6KKjH7m06W4L1YuijOII_5T-W_Uxy_niMY2GkBfZm5LxnkVIaB4N4UJW4Ru4XRLwVkYtyF-FBAAQhl27sKdvbprhX3D44LoJxgVijXFzEm0Y_hi7qI4s1ra5Lo/w300-h400/Abu%20Bakr%20Mosque%202.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Abu Bakr Mosque is one of the oldest mosques in Medina, Saudi Arabia. It is located towards the south-west side of Al-Masjid an-Nabawi. It is being said that it was a site where Muhammad (PBUH) used to offer Eid prayers and the same tradition was continued by Abu Bakr (R) after Muhammad's (PBUH) death.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br />KHAWAJA UMER FAROOQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468318155300615604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174909946390057586.post-14238976726240036692023-10-19T05:59:00.000-07:002023-10-19T05:59:05.011-07:00Al-Ghamama Mosque in Madinah, where Prophet (PBUH) offered Eid and Rain prayers<div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW8s3Ybr2Y_10wqL7DFUQRdiFPmVWcapySeKaDVcWEiGOc5-A-KMNdnRStZ4sLJ4RvFiV2HEAbeLBpQy27fLiyTtgMi7x73-lGh8EEuAkiGUi0l1QVTsTqThWpEKzws4IkfdPacKI8sf9TzQPsZuXLcmbuVCYAPDLKVCQqvP1XhifOezhtJ4oXcL0P9rQ/s1600/Masjid%20al-Ghamama%208.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW8s3Ybr2Y_10wqL7DFUQRdiFPmVWcapySeKaDVcWEiGOc5-A-KMNdnRStZ4sLJ4RvFiV2HEAbeLBpQy27fLiyTtgMi7x73-lGh8EEuAkiGUi0l1QVTsTqThWpEKzws4IkfdPacKI8sf9TzQPsZuXLcmbuVCYAPDLKVCQqvP1XhifOezhtJ4oXcL0P9rQ/w400-h300/Masjid%20al-Ghamama%208.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Mosque of Al-Ghamamah is one of the oldest mosques in Medina, Saudi Arabia, located in the place believed to be where the Islamic prophet Muhammad (PBUH) performed an Eid prayer in the year 631. It is also narrated that Muhammad (PBUH) offered Salat ul-Istasqa when the city of Madina faced a shortage of rain. For a while, this mosque was closed for daily prayers because of its proximity to the Al-Masjid an-Nabawi. However quite recently it has been reopened for the worshipers for praying. Five times prayers are held in this mosque now with an internal sound system to avoid the clash of sounds from the Prophet's Mosque. The mosque is one of the historical relics of Medina. It is located at 500 meters west of As-Salam door of Al-Masjid an-Nabawi.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLZ5u9OJOGZ6o_OvJE1IV5yWIPQFMQy7TAxWg87T0-GTkBf0oks7IEG5kjtdI8NB6ofM0Pj51-VQZzWm5AirAr5IjAEdyDoiBRT5geisw-vbNWbHjia0MkVnCJJEh5TfVHb5X73fcVcslUUlK9mBAg_IVFPo5TplQzHyOfAkCQjKfdf_bXfKbGbK3VBKQ/s1600/Masjid%20al-Ghamama%207.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLZ5u9OJOGZ6o_OvJE1IV5yWIPQFMQy7TAxWg87T0-GTkBf0oks7IEG5kjtdI8NB6ofM0Pj51-VQZzWm5AirAr5IjAEdyDoiBRT5geisw-vbNWbHjia0MkVnCJJEh5TfVHb5X73fcVcslUUlK9mBAg_IVFPo5TplQzHyOfAkCQjKfdf_bXfKbGbK3VBKQ/w400-h300/Masjid%20al-Ghamama%207.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The mosque was built during the reign of the Caliph Umar bin Abdul Aziz between the hijri calendar of 86 to 93, and renovated by the Sultan Hasan bin Muhammad bin Qalawan Ash-Shalihi in 1340 during the Sharifate of Mecca era. It was renovated again by the Sharif Saifuddin Inal Al-Ala'i in 1622, and the time of the Sultan Abd-ul-Mejid I in 1859 during the Ottoman era, using new tools and the look resembled more or less the shape of today. After that it was renovated again during the time of the Sultan Sultan Abdul Hamid II and by the Saudi government. </div><div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9_6sr9V4w0NYayJBDIzeC8gpIhKF408onQELMg7MhDsLRSl0bticwFZn6drfW8vr8Cb26ZNBVV27qk2Bm9VaEVg0TIX7Pl0OSWlLrErpahQsaClp6Qxy9iC_33rRt5ZwIBvVqZK0tsLCOmxh7ub0vjGqSJoC33LgXu80XZ69zfhVneXDrNQyP7_Zt4bE/s1600/Masjid%20al-Ghamama%205.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9_6sr9V4w0NYayJBDIzeC8gpIhKF408onQELMg7MhDsLRSl0bticwFZn6drfW8vr8Cb26ZNBVV27qk2Bm9VaEVg0TIX7Pl0OSWlLrErpahQsaClp6Qxy9iC_33rRt5ZwIBvVqZK0tsLCOmxh7ub0vjGqSJoC33LgXu80XZ69zfhVneXDrNQyP7_Zt4bE/s320/Masjid%20al-Ghamama%205.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The mosque is rectangular shaped, and made of two parts, which are entrance door and prayer room. The entrance door is also rectangular shaped and has a length of 26 meters and width of 4 meters, and has five dome-shaped circles drawn on facade. Prayer room has a length of 30 meters and width of 15 meters, and has six domes in the shape of a circle. 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The purpose of this picture is to remove the misunderstanding, which is common due to the approach of newspapers, magazines and mass media, that the news is about Masjid al-Aqsa and the picture is placed of Qubat al-Sakhra, i.e. Golden Dome, while for every Muslim, Masjid al-Aqsa is It is important to identify correctly because this is the first Qibla and the third holiest place for Muslims and the media, especially foreign ones, want Muslims to forget Al-Aqsa Mosque. Reference: Atlas of Islamic Conquests,</div>KHAWAJA UMER FAROOQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468318155300615604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174909946390057586.post-57120776218084499842023-10-13T03:30:00.013-07:002023-10-16T01:15:36.657-07:00Beautiful Mosque in Jagran, Neelum Valley, Kashmir<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-5jbQ7MDs8K5cDkQ5TsgZ82MvpUDfBJEgjjeMr3hN443Brwelbt0g5hof2C2j_GtQ3cv_PKfyHrKp1FliAO5_GQRsi2Uph76jSVT4k7Kg6oW1XYACtRZibMLbAPwNOFo4SukAZamRuaeOWtRsk3dH-xTZAjsdXqGX5OAdFIM05_hXfLMKESRIQes4_o8/s1600/Mosque%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-5jbQ7MDs8K5cDkQ5TsgZ82MvpUDfBJEgjjeMr3hN443Brwelbt0g5hof2C2j_GtQ3cv_PKfyHrKp1FliAO5_GQRsi2Uph76jSVT4k7Kg6oW1XYACtRZibMLbAPwNOFo4SukAZamRuaeOWtRsk3dH-xTZAjsdXqGX5OAdFIM05_hXfLMKESRIQes4_o8/w400-h300/Mosque%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Beautiful Mosque in Jagran, Neelum Valley, Kashmir.KHAWAJA UMER FAROOQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468318155300615604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174909946390057586.post-39270299794826652162021-07-20T04:16:00.001-07:002021-07-20T04:16:40.617-07:00 Slovenia's first mosque opens after 50 years<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Slovenia's first mosque opened in the capital Ljubljana on Monday after surmounting financial hurdles and right-wing opposition, 50 years after the initial request to build was made.<br />
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Opponents of the project — including those who criticised its Qatari financing — have repeatedly tried to halt it, and pig heads and blood have also been left on the site. Islamic community head Mufti Nedzad Grabus said the mosque's opening was "a turning point in our lives".<br />
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"Slovenia is the last former Yugoslav state to get a mosque, making Ljubljana a capital rather than a provincial town on the edge of the world," he told a press conference.<br />
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Muslims in the predominantly Catholic Alpine country first filed a request to build a mosque in the late 1960s while Slovenia was still part of the former Communist Yugoslavia.<br />
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The community finally received permission 15 years ago, but ran into opposition from right-wing politicians and groups, as well as financial troubles.<br />
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Construction, which began in 2013, cost some 34 million euros ($39 million), out of which 28 million euros were Qatari donations, according to Grabus.<br />
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Situated in a semi-industrial area of Ljubljana, the mosque, which can hold up to 1,400 people, constitutes the core of the six-building Islamic Cultural Centre.<br />
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The centre also comprises the community's offices; an education centre, which includes a library; a restaurant; a basketball court; housing for the Muslim clerisy; and a 40-metre (131 feet) high minaret.<br />
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All the buildings are made from white concrete combined with steel, glass and wood. A large blue textile-made dome dominates the mosque's interior, referring to heaven and reminiscent of famous mosques like Istanbul's Blue Mosque.<br />
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"We wanted to link traditional Islamic architecture values with contemporary architecture," architect Matej Bevk told AFP adding the centre's glass facades were meant to show its transparence and openness.<br />
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Until now, Muslims have been worshipping and holding ceremonies in rented sports halls or buildings.<br />
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They make up 2.5 per cent of the country's two million people, constituting the second biggest religious group, according to the last 2002 census. Grabus estimated there were around 80,000 Muslims currently.<br />
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Opponents of the project have twice tried to halt it, once in 2004 and again in 2009, by asking for a referendum. The constitutional court denied the requests both times.<br />
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Critics claim Qatar is one of the main financiers of terrorism.<br />
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Pig heads and blood were also tossed on the site in two incidents in 2016. Pigs are considered to be unclean and pork and its by-products forbidden under Islam.<br />
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Ljubljana's long-time mayor Zoran Jankovic has supported the project.<br />
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Azra Lekovic, a Slovenian Muslim in her late 40s, described the mosque as "crucial", saying her children, 22 and 24, had distanced themselves from the religion over the years.<br />
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"I hope it will allow my children to get in touch with the Islamic community again, to meet progressive people and find friends that share their religion," the entrepreneur from Sezana in western Slovenia told AFP.<br />
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The Kul Sharif Mosque located in Kazan Kremlin, was reputed to be – at the time of its construction – one of the largest mosques in Russia, and in Europe outside of Istanbul. Originally, the mosque was built in the Kazan Kremlin in the 16th century. It was named after Kul Sharif, who was a religious scholar who served there. Kul Sharif died with his numerous students while defending Kazan from Russian forces in 1552. It is believed that the building featured minarets, both in the form of cupolas and tents. Its design was traditional for Volga Bulgaria, although elements of early Renaissance and Ottoman architecture could have been used as well. In 1552, during the Siege of Kazan it was destroyed by Ivan the Terrible. The mosque displays several detail through mosaics, ornaments, calligraphy, and more.</div>
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Tatar scholars speculate as to whether some elements of Kul Sharif Mosque can be seen in Saint Basil's Cathedral in Moscow (8 domes with a central cupola). Since 1996, the mosque has been rebuilt in the Kazan Kremlin, although its look is decisively modern. Its inauguration on July 24, 2005, marked the beginning of celebrations dedicated to the Millennium of Kazan. It can accommodate 6,000 worshipers. Several countries contributed to the fund that was set up to rebuild Kul Sharif Mosque, namely Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates. Nowadays the mosque predominantly serves as a museum of Islam. At the same time during the major Muslim celebrations thousands of people gather there to pray. The Kul Sharif complex was envisioned to be an important cornerstone of Kazan's architectural landscape. Besides the main mosque building it includes a library, publishing house and Imam's office.</div>
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Maiden's Tower and Camlica Mosque are seen at the evening hours of Istanbul, Turkey<br />
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The first call for prayer (adhan) from Turkey's new landmark “Camlıca" mosque reverberated across Istanbul. Hundreds of Muslims performed the first Morning Prayer after the construction of the mosque which started six years ago was completed. The mosque represents a mix of Ottoman-Seljuk and contemporary architectural style.</div>
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Çamlıca Republic Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, is the largest mosque in Turkey and was inaugurated on 1 July 2016. Çamlıca Mosque is able to accommodate 37,500 people, and includes a museum, art gallery, library, conference hall, and underground parking lot. Çamlıca Mosque was designed by two female architects, Bahar Mızrak and Hayriye Gül Totu, at a cost of around TL 150 million ($66.5 million). The mosque is one of a number of megaprojects built by the Turkish government to show the strength of the economy and provide a legacy for the governing AK Party. Turkish President Erdoğan said at its inauguration : “When a horse dies it leaves behind its saddle, when a man dies he leaves behind his works. We will be remembered for this. Turkish analyst Ziya Meral told The Times that “This is about cultural diplomacy and a vision of Turkey’s role in the world”. </div>
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A Turkish woman has completed her late husband's Turkish Islamic Calligraphy artwork in a local mosque, which he left unfinished due to his sudden passing in the Söğütlü district of Sakarya.</div>
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Palembang, Indonesia<br />
A visitor looks at pages of the Qur’an that have been carved on to large panels of Tembesu wood at the Bayt al-Qur’an al-Akbar Museum.</div>
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Turkey's Sarayburnu Mosque overlooking the Black Sea stands out with its unique exterior and unparalleled architecture. The mosque's construction was completed in 29 years with a capacity of 4,500 worshippers in Turkey's northern Giresun province. The unique mosque was built using a special technique called "Kündekari", which is based on attaching parts together without using nails or glue, but by means of rods and mortise.</div>
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A child is seen playing with pigeons in the ground of Al-Quba mosque, after morning prayers in Madina, Saudi Arabia.</div>
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Muslims take part in evening prayers called "Tarawih" on Laylat al-Qadr or Night of Decree, at Suleymaniye mosque during the holy month of Ramadan in Istanbul, Turkey.<br />
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People break their fast at Sultanahmet Square in Istanbul, Turkey. </div>
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