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Süleymaniye Mosque was built on one of the seven beautiful hills of Istanbul for Kanuni Sultan Süleyman (the magnificent) by Mimar (the architect) Sinan in 1557. It was built in seven years (1550- 1557). Within its building complex are found medreses, a hospital, a hospice, a Turkish bath etc.
The magnificent Süleymaniye that is considered the greatest mosque of Istanbul was built with its complex on an area nearly 63.000 sqm. The building is conspicuous for its simple construction, acoustics, colorful stained glass windows, very precious granite columns, soot room, şadırvan (water- tank with a fountain), four minarets and ten şerefe (minaret balcony). Its inside area is 3.422 m2.
The diameter of its dome is 27.25 m. and the height of the dome is 48.5 m.
The building cost of the mosque and its complex was 59,760,180 akçes (700,000 gold dukas) and 3523 craftsmen worked on its construction. Its corner stone was set by Şeyhülislam Ebussuud Efendi and its door was opened to pray by Mimar Sinan.
The was a wakf (a fund) that supported the mosque. It had 271 properties that included 2 islands and 217 villages. The wages of 275 personnel of the mosque and 311 personnel of the other buildings in the complex were paid by that wakf.
The magnificent temple was damaged from a fire in 1660 and then it was restored. In the reign of Sultan Abdülmecid (1839-1860) all columns were covered with cement and oil paint. In 1956, the paints were scraped off and the minarets, the dome and the vaults were restored.
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Panorama of the side entrance of the Blue Mosque, Sultanahmet, with the red Turkish flag in the middle, lit by the early morning sun at dawn
The Hassan II Mosque is in Casablanca and is the largest mosque in Morocco and the fifth largest in the world. Designed by French architect Michel Pinseau, it stands on the edge of the coast looking out to the Atlantic; the water can be seen through a giant glass floor with space for 25,000 worshippers. A further 80,000 can be accommodated in the mosque's adjoining grounds for a total of 105,000 worshippers present at any given time at the Hassan II mosque. Its minaret is the world's tallest at 210 m (689 ft).
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The mosque of the casbah stands to the left of Bab Agnaou. It is also known as El-Mansouria, after its builder Yakub al-Mansur, the "victorious", third sovereign of the Almohad dynasty, who became famous for having defeated the Christians in Spain.
Mosque
مَسْجِد
A mosque (/mɒsk/; from Arabic: مَسْجِد, romanized: masjid, pronounced [masdʒid]; literally "place of ritual prostration") is a place of worship for Muslims.[1][2] Any act of worship that follows the Islamic rules of prayer can be said to create a mosque, whether or not it takes place in a special building.[2] Informal and open-air places of worship are called musalla, while mosques used for communal prayer on Fridays are known as jāmiʿ.[1] Mosque buildings typically contain an ornamental niche (mihrab) set into the wall that indicates the direction of Mecca (qiblah),[1] ablution facilities and minarets from which calls to prayer are issued.[1][2] The pulpit (minbar), from which the Friday sermon (khutba) is delivered, was in earlier times characteristic of the central city mosque, but has since become common in smaller mosques.[3][1] Mosques typically have segregated spaces for men and women.[1] This basic pattern of organization has assumed different forms depending on the region, period and denomination.[2]
Mosques commonly serve as locations for prayer, Ramadan vigils, funeral services, Sufi ceremonies, marriage and business agreements, alms collection and distribution, as well as homeless shelters.[1][3] Historically, mosques were also important centers of elementary education and advanced training in religious sciences. In modern times, they have preserved their role as places of religious instruction and debate, but higher learning now generally takes place in specialized institutions.[1][3] Special importance is accorded to the Great Mosque of Mecca (center of the hajj), the Prophet's Mosque in Medina (burial place of Muhammad) and Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem (believed to be the site of Muhammad's ascent to heaven).[1] In the past, many mosques in the Muslim world were built over burial places of Sufi saints and other venerated figures, which has turned them into popular pilgrimage destinations.[1][2]
With the spread of Islam, mosques multiplied across the Islamic world. Sometimes churches and other temples were converted into mosques, which influenced Islamic architectural styles.[3] While most pre-modern mosques were funded by charitable endowments, modern states in the Muslim world have attempted to bring mosques under government control.[1] Increasing government regulation of large mosques has been countered by a rise of privately funded mosques of various affiliations and ideologies, many of which serve as bases for different Islamic revivalist currents and social activism.[3] Mosques have played a number of political roles. The rates of mosque attendance vary widely depending on the region.
The Wazir Khan Mosque (Punjabi/Urdu: مسجد وزیر خان Masjid Wazīr Khān) in Lahore, Pakistan, is famous for its extensive faience tile work. It has been described as 'a mole on the cheek of Lahore'. It was built in seven years, starting around 1634–1635 AD, during the reign of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jehan. It was built by Hakim Shaikh Ilm-ud-din Ansari, a native of Chiniot, who rose to be the court physician to Shah Jahan and a governor of Lahore. He was commonly known as Wazir Khan, a popular title bestowed upon him (the word Wazir means 'minister' in Urdu and Persian). The mosque is inside the Inner City and is easiest accessed from Delhi Gate. The mosque contains some of the finest examples of Qashani tile work from the Mughal period.
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The mosque and the guest pavilion are the two red buildings on west and east sides, respectively, of the Taj Mahal's mausoleum. They provide a perfect symmetrical balance to the architecture of the Taj Mahal complex. It is mandatory in Islam to have a place of worship close to a monument or a mausoleum.
The mosque, 64m by 24m, and built on a slightly raised platform, faces the direction of Mecca. There is a pool in front of the mosque that serves for ablutions for the worshipers. The entrance to the mosque, the Iwan, has three cusped arches. On either side of the main arched-entrance, the pishtaq (the formal gateway to the Iwan), are smaller arches. Between the three arches are four pinnacles. On the roof, above the three arches, are domes finished in white marble with gilded, inverted lotus surmounting. On each of the four corners of the mosque are chhatris, or small pavilions with an umbrella-like kiosk, finished in white marble.
Singapore is home to all the major religions in the world. Islam had been in Singapore before Raffles discovered this small piece of rock. And across the country today, you can find Arabic-influenced mosques like this one.
Being fairly new resident in oman and neibhour to the Grant Mosque area called Azaibha made me take a few snaps while i passed by in car. I have heard that the mosque carry the biggest hand made carpet ever made is laid out inside. The no of tourist buses and row of people who takes up photos give the idea that the uniqueness of the Grand Mosque.