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Qibla wall (facing towards the Holy City of Mecca): height 23m, width 50m. The Qibla wall features traditional Kufi calligraphy, designed by UAE calligrapher Mohammed Mandi, showing the 99 names (qualities) of Allah. Fibre-optic lighting is also used.
Calligraphy from the three styles of Kufi, Naskhi, Thuloth is used in the mosque, designed by calligraphers from Jordan, Syria, and UAE.
The amount of cool skyscrapers along Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai is just unbelievable; a total go-nuts playground for architects. Olympus E-620 and Zuiko 9-18mm.
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Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque (Arabic :جامع الشيخ زايد الكبير) is located in Abu Dhabi, the capital city of the United Arab Emirates.
Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque was initiated by the late President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), HH Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. His final resting place is located on the grounds beside the same mosque. It is the largest mosque in the United Arab Emirates and the eighth largest mosque in the world. The mosque site is equivalent to the size five football fields approximately.
As the country's grand mosque, it is the key place of worship for Friday gathering and Eid prayers. It is the largest mosque in the UAE and numbers during Eid can be more than 40,000 people.
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Qibla wall (facing towards the Holy City of Mecca): height 23m, width 50m. The Qibla wall features traditional Kufi calligraphy, designed by UAE calligrapher Mohammed Mandi, showing the 99 names (qualities) of Allah. Fibre-optic lighting is also used.
Calligraphy from the three styles of Kufi, Naskhi, Thuloth is used in the mosque, designed by calligraphers from Jordan, Syria, and UAE.Panels - 80 hand-crafted Iznik panels, or ceramic tiles, feature Thuloth style calligraphy from Sheikh Hasan Celbi of Turkey.
لقد رحل مشيد الإمارات و باني أسسها و مرسخ حصونها ، رحل في يوم فيه لم يخطر على بال أي إماراتي أو عربي أو مسلم رحيل زعيم الأمة الذي بكاه العالم أجمع من منا لم يحزن أو يبكي؟ من منا أحس بالعيد الوطني أو بعيد الفطر؟ من منا لم يدعو الله و هو قائم طوال الليل في رمضان لمتبني الأيتام و صاحب الرايات البيضاء ؟ذهبت عنا و تركت خلفك أبناءك الذين لن ينسوك أبدا ستظل أنت مثالهم الأعلى الذي يقتدون به و يتطلعون لتقليد شخصيته . لقد رحلت و انطفأت أنوار الإمارات و لكن أعمالك النيرة هي الشموع التي يستنير بها شعب الإمارات . سبع إمارات اتحدت في ألف و تسعمائة وواحد و سبعين تحت ظل حكمه و بعد مسيرة دامت ثلاث و ثلاثين عاما .في التاسع عشر من رمضان لبست دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة الثوب الأبيض حزنا على فقيدتها ووالدها الشيخ زايد بن سلطان آل نهيان رحمه الله .و رعى دولته الكريمة من بعده ، رحل تاركا أعماله المشرفة في كل أقطار العالم سواء كانت مساعدات مالية أو مباني خيرية أو معاهدات صلح أو سلام و من أبرز هذه الأمثلة : بناءه لسد مأرب في اليمن ومساعدته للمالية لمصر و فلسطين و البوسنة و الهرسك و أفغانستان .فاليوم فقدت الأمة العربية و الإسلامية الوالد و القائد و المعلم .
Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque was initiated by the late President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), HH Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, who wanted to establish a structure which unites the cultural diversity of Islamic world, the historical and modern values of architecture and art.[2] His final resting place is located on the grounds beside the same mosque. The mosque was constructed from 1996 to 2007.[3] It is the largest mosque in the United Arab Emirates and the eighth largest mosque in the world. The mosque site is equivalent to the size five football[clarification needed] fields approximately.
Wikipedia
Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque was initiated by the late President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), HH Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, who wanted to establish a structure which unites the cultural diversity of Islamic world, the historical and modern values of architecture and art.[2] His final resting place is located on the grounds beside the same mosque. The mosque was constructed from 1996 to 2007.[3] It is the largest mosque in the United Arab Emirates and the eighth largest mosque in the world. The mosque site is equivalent to the size five football[clarification needed] fields approximately.
Wikipedia
Zayed, a Blue Nile native, arrived in Sherkole refugee camp in mid-October. With a vehicle, Zayed was able to cross from Kurmuk, Blue Nile with relative ease, and with some of his furniture. According to him, a water tower in Kurmuk was hit by indiscriminate bombing by the Sudanese government.
Another visit to the Sheikh Zayed Mosque in Abu Dhabi.
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Columns - the Mosque has about 1,000 columns in its outer areas, clad with over 20,000 marble panels inlaid with semi-precious stones including abalone shell, amethyst, lapis lazuli, mother of pearl, red agate. The 96 columns in the main prayer hall are decorated with mother of pearl.Calligraphy from the three styles of Kufi, Naskhi, Thuloth is used in the mosque, designed by calligraphers from Jordan, Syria, and UAE.Panels - 80 hand-crafted Iznik panels, or ceramic tiles, feature Thuloth style calligraphy from Sheikh Hasan Celbi of Turkey.
La mezquita Sheikh Zayed es una mezquita situada en Abu Dabi, en los Emiratos Árabes Unidos. Su nombre hace honor al primer presidente de los Emiratos Árabes Unidos, Zayed ibn Sultán Al Nahayan, que falleció en 2004. El proyecto se inició en 1998 por iniciativa del propio Sheikh Zayed.1 La construcción terminó en 2007, después de siete años de construcción y un coste de 600 millones de dólares. Es la mayor mezquita de los EAU y la tercera más grande del mundo