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Maschhad wurde um das Jahr 823 gegründet. Der Name (arabisch „Ort des Märtyrers“) entstand, weil dort das Grabmal des achten schiitischen Imams Ali ibn Musā ar-Rezā liegt, der dort der schiitischen Überlieferung zufolge auf Geheiss des Kalifen al-Ma'mūn vergiftet wurde. Davor war die Stadt ein eher unbedeutendes Dorf mit dem Namen Sanābād, das sich nach dem Tod des Imams zu einer wichtigen Wallfahrtsstätte entwickelte. Ein Heiligtum zu Ehren des Imams wurde errichtet, das heute eine der reichhaltigsten Sammlungen von Kunst- und Kulturgütern des Iran beherbergt. Verschiedene theologische Schulen des schiitischen Islam nahmen von hier ihren Ausgang (Wikipedia).
Almost everything about Mashhad relates to its role as the holiest city in Iran, even its name (literally: burial place of the martyr). Mashhad started life out as Sanabad, a village pitstop for trade caravans headed towards Turkmenistan. But in the ninth century, the eighth Shi'ite Imam Ali Bin Moosa Al Reza, the great grand son of Imam Ali who was the cousin & son in law of Prophet Mohammad was poisoned by the caliph of the time. Imam Reza was buried in Mashhad, and his shrine became one of the holiest sites to the shi'ite muslims after the Holy Kaaba in Saudi Arabia and Karbala in Iraq (wikitravel).
Bursa / Türkiye
Bursa Grand Mosque
Bursa Ulu Mosque in Bursa province was built with Seljuk architecture and transition technique to Ottoman architecture. It was built by the Ottoman Sultan Bayezit I (Yıldırım Beyazıt) between 1396-1399. The mosque has 20 domes and 2 minarets.
fountain and cover the Kaaba-i-Sharif is located in the only mosque in Turkey.
الحمدالله الذي بلغنا رمضان ونحن بصحة وعافيه
اللهم اعنا غلى صيامه وقيامه وتلاوة القرأن
اللهم ....
اجعل اوله رحمه واوسطه مغفره وآخره عتق من النار
... اللهم آميييييين
<3مبارك عليكم الشهر
Die al-Aqsa-Moschee oder Al-Aksa-Moschee auf dem Tempelberg in der Jerusalemer Altstadt gilt als drittwichtigste Moschee des Islams nach der al-Harām-Moschee mit dem zentralen Heiligtum der Kaaba in Mekka und der Prophetenmoschee mit dem Grab des Propheten Mohammed in Medina. Zu der Moschee gehören vier Minarette.
The al-Aqsa Mosque or Al-Aqsa Mosque on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City is considered the third most important mosque in Islam after the al-Haram Mosque with the central sanctuary of the Kaaba in Mecca and the Prophet's Mosque with the tomb of the Prophet Mohammed in Medina. The mosque has four minarets.
The Grand Mosque was constructed between 1994 and 2007 and was inaugurated in December 2007. The building complex measures approximately 290 by 420 m (950 by 1,380 ft), covering an area of more than 12 hectares (30 acres), excluding exterior landscaping and vehicle parking. The main axis of the building is rotated about 12° south of true west, aligning it in the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
The project was launched by the late president of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, who wanted to establish a structure that would unite the cultural diversity of the Islamic world with the historical and modern values of architecture and art.In 2004, Sheikh Zayed died and was buried in the courtyard of the mosque.
Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Center (SZGMC) offices are located in the west minarets. SZGMC manages the day-to-day operations and serves as a center of learning and discovery through its educational cultural activities and visitor programs. The library, located in the northeast minaret, serves the community with classic books and publications addressing a range of Islamic subjects: sciences, civilization, calligraphy, the arts, and coins, including some rare publications. The collection comprises material in a broad range of languages, including Arabic, English, French, Italian, Spanish, German, and Korean. For two years running, it was voted the world's second favourite landmark by TripAdvisor.
Mi primer día en Estambul había decidido dedicarlo a las mezquitas de Sultanahmet. Fue un error: era festivo, llovía, y las multitudes lo colapsaban todo. Terminé la mañana sentado bajo los soportales de la Mezquita Azul, empapado, agotado y saturado, mientras millones de personas pasaban a mi alrededor casi pisándome.
Cambié de plan y crucé el hipódromo hacia el Museo de Arte Turco e Islámico, que suponía estaría completamente vacío —suposición totalmente acertada.
No fue una elección al azar: recordaba de un viaje anterior la mañana que pasé en el antiguo Museo de Arte Caligráfico Turco, en la madraza de Bayezid, disfrutando de la contemplación de sus joyas. Desgraciadamente, actualmente está cerrado, pero leí en algún sitio que parte de sus fondos podrían estar aquí.
Fue una excelente idea: contemplar esos libros con caligrafía serpenteante, un arte en sí mismo, restauró por completo mi ánimo. Quería fotografiar sus colores y detalles, tarea que fue imposible: esa mañana había salido muy ligero de equipo. Además, ese día no circulaba el transporte público, así que todo había que recorrerlo a pie —una verdadera maratón urbana que no era cuestión de hacer con un montón de kilos a cuestas.
Entre los libros, encontré este curioso objeto que me llamó poderosamente la atención. ¿Para qué valdría? Parecía un instrumento de navegación. Luego, buscando por la red, descubrí que se trataba de un qiblanuma: un instrumento portátil otomano para determinar la dirección de la qibla (la Kaaba en La Meca). Tiene forma circular, una caja decorada, y contiene una brújula, un puntero, un mapa y una lista de ciudades con sus nombres árabes. Se usaba para orientar correctamente la oración en distintos lugares.
Salí y me senté frente a la Mezquita Azul justo cuando comenzó la llamada a la oración, resonante desde todos los altavoces. Milagrosamente, la lluvia cesó. Definitivamente, mi humor mejoró. Me quedé largo rato mirando los minaretes, intentando descubrir al invisible muecín (sustituido ahora por megafonía), e imaginando cómo sería ascender a esos estrechos minaretes cinco veces al día: una especie de gimnasia sagrada.
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On my first day in Istanbul, I had planned to dedicate the morning to the mosques of Sultanahmet. That turned out to be a mistake: it was a public holiday, it was raining, and crowds were everywhere. I ended up sitting under the colonnades of the Blue Mosque courtyard —soaked, exhausted, and overwhelmed— while millions of people rushed by, nearly stepping on me.
I changed my plan and crossed the Hippodrome to the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts, assuming it would be completely empty —which proved entirely correct.
It wasn’t a random choice: I remembered a previous trip when I spent a whole morning at the former Museum of Turkish Calligraphy Art, in the Bayezid madrasa, captivated by the treasures it held. Unfortunately, it is now closed, but I had read somewhere that some of its collection might be on display here.
That was an excellent idea. The sight of those books, with their meandering calligraphy —an art in itself— completely lifted my spirits. I wanted to photograph their colors and intricate details, but it was impossible: I had left the hotel with minimal gear that morning. On top of that, public transport wasn’t running that day, so everything had to be done on foot —a real urban marathon, not something you want to do while carrying many kilos on your back.
Among the books, I came across this curious object that immediately caught my attention. What could it be? It looked like a navigation instrument. Later, I searched online and eventually discovered that it was a qiblanuma —a portable Ottoman device used to determine the direction of the qibla (the Kaaba in Mecca). It’s a beautifully decorated circular box containing a compass, a pointer, a map, and a list of cities in Arabic. It was used to ensure proper orientation during prayer in different locations.
I left the museum and sat again in front of the Blue Mosque just as the adhan, the call to prayer, began echoing from all directions. Miraculously, the rain stopped. My mood instantly improved. I stayed there for quite a while, staring at the minarets, trying to spot the invisible muezzin (now replaced by loudspeakers), imagining what it must have been like to climb those narrow towers five times a day —a kind of sacred workout.
"The Grand Mosque was constructed between 1996 and 2007. The building complex measures approximately 290 by 420 m (950 by 1,380 ft), covering an area of more than 12 hectares (30 acres), excluding exterior landscaping and vehicle parking. The main axis of the building is rotated about 11° south of true west, aligning it in the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
The project was launched by the late president of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, who wanted to establish a structure that would unite the cultural diversity of the Islamic world with the historical and modern values of architecture and art. In 2004, Sheikh Zayed died and was buried in the courtyard of the mosque."
Wikipedia
A Silver Medal Winner - Phototravel Theme - At The Trierenberg Super Circuit - The International Photo Contest - Austria - 2010
حاصله على الميدالية الفضية - محور الرحلات - مسابقة النمسا الدولية 2010
welcome my mmmm soul mate ^^ ,,
taken by her : www.flickr.com/photos/23766068@N07/
Edited by : me & her =p
اللهم لا تفرق جمعنا هذا إلا بذنب مغفور، وسعي مشكور، وعمل صالح متقبل مبرور، برحمتك يا عزيز يا غفور l Blogged
yine kendimle başbaşa kaldığım binlerce geceden bir gece
ve sağır duvarlarda senin dalga dalga hayalin..
La Kaaba, Ka'ba ou Ka'aba est une grande construction cuboïde au sein de la masjid al-Haram (« La Mosquée sacrée») à La Mecque. Ses noms sont des transcriptions approximatives de l’arabe الكعبة (en transcription scientifique : al ka'ba) qui signifie le cube. C'est avant tout vers elle que les musulmans se tournent pour faire leurs prières quotidiennes.
ALI ~ Commander of the Faithful~
Full name: Ali ibn Abu Talib
Titles-Nicknames:
- Father of Hasan (Arabic: Abu al-Hasan)
- Father of Dust/Soil (Arabic: Abu Turab)
- Murtadha ("One Who Is Chosen and Contented")
- Lion of God (Arabic: Asad-ullah)
- Lion (Arabic: Haydar)
Born:
October 23, 598, March 17, 599(599-03-17) or March 17, 600(600-03-17) in Mecca -KSA-
Died:
January 28, 661 in Kufa -Iraqu-
Buried Imam Ali Mosque, Najaf, Iraq
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Ali ibn Abi Talib
(Arabic: علي بن أﺑﻲ طالب; Transliteration: ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib,
13th Rajab, 24 BH–21st Ramaḍān, 40 AH; approximately October 23, 598 or 600 or March 17, 599 – January 27, 661) was the cousin and son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and ruled over the Islamic Caliphate from 656 to 661, and was the first male convert to Islam.
Sunni Muslims consider Ali the fourth and final of the Rashidun (rightly guided Caliphs), while Shi'a Muslims regard Ali as the first Imam and consider him and his descendants the rightful successors to Muhammad, all of which are members of the Ahl al-Bayt, the household of Muhammad. This disagreement split the Ummah (Muslim community) into the Sunni and Shi'a branches.
Muslim sources, especially Shi'a ones, state that during Muhammad's time, Ali was the only person born in the Kaaba sanctuary in Mecca, the holiest place in Islam. His father was Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib and his mother was Fatima bint Asad, but he was raised in the household of Muhammad, who himself was raised by Abu Talib, Muhammad's uncle. When Muhammad reported receiving a divine revelation, Ali was the first male to accept his message, dedicating his life to the cause of Islam.
Ali migrated to Medina shortly after Muhammad did. Once there Muhammad told Ali that God had ordered Muhammad to give his daughter, Fatimah, to Ali in marriage. For the ten years that Muhammad led the community in Medina, Ali was extremely active in his service, leading parties of warriors on battles, and carrying messages and orders. Ali took part in the early caravan raids from Mecca and later in almost all the battles fought by the nascent Muslim community.
Ali was appointed Caliph by the Companions of Muhammad (the Sahaba) in Medina after the assassination of the third caliph, Uthman ibn Affan. He encountered defiance and civil war during his reign. In 661, Ali was attacked one morning while worshipping in the mosque of Kufa, and died a few days later.
In Muslim culture, Ali is respected for his courage, knowledge, belief, honesty, unbending devotion to Islam, deep loyalty to Muhammad, equal treatment of all Muslims and generosity in forgiving his defeated enemies, and therefore is central to mystical traditions in Islam such as Sufism. Ali retains his stature as an authority on Qur'anic exegesis, Islamic jurisprudence and religious thought. Ali holds a high position in almost all Sufi orders which trace their lineage through him to Muhammad. Ali's influence has been important throughout Islamic history.
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Sayings of Imam Ali (A.S.)
Ton Son Mosque is a historic mosque in Sunni sect in Islam. Located on left bank of Khlong Bangkok Yai, Wat Arun Subdistrict, Bangkok Yai District, Bangkok's Thonburi side, opposite Bang Luang Mosque and Wat Moli Lokayaram.
Ton Son Mosque estimated to have been constructed before the reign of King Songtham (1610–28) of the Ayutthaya Kingdom. It is considered the oldest mosque in Bangkok and Thailand. It was renovated in 1954 in an attempt to restore the architectural style of the old mosque. Ton Son Mosque not only functions as a religious ground, but it also features ancient remains and relics that are worth seeing. At the outside of the building lies a graveyard of the chiefs of the Muslims in Thailand. The first name of the mosque was "Kudi Yai", an abbreviation of "Kudi Bangkok Yai" . Inside the mosque is the beautiful pulpit, called Mimbun, which has large pictures of Arabic calligraphy, a picture of the Kaaba and the plan of the mosque in Mecca, all using forms found in the period of King Taksin of Thonburi Kingdom.
Its name meaning Pine Mosque, because there are two pine trees in front of it.
My brother Hafiz Talha with his cute sons Abdul Rehman and the little champ Enaam ul Rehman just before offering their Umrah.....
From my set entitled “Roses”
www.flickr.com/photos/21861018@N00/sets/72157607214064416/
In my collection entitled “The Garden”
www.flickr.com/photos/21861018@N00/collections/7215760718...
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A rose is a perennial flowering shrub or vine of the genus Rosa, within the family Rosaceae, that contains over 100 species. The species form a group of erect shrubs, and climbing or trailing plants, with stems that are often armed with sharp thorns. Most are native to Asia, with smaller numbers of species native to Europe, North America, and northwest Africa. Natives, cultivars and hybrids are all widely grown for their beauty and fragrance. [1]
The leaves are alternate and pinnately compound, with sharply toothed oval-shaped leaflets. The plants fleshy edible fruit is called a rose hip. Rose plants range in size from tiny, miniature roses, to climbers that can reach 20 metres in height. Species from different parts of the world easily hybridize, which has given rise to the many types of garden roses.
The name originates from Latin rosa, borrowed through Oscan from colonial Greek in southern Italy: rhodon (Aeolic form: wrodon), from Aramaic wurrdā, from Assyrian wurtinnu, from Old Iranian *warda (cf. Armenian vard, Avestan warda, Sogdian ward, Parthian wâr).[2][3]
Attar of rose is the steam-extracted essential oil from rose flowers that has been used in perfumes for centuries. Rose water, made from the rose oil, is widely used in Asian and Middle Eastern cuisine. Rose hips are occasionally made into jam, jelly, and marmalade, or are brewed for tea, primarily for their high Vitamin C content. They are also pressed and filtered to make rose hip syrup. Rose hips are also used to produce Rose hip seed oil, which is used in skin products.
The leaves of most species are 5–15 centimetres long, pinnate, with (3–) 5–9 (–13) leaflets and basal stipules; the leaflets usually have a serrated margin, and often a few small prickles on the underside of the stem. The vast majority of roses are deciduous, but a few (particularly in Southeast Asia) are evergreen or nearly so.
The flowers of most species roses have five petals, with the exception of Rosa sericea, which usually has only four. Each petal is divided into two distinct lobes and is usually white or pink, though in a few species yellow or red. Beneath the petals are five sepals (or in the case of some Rosa sericea, four). These may be long enough to be visible when viewed from above and appear as green points alternating with the rounded petals. The ovary is inferior, developing below the petals and sepals.
The aggregate fruit of the rose is a berry-like structure called a rose hip. Rose species that produce open-faced flowers are attractive to pollinating bees and other insects, thus more apt to produce hips. Many of the domestic cultivars are so tightly petalled that they do not provide access for pollination. The hips of most species are red, but a few (e.g. Rosa pimpinellifolia) have dark purple to black hips. Each hip comprises an outer fleshy layer, the hypanthium, which contains 5–160 "seeds" (technically dry single-seeded fruits called achenes) embedded in a matrix of fine, but stiff, hairs. Rose hips of some species, especially the Dog Rose (Rosa canina) and Rugosa Rose (Rosa rugosa), are very rich in vitamin C, among the richest sources of any plant. The hips are eaten by fruit-eating birds such as thrushes and waxwings, which then disperse the seeds in their droppings. Some birds, particularly finches, also eat the seeds.
While the sharp objects along a rose stem are commonly called "thorns", they are actually prickles — outgrowths of the epidermis (the outer layer of tissue of the stem). True thorns, as produced by e.g. Citrus or Pyracantha, are modified stems, which always originate at a node and which have nodes and internodes along the length of the thorn itself. Rose prickles are typically sickle-shaped hooks, which aid the rose in hanging onto other vegetation when growing over it. Some species such as Rosa rugosa and R. pimpinellifolia have densely packed straight spines, probably an adaptation to reduce browsing by animals, but also possibly an adaptation to trap wind-blown sand and so reduce erosion and protect their roots (both of these species grow naturally on coastal sand dunes). Despite the presence of prickles, roses are frequently browsed by deer. A few species of roses only have vestigial prickles that have no points.
Roses are popular garden shrubs, as well as the most popular and commonly sold florists' flowers. In addition to their great economic importance as a florists crop, roses are also of great value to the perfume industry.
Many thousands of rose hybrids and cultivars have been bred and selected for garden use; most are double-flowered with many or all of the stamens having mutated into additional petals. As long ago as 1840 a collection numbering over one thousand different cultivars, varieties and species was possible when a rosarium was planted by Loddiges nursery for Abney Park Cemetery, an early Victorian garden cemetery and arboretum in England.
Twentieth-century rose breeders generally emphasized size and colour, producing large, attractive blooms with little or no scent. Many wild and "old-fashioned" roses, by contrast, have a strong sweet scent.
Roses thrive in temperate climates, though certain species and cultivars can flourish in sub-tropical and even tropical climates, especially when grafted onto appropriate rootstock.
Rose pruning, sometimes regarded as a horticultural art form, is largely dependent on the type of rose to be pruned, the reason for pruning, and the time of year it is at the time of the desired pruning.
Most Old Garden Roses of strict European heritage (albas, damasks, gallicas, etc.) are shrubs that bloom once yearly, in late spring or early summer, on two-year-old (or older) canes. As such, their pruning requirements are quite minimal, and are overall similar to any other analogous shrub, such as lilac or forsythia. Generally, only old, spindly canes should be pruned away, to make room for new canes. One-year-old canes should never be pruned because doing so will remove next year's flower buds. The shrubs can also be pruned back lightly, immediately after the blooms fade, to reduce the overall height or width of the plant. In general, pruning requirements for OGRs are much less laborious and regimented than for Modern hybrids.
Modern hybrids, including the hybrid teas, floribundas, grandifloras, modern miniatures, and English roses, have a complex genetic background that almost always includes China roses (R. chinensis). China roses were evergrowing, everblooming roses from humid subtropical regions that bloomed constantly on any new vegetative growth produced during the growing season. Their modern hybrid descendants exhibit similar habits: Unlike Old Garden Roses, modern hybrids bloom continuously (until stopped by frost) on any new canes produced during the growing season. They therefore require pruning away of any spent flowering stem, in order to divert the plant's energy into producing new growth and thence new flowers.
Additionally, Modern Hybrids planted in cold-winter climates will almost universally require a "hard" annual pruning (reducing all canes to 8"–12" in height) in early spring. Again, because of their complex China rose background, Modern Hybrids are typically not as cold-hardy as European OGRs, and low winter temperatures often desiccate or kill exposed canes. In spring, if left unpruned, these damanged canes will often die back all the way to the shrub's root zone, resulting in a weakened, disfigured plant. The annual "hard" pruning of hybrid teas, floribundas, etc. should generally be done in early spring; most gardeners coincide this pruning with the blooming of forsythia shrubs. Canes should be cut about 1/2" above a vegetative bud (identifiable as a point on a cane where a leaf once grew).
For both Old Garden Roses and Modern Hybrids, any weak, damaged or diseased growth should be pruned away completely, regardless of the time of year. Any pruning of any rose should also be done so that the cut is made at a forty five degree angle above a vegetative bud. This helps the pruned stem callus over more quickly, and also mitigates moisture buildup over the cut, which can lead to disease problems.
For all general rose pruning (including cutting flowers for arrangements), sharp secateurs (hand-held, sickle-bladed pruners) should be used to cut any growth 1/2" or less in diameter. For canes of a thickness greater than 1/2", pole loppers or a small handsaw are generally more effective; secateurs may be damaged or broken in such instances.
Deadheading is the simple practice of manually removing any spent, faded, withered, or discoloured flowers from rose shrubs over the course of the blooming season. The purpose of deadheading is to encourage the plant to focus its energy and resources on forming new offshoots and blooms, rather than in fruit production. Deadheading may also be perfomed, if spent flowers are unsightly, for aethestic purposes. Roses are particularly responsive to deadheading.
Deadheading causes different effects on different varieties of roses. For continual blooming varieties, whether Old Garden roses or more modern hybrid varieties, deadheading allows the rose plant to continue forming new shoots, leaves, and blooms. For "once-blooming" varieties (that bloom only once each season), deadheading has the effect of causing the plant to form new green growth, even though new blooms will not form until the next blooming season.
For most rose gardeners, deadheading is used to refresh the growth of the rose plants to keep the rose plants strong, vibrant, and productive.
The rose has always been valued for its beauty and has a long history of symbolism. The ancient Greeks and Romans identified the rose with their goddesses of love referred to as Aphrodite and Venus. In Rome a wild rose would be placed on the door of a room where secret or confidential matters were discussed. The phrase sub rosa, or "under the rose", means to keep a secret — derived from this ancient Roman practice.
Early Christians identified the five petals of the rose with the five wounds of Christ. Despite this interpretation, their leaders were hesitant to adopt it because of its association with Roman excesses and pagan ritual. The red rose was eventually adopted as a symbol of the blood of the Christian martyrs. Roses also later came to be associated with the Virgin Mary.
Rose culture came into its own in Europe in the 1800s with the introduction of perpetual blooming roses from China. There are currently thousands of varieties of roses developed for bloom shape, size, fragrance and even for lack of prickles.
Roses are ancient symbols of love and beauty. The rose was sacred to a number of goddesses (including Isis and Aphrodite), and is often used as a symbol of the Virgin Mary. 'Rose' means pink or red in a variety of languages (such as Romance languages, Greek, and Polish).
The rose is the national flower of England and the United States[4], as well as being the symbol of England Rugby, and of the Rugby Football Union. It is also the provincial flower of Yorkshire and Lancashire in England (the white rose and red rose respectively) and of Alberta (the wild rose), and the state flower of four US states: Iowa and North Dakota (R. arkansana), Georgia (R. laevigata), and New York[5] (Rosa generally). Portland, Oregon counts "City of Roses" among its nicknames, and holds an annual Rose Festival.
Roses are occasionally the basis of design for rose windows, such windows comprising five or ten segments (the five petals and five sepals of a rose) or multiples thereof; however most Gothic rose windows are much more elaborate and were probably based originally on the wheel and other symbolism.
A red rose (often held in a hand) is a symbol of socialism or social democracy; it is also used as a symbol by the British and Irish Labour Parties, as well as by the French, Spanish (Spanish Socialist Workers' Party), Portuguese, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Brazilian, Dutch (Partij van de Arbeid) and European socialist parties. This originated when the red rose was used as a badge by the marchers in the May 1968 street protests in Paris. White Rose was a World War II non violent resistance group in Germany.
Roses are often portrayed by artists. The French artist Pierre-Joseph Redouté produced some of the most detailed paintings of roses.
Henri Fantin-Latour was also a prolific painter of still life, particularly flowers including roses. The Rose 'Fantin-Latour' was named after the artist.
Other impressionists including Claude Monet and Paul Cézanne have paintings of roses among their works.
Rose perfumes are made from attar of roses or rose oil, which is a mixture of volatile essential oils obtained by steam distilling the crushed petals of roses. The technique originated in Persia (the word Rose itself is from Persian) then spread through Arabia and India, but nowadays about 70% to 80% of production is in the Rose Valley near Kazanluk in Bulgaria, with some production in Qamsar in Iran and Germany.[citation needed]
The Kaaba in Mecca is annually washed by the Iranian rose water from Qamsar. In Bulgaria, Iran and Germany, damask roses (Rosa damascena 'Trigintipetala') are used. In the French rose oil industry Rosa centifolia is used. The oil, pale yellow or yellow-grey in color, is sometimes called 'Rose Absolute' oil to distinguish it from diluted versions. The weight of oil extracted is about one three-thousandth to one six-thousandth of the weight of the flowers; for example, about two thousand flowers are required to produce one gram of oil.
The main constituents of attar of roses are the fragrant alcohols geraniol and l-citronellol; and rose camphor, an odourless paraffin. β-Damascenone is also a significant contributor to the scent.
Quotes
What's in a name? That which we call a rose/By any other name would smell as sweet. — William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet act II, sc. ii
O, my love's like a red, red rose/That's newly sprung in June — Robert Burns, A Red, Red Rose
Information appears to stew out of me naturally, like the precious ottar of roses out of the otter. Mark Twain, Roughing It
Hearts starve as well as bodies; give us bread, but give us roses. — James Oppenheim, "Bread and Roses"
Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose — Gertrude Stein, Sacred Emily (1913), a poem included in Geography and Plays.
La Kaaba, Ka'ba ou Ka'aba est une grande construction cuboïde au sein de la masjid al-Haram (« La Mosquée sacrée») à La Mecque. Ses noms sont des transcriptions approximatives de l’arabe الكعبة (en transcription scientifique : al ka'ba) qui signifie le cube. C'est avant tout vers elle que les musulmans se tournent pour faire leurs prières quotidiennes.
My Largest Panoramic Photo For The Largest Mosque
luckily I got a chance To take it of total 29 frame from the second highest tower in Mecca ( Jabal Omar Towers Project ) for complete view of the extension Project
sacred mosque or the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca
the largest mosque in the world Islam\'s holiest place, the Kaaba, in the city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia. In 2007, the mosque underwent a fourth extension project which is estimated to last until 2020. King Abdullah Ibn Abdulaziz planned to increase the mosque\'s capacity to 2.5 million worshipers . of total area from 356,000 m2 to 400,000 m2 . The part shown in 1/2 of the picture .
soon I will post some closeup shots on instagram
With big thanks to my friend sufianalatrash who designed my new signature
"إن أول بيت وضع للناس للذي ببكة مباركًا وهدى للعالمين"
Kaaba - الكعبه
Mecca - 2010
taken on : September 16, 2010 at 9.09am
All By Me
احببت ان اشارككم فيديو من تصويري للكعبة المشرفة
و اترك لكم الفرصة للاستمتاع بالنظر و سماع كل ما يدور حولها في لحظات ما قبل شروق الشمس
" النظر الى الكعبة عبادة "
ان اعجبكم هذا المقطع لا تنسوني ووالدي و ذوي الحقوق علي و المؤمنين و المؤمنات الاحياء منهم و الاموات و من ليس لهم وارث و ذاكر من خالص الدعاء
رزقنا الله و اياكم زيارة بيته الحرام و مراقد اهل بيت نبيه الكرام في عامنا هذا و في كل عام
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The Dome of the Rock is a shrine located on the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem. It was initially completed in 691 CE at the order of Umayyad Caliph Abd al-Malik during the Second Fitna. The Dome of the Rock is now one of the oldest works of Islamic architecture. It has been called "Jerusalem's most recognisable landmark". Its architecture and mosaics were patterned after nearby Byzantine churches and palaces.The octagonal plan of the structure may also have been influenced by the Byzantine Chapel of St Mary (also known as Kathisma and al-Qadismu) built between 451 and 458 on the road between Jerusalem and Bethlehem.
The site's significance stems from religious traditions regarding the rock, known as the Foundation Stone, at its heart, which bears great significance for Jews and Muslims.
It was constructed on the site of the Second Jewish Temple, which was destroyed during the Roman Siege of Jerusalem in 70 CE.
Muslims believe the location of the Dome of the Rock to be the site of the Islamic miracle of the Isra and Mi'raj. Caliph Omar ibn al Khattab (579–644) was advised by his associate, Ka'ab al-Ahbar, a Jewish rabbi who converted to Islam, that The Night Journey (Isra and Mi'raj), which is mentioned in the Qur'an and specified by the hadiths of being located in Jerusalem, took place at the site of the former Jewish Temples.
According to some Islamic scholars, the rock is the spot from which the Islamic prophet Muhammad ascended to Heaven accompanied by the angel Gabriel. Further, Muhammad was taken here by Gabriel to pray with Abraham, Moses, and Jesus.[Other Islamic scholars believe that the Prophet ascended to Heaven from the Al-Aqsa Mosque].
The Foundation Stone and its surroundings is the holiest site in Judaism. Though Muslims now pray towards the Kaaba at Mecca, they once faced the Temple Mount as the Jews do. Muhammad changed the direction of prayer for Muslims after a revelation from Allah. Jews traditionally regarded the location of the stone as the holiest spot on Earth, the site of the Holy of Holies during the Temple Period.
According to Jewish tradition, the stone is the site where Abraham prepared to sacrifice his son Isaac. In the story of the near-sacrifice in the Quran, the son is not named, but the majority opinion among Muslims is that the son was Ishmael rather than Isaac.
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Jeddah (also spelled Jiddah, Jidda, or Jedda; Arabic: جدّة Ǧiddah) is a Saudi Arabian city located on the coast of the Red Sea and is the major urban center of western Saudi Arabia. It is the largest city in Makkah Province, and the second largest city in Saudi Arabia after the capital city, Riyadh. The population of the city currently stands at over 3.4 million. It is considered the commercial capital of Saudi Arabia and the wealthiest city in the Middle East and western Asia. Jeddah is the principal gateway to Mecca, Islam's holiest city, which able-bodied Muslims are required to visit at least once in a lifetime.
This shot is taken on Jeddah Corniche shortly after sunset.
Camera Model: PENTAX K20D; Focal length: 20.00 mm; Aperture: 19; Exposure time: 30.0 s; ISO: 100
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Look! Here am I right within you.
Not in a temple, nor in a mosque,
Not in Kaaba nor Kailas,
But here, right within you am I.