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Mosque
A mosque is the building where Muslims worship. There are very strict building requirements for a place of worship to be called a mosque.
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Why a mosque by The World Trade Center?
There is already a mosque two blocks from the proposed site but it is very small and cannot accommodate the Muslim community it serves.
If an organized group claiming affiliation with a certain religion went into a country and killed thousands of its citizens who had done nothing wrong, and then the religion built a center very near the site of the attack, the appearance or impression is that the religion has built a monument to its victory, and is gloating and demonstrating the ignorance of the country's citizens. It is hard to avoid the impression, given that the original name of the center was Cordoba House, a catch-phrase among Muslims symbolizing pride in conquest and occupation. The name has since been changed following public outcry. See discussion for more.
What is The history of masjid al-haram?
The beginnings of the Holy Mosque were established under Caliph Omar Ibn al-Khattab (634-644). The caliph ordered the demolition of houses surrounding the Ka'ba in order to accommodate the growing number of pilgrims, then built a 1.5-meter high wall to form an outdoor prayer area around the shrine. During the reign of Caliph Uthman Ibn Affan (644-656), the prayer area was enlarged and covered with a simple roof supported by wooden columns and arches.
In 692, after Caliph Abdul Malik bin Marwan conquered Mecca from Ibn Zubayr, the building was enlarged and embellished: the outer walls were raised, the ceiling was covered with teak and the capitals were painted in gold. The caliph's son al-Walid (705-715) replaced the wooden columns with marble ones and decorated its arches with mosaics. Abbasid Caliph Abu Ja'far al-Mansur (754-775) added mosaics to the columns, doubled the size of the northern and western wings of the prayer hall and erected the minaret of Bab al-Umra on the northwest corner.
In 777, a major rebuild took place under Abbasid Caliph al-Mahdi (775-785) to accommodate the growing number of pilgrims. The existing mosque was demolished along with more houses in the area and a new mosque was constructed in its place. Measuring 196 by 142 meters, it was built on a grid plan with marble columns from Egypt and Syria decorated with gilt teak wooden inlay. Al-Mahdi's mosque also included three minarets, placed above Bab al-Salam, Bab Ali and Bab al-Wadi.
In 1399, the northern part of the mosque was severely damaged by fire and the remaining sections suffered from water damage. The mosque was subsequently rebuilt by Mamluk Sultan Nasir Faraj bin Barquq (1399-1405). The damaged marble columns were replaced with stone columns quarried from the nearby Hijaz region and the roof was patched with local wood from the Ta'if Mountains.
In 1571, Ottoman Sultan Selim II (1566-1574) commissioned the court architect Sinan to renovate the Holy Mosque. It is from this renovation that thepresent building mostly dates. Sinan replaced the flat roof of the prayer hall with domes, supported by the addition of new columns from the nearby Shams Mountains. The interior of the domes were decorated with gilded calligraphy.
Due to damaging rains in 1611, the mosque was once again restored under Sultan Murad IV (1623-1640) in 1629. It received a new stone arcade with slender columns and inscriptive medallions between the arches. The floor tiles around the Ka'ba were replaced with new colored marble tiles and the mosque was given seven minarets.
Between 1955 and 1973, the first of many extensions under the Saudi kings was commissioned by King Abdul Aziz (1932-1953). As part of the renovations, the Mas'a gallery connecting the Rock of al-Safa' with al-Marwah was extended to reach the mosque. The two-story extension was built of reinforced concrete arches clad in carved marble and artificial stone, which communicates with the street and the mosque via eleven doors.
A major extension sponsored by King Fahd (1982-present) consisted of a new wing and an outdoor prayer area on the southeast side of the mosque. In the two-story wing, air conditioning circulates below the tiled floors and is supplied through ventilation grids located at the base of each column. The facade of the extension blends in with the previous constructions, with gray marble facing from the Fatimah Mountains and carved white marble bands.
The monumental King Fahd Gate consists of three arches with black and white voussoirs and carved white marble decoration, flanked by two new minarets matching the older ones. The windows are covered with brassmashrabiyya and framed with carved bands of white marble. The minor gates have green-tiled sloped canopies
What are the names of the five daily islamic prayers?
fajar(early morning). zuhar(after noon), asar(evening), magrib(after the sun set), isha(before sleep)
Why are there patterns in a mosque?
because it is a spiritual place
and the same reason a church is decorated
What religion is place of worship is a mosque?
A mosque is a church where Muslims go to profess their beliefs in Islam.
What is a classroom used for in a mosque?
To teach Punjabi classes and lessons about Sikhism. Also used as a meeting room and library.
Which city has the most mosque?
Istanbol
CORRECT ANSWER:
Mecca
(btw, it is spelled Istanbul.)
MOST CORRECT ANSWER:
Mega Dhaka city, because of more than 700 mosques in the city, and Dhaka is almost 10 times smaller than Istanbul. You will always hear the Azaan more than 5-10 times from different mosques at any given particular area in Dhaka.
Why was the jama masjid built?
The jama masjid was amongst the largest and grandest mosque in india. there waswas no place higher than this mosque within the city then
Delhi During Shah Jahan's time wasalso an important center for sufi culture it had several dargah khanqahs and idgahs etc alll were so beautifull no wonder the poet mir taqi . mir said that the streets of delhi weren't the streets but were paintings made by some great artist
A tower attached to a mosque where people are called for prayer?
it is called Minaret (or Minareh مناره) and is for calling Muslims to pray.
Pillars and arcches were added and enhanced with colorful mosaics.
Why are Muslim women not allowed to enter a mosque?
Who said so?
Muslim women are equal to men in their relations with Allah "God" the almighty. But as to mosques "Better to say masjids" they are also allowed to go to Masjid in all five prayers just like men but they are not obliged to do so. Men have to pray in the Masjid and encouraged to do so by prophet Mohammed peace be upon him who said: Sala aljama'a "Paryers in Masjid" equals 25 times virtue than praying alone"
Women may pray home and it is even better for them to pray at home as prophet said.
Muslim women are alloud to go in moques but only in some moques where they have sepparate rooms for the women
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A minaret is a tall, slender tower which is attached to a mosque, a Muslim place of worship. There are a number of uses for minarets, but perhaps the most famous is the traditional call to prayer, which is often issued from the balconies minarets. Many people associate minarets with Muslim culture and the Muslim world, and they are common features in the cityscapes of Muslim regions, where the horizon may be dotted with an assortment of minarets of all shapes and sizes.
Who built the mosque bab ul Islam?
If you mean the grand mosque in Mecca (Al Masjid Al Haram) then there is a bit of a debate whether it was built by the angles or Adam.
But later Ibrahim and his son Ismaeil came to Mecca and found its foundations still present which they built upon and called people for Hajj (pelgrimage).
It was damaged and restored several times after that, but the current Kaaba is the restoration of the Otthoman Sultan Murad in 1630 after it was damaged by floods.
Are there any mosques in altrincham cheshire?
Shajalal Masjid 145 Walthall Street, Crewe, CW2
Tel:
Mosque Capacity
Male 200
Female 0 Mosque Services
Arabic/Quran Classes
Hadeeth & Tafseer Classes
Advice & Counselling
Shajalal Masjid 145 Walthall Street, Crewe, CW2
Tel:
Mosque Capacity
Male 200
Female 0 Mosque Services
Arabic/Quran Classes
Hadeeth & Tafseer Classes
Advice & Counselling
What do the clocks represent in a mosque?
A clock is an instrument for measuring and recording time, esp. by mechanical means, usually with hands or changing numbers to indicate the hour and minute Therefore, Clocks are in Mosques/Masaajid for the same reason they are found in offices, rooms etc. That is, to indicate the time.
