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মসজিদ, Masjid, Mosque is the place of worship of the Muslims. It is the place to offer Prayers or Namaz. There are numerous Mosques all around the world.
Each has a design of its own. Here is some Beautiful and Magnificent Mosque Buildings. A Mosque is a house of prayer, a place of prostration. It is a building designed and built specifically for the worship of Allah. It is where Muslims stand shoulder to shoulder, united in their devotion for Allah and their desire to please Him
A mosque is the building in which Muslim's worship God. Throughout Islamic history, the mosque was the center of the community and towns formed around this pivotal building. Nowadays, especially in Muslim countries mosques are found on nearly every street corner, making it a simple matter for Muslims to attend the five daily prayers. In the West mosques are integral parts of Islamic centers that also contain teaching and community facilities. Mosques come in all shapes and sizes; they differ from region to region based on the density of the Muslim population in a certain area. Muslims in the past and even today have made use of local artisans and architects to create beautiful, magnificent mosques. There are however, certain features that are common to all mosques. Every mosque has a mihrab, a niche in the wall that indicates the direction of Mecca; the direction towards which Muslims pray. Most mosques have a minbar (or pulpit) from which an Islamic scholar is able to deliver a sermon or speech. Other common features include, minarets, tall towers used to call the congregation to prayer. Minarets are highly visible and are closely identified with mosques. Normally there is a large rectangular or square prayer area. It often takes the form of a flat roof supported by columns or a system of horizontal beams supported by architraves. In other common mosque designs, the roof consists of a single large dome on pendentives. There are usually separate prayer areas, with separate entrances for both men and women. Mosques have developed significantly over the past 1400 years. Many have courtyards containing decorative pools and fountains, which originally supplied water for ablution before prayer. Nowadays however, more private bathroom and toilet facilities are provided. Originally simple structures with earthen floors, now, mosque floors are usually covered with plush carpet. They are more often than not decorated with straight lines of geometric designs that ensure Muslims stand in straight rows to perform their five daily prayers. There are never any images of life or statues in mosques, for in Islam it is forbidden that such things are kept or displayed... At times, the interior walls of the mosque are decorated with verses from the Quran in Arabic calligraphy, or with intricate geometric designs. The patterns are made from a variety of materials including mosaics, stucco, stone, ceramics, and wood. The more classical designs are referred to as arabesque, and they take the form of a radial grid in which circle and star shapes are prominent. Designs can be both two, and three-dimensional. More often than not, even in arid desert countries mosques are cool, serene havens. When a person enters a mosque, he or she would have left the hustle and bustle of the material world and retreated into a calm shelter or sanctuary. Mosques are houses of worship. Men are expected to pray all five daily obligatory prayers in a mosque, in congregation. Although women are welcome to pray in the mosque it is more praiseworthy for them to pray in their homes. Nonetheless, Muslims are permitted to pray anywhere, excluding filthy or impure places such as toilets or in graveyards. Prophet Muhammad, may the mercy and blessings of Allah be upon him, said, “The entire earth was made a masjid for me”. Masjid is the Arabic word for mosque. However, while the term mosque has come to mean a building specifically for prayer the word masjid has retained several layers of meaning. In the very literal sense, masjid means place of prostration. The Arabic word comes from the root “sa-ja-da” meaning to prostrate. When a Muslim’s forehead touches the ground, he or she is close to God. Prayer establishes the connection between the believer and his Lord and prostration symbolizes complete submission. Many people have incorrectly stated that the word mosque is not a translation of the word masjid. They claim that the word mosque comes from the word mosquito and attribute it to Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand of 15th century Spain. However, the words mosque and mosquito are totally unrelated. The word “mosque” was introduced into the English language in the late 14th or early 15th century from the French. It comes from the French word mosquée from the old French word mousquaie. The French, in turn, derived the word from the Italian word moschea from moscheta. The Italians got it either directly from the Arabic word masjid or from the old Spanish mesquita. Thus, we can see that the translation of the Arabic word Masjid, into English becomes mosque. A mosque is a house of prayer, and a place of prostration. It is where Muslims stand shoulder to shoulder, united in their love for Allah and their desire to please Him. Jazāk Allah Khayran
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The Akhmad Kadyrov Mosque
Grozny, Chechnya.
It is one of the largest mosques in Russia and is officially known as "The Heart of Chechnya"
The mosque is named after Akhmad Kadyrov who commissioned its construction from the mayor of Konya. The mosque design with a set of 62-metre (203 ft)-tall minarets is based on the Sultan Ahmed Mosque in Istanbul.
On October 16, 2008, the mosque was officially opened in a ceremony in which Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov spoke and was with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.
Mosque "Heart of Chechnya" Opened October 17, 2008 and named after Akhmad Kadyrov, the mufti of the self-proclaimed Chechen Republic of Ichkeria and the first president of the Chechen Republic.
The mosque is located on the picturesque bank of the Sunzha River in the middle of a huge park (14 hectares) and is part of the Islamic complex, which, in addition to the mosque, consists of Russian Islamic University. Kunta-Haji and the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of the Czech Republic.
The mosque was built in the classical Ottoman style. The central hall of the mosque is covered with a huge dome (diameter - 16 meters, height - 32 m). The height of the four minarets of 63 meters - one of the highest minarets in the South of Russia. Exterior and interior walls of the mosque are marble, travertine, and the interior is decorated in white marble.
The area of the mosque is 5000 square meters and a capacity of more than 10 thousand people. The same number of the faithful can pray in the mosque adjacent to the gallery, and the area of summer.
Exterior and interior walls of the mosque are marble - travertine, and the temple interior richly decorated with white marble, which is mined in Marmara Adasi island in the Sea of Marmara (Turkish province of Balikesir).
For patterned painting used synthetic and natural colors with special additives, so that, according to experts, the mosque will keep the color scheme in the next 50 years. To write patterns and verses (texts) from the Quran masters used deposition of gold the highest standard.
The mosque is set 36 chandeliers. His forms are reminiscent of the three holy sites of Islam - 27 of them mimic the mosque Qubbat Al-Sahra in Jerusalem, 8 are made on the model of the mosque Rovzat-Nebevi in Medina and the biggest, Chandelier 8-meter repeats in forms Kaaba shrine in Mecca. The collection took several tons of bronze, 2.5 kg of the highest standard of gold and more than 1 million pieces. Chandeliers are Chechen ornament, which specially selected designers. Chandeliers made of Swarovski crystals .
The prayer niche in the wall of the mosque - mihrab (8 meters high and 4.6 meters wide), made of white marble, facing towards Mecca, indicating the direction of the faithful in prayer. The very niche creates the illusion of an infinite recess intersecting spaces. Inside the mosque used the art of calligraphy. Verses from the Koran skillfully woven into the overall pattern of the architectural decoration of the mosque. Summary of the main dome of the mosque is crowned Surah 112 "Ikhlas" (cleansing), which translates as "He - Allah, single, eternal God. He is not begotten and has not been born, and there is none equal to Him ".
The concept of lighting Grozny mosque was made of three layers.
First level - floodlighting, providing even illumination of the lower buildings and minarets.
Second level - accent lighting of architectural elements of the building.
Third level - festive lighting. This lighting solution allows you to visually raise the height of the minarets and make dynamic lighting the central dome.
The area of the mosque is 5000 m², height of minarets - 63 meters. The mosque has a high seismic resistance. The adjacent area has multiple fountains, broken destinations, and alley.
15/05/2021
Clonskeagh Mosque
Dublin, Ireland
08/04/2020
Bazra Shahi Mosque
Bajra, Begumganj, Noakhali, Bangladesh
Bajra Shahi Mosque is the most graceful Mosque complex in Bangladesh. Due to its monumental scale and complexity, it can be observed from the Dhaka-Noakhali Highway. It is named after the village of Bajra under the Begumganj upazilla of Noakhali district.
This Mosque is seemingly in a good state of preservation due to the series of repair works and recent refurbishing of the façade. The inscription tablet dating the building to 1741 AD is fixed over its eastern central entrance (Banglapedia 2003:206). It was erected by the zamindar Aman Ullah during the reign of the Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah. The builder Amanullah, his brother Sanaullah and their mother are stated to have been buried in the south east corner within the Mosque enclosure. Other Persian inscriptions record that it was thoroughly repaired in the Bengali year between 1318-35 by one Ali Ahmed and the name of the chief mason is also inscribed in Bengali, fixed on the outside of the southern wall.
The Mosque stands on the western side of a raised platform, which is enclosed by a low boundary wall with a majestic gate in the east. This impressive gateway structure is approached by a splendid staircase from the ground level and has standing or resting spaces for guards in the southern and northern sides of the structure. The upper floor or the pillared pavilion is reached by a single flight of stairs from the north which was used for azan and covered by a dome. During the façade uplift in 1920 two slender minarets were built in both corners of the frontal boundary wall.
The prayer hall has the typical Mughal oblong shaped plan measuring 15.77m by 7.54m externally with a 1.28m thick surrounding brick wall. The prayer hall is entered from the eastern side by three alcove archways and the other two walls have one pointed-arch opening each. All the opening archways are framed by recessed panels in the wall and bordered by octagonal turrets with a pinnacle on the top.
To articulate the main Mihrab niche from outside, the Qibla wall is projected in the centre towards the west. The four corners are buttressed by four corner turrets extended high above the roof level and ended in a blind kiosk covered by small cupola having a finial. The whole length of the rectangular hall is divided into three unequal bays by means of two 1.06m wide arches springing from the east and west walls. The side bays are rectangular in shape and smaller in width, but the central one is bigger and square. With the help of brick Pendentives, the square central bay is transformed into an octagonal area. By introducing a series of sequences, the octagonal area is transformed into a circular supporting area, upon which the dome supports. The two smaller rectangular side bays are converted into square supporting areas for the dome by using two half domed vault springing from the eastern and western walls. All the three domes have an octagonal shoulder embellished with merlons and are crowned with elongated amla-kalasa typed finials on lotus base.
The frontal façade is decorated by recessed rectangular panel containing arched niches and ended in a straight parapet with rows of blind merlons. Originally, the outer surfaces were plastered with a mortar of lime and powdered bricks. But, during the last refurbishing of the Mosque, only the frontal façade along with the three domes were profusely ornamented with chinni-tikri (Chinese ceramics), a popular surface treatment material during the colonial period.
17/10/2019
Aimani Kadyrova Mosque
Grozny, Chechnya
The Mosque was inaugurated on May 16, 2014. The Mosque bears the name of Aimani Kadyrova, the wife of first President of the Chechen Republic, Akhmat Kadyrov.
Construction of the mosque started in 2011 in the center of the town of Argun on the site of the old town Mosque. It was designed by the Turkish architect Deniz Baykan. The construction was funded by the Akhmat Kadyrov Regional Public Foundation.
The Aimani Kadyrova Mosque is the first Mosque in Russia to be designed in an ultramodern, Hi-tech style. . During the day, depending on the weather, the cupolas of the mosque change color, from light-gray to turquoise. At night, the mosque and the surrounding territory are illuminated with multicolored LED lamps and floodlights.
The walls of the Mosque are covered in marble. The oval vaulting of the main prayer hall is topped with a cupola 23 meters high and 24 meters in diameter. The central chandelier is the major decoration of the mosque's interior. It weighs eight tons and reaches thirty meters in diameter. The chandelier's thousand lamps are decorated with Quranic verses and represent a unified composition. Three minarets, each 55 meters high, surround the cupola of the Mosque.
The Mosque is designed to accommodate 15,000 people and has 26 entrance doors. Two rivulets inhabited by fish flow along the stairs that lead to the main entrance.
The Aimani Kadyrova Mosque is located next to the Argun City 1 and Argun City 2 skyscraper complex. A beautiful park surrounds the shrine. Over one hundred types of fruit trees have been planted there.
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