Monday, November 21, 2011

15 grandest Mosque in the World


The mosque is a place of worship for Muslims. Its presence is vital at all. Even in some places, the mosque was built with a fairly large, the expectation is to be able to accommodate the many pilgrims during worship. And this is the largest mosque in the world 15 quoted from duniakita.

1. Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Or Holy Haram Mosque, is the largest mosque in the world. Located in the city of Mecca, mosque surrounds the Kaaba, where Muslims face in daily prayer times and is considered the holiest place on Earth by Muslims. The mosque is also known as the Grand Mosque.
The current structure covers an area of ​​400,800 square meters (99.0 acres) including the outdoor and indoor praying spaces and can accommodate up to 4 million pilgrims during the Haj season.

2. Prophet's Mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia
Often called the Prophet's Mosque Prophet's Mosque, is a mosque located in Medina. As the final resting place of Islamic Prophet Muhammad, is considered the second holiest site in Islam, Sunni and Shi'a

One of the most famous feature of this site is the Green Dome in the middle of the mosque, where Prophet Muhammad's tomb is located. It is not known exactly when the dome was built of green but the script took off in the early 12th century. duniakita.info This is known as the Green Dome of the Prophet. The next Islamic rulers expand and decorate it.

Original mosque was an open building. Base of the building plan has been adopted in other mosques throughout the world. The mosque also serves as community centers, courts, and a religious school.

Forbidden in Islam, make the tomb in the mosque, so the Prophet's Mosque is not the final resting place of Muhammad Rasullulloh.
However, as a result of the expansion of the mosque to make the tomb of Muhammad Rasullulloh inside the mosque.
Rasullulloh tomb of Muhammad is in his room in his house located next to the mosque at the time.

3. Muhammad Ali Pasha Mosque in Cairo, Egypt
Mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha or Alabaster Mosque is a mosque located in the Citadel of Cairo in Egypt and dperintahkan built by Muhammad Ali Pasha between 1830 and 1848.
Located at the top of the citadel, this Ottoman mosque, with a silhouette animation and two twin towers, is the most visible mosque in Cairo. This mosque was built to commemorate Tusun Pasha, the eldest son of Muhammad Ali, who died in 1816.

This mosque, along with the castle, is one of the landmarks and tourist destinations in Cairo and is one of the first features that will be visible when approaching the city from any side.

4. Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia
Masjid Istiqlal, or Independence Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia is the largest mosque in Southeast Asia in terms of capacity to accommodate the people. But in terms of building structures and land, Istiqlal is the largest in Southeast Asia. duniakita.info national mosque in Indonesia built to commemorate the independence of Indonesia, as a gratitude for the grace of God, Indonesia achieved independence. Therefore the national mosque in Indonesia is called Istiqlal, a word in Arabic for Independence.

5. Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca
Hassan II Mosque is located in Casablanca is Morocco's largest mosque and the third largest mosque in the world after the Grand Mosque (Grand Mosque) in Mecca and Al-Prophet's Mosque (Mosque of the Prophet) in Medina. Designed by French architect Michel Pinseau and built by Bouygues. The mosque was standing on a promontory overlooking the Atlantic ocean, which can be seen through a gigantic glass floor. Hassan mosque tower is the tallest in the world reached 210 m.

6. Faisal Mosque in Islamabad, Pakistan
Faisal Mosque in Islamabad is the largest mosque in Pakistan and South Asia and the sixth largest mosque in the world. It is the largest mosque in the world since 1986-1993 when it was defeated in size after completion of the Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca, Morocco. Further expansion of the Haram (Grand Mosque) in Mecca and the Prophet's Mosque (Mosque of the Prophet) in Medina, Saudi Arabia during the 1990's Faisal Mosque are made fourth place in terms of size.

Faisal Mosque is the National Mosque in Pakistan. This mosque has a covered area of ​​5,000 m2 (54,000 sq. ft.) and has the capacity to accommodate about 300,000 pilgrims (100,000 in the main prayer room, courtyard and porticoes and another 200,000 on the land side). duniakita.info Although the main prayer space covered is smaller than that of the Mosque of Hassan II in Casablanca. Faisal Mosque has the third largest capacity to accommodate the pilgrims in the courtyard after the Haram (Grand Mosque) of Mecca, the Prophet's Mosque (Mosque of the Prophet) in Medina. Each of the four tall minarets is 80 m (260 ft) tower is the highest in South Asia) with a diameter of 10 m.
Faisal Mosque is diambili name of the late King Faisal bin Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia, who support and finance this project.

7. Badshahi Mosque in Lahoredi, Pakistan
Badshahi Mosque, or "Emperor's Mosque 'in Lahore is the second largest mosque in Pakistan and in South Asia and is the fifth largest mosque in the world. Able to accommodate 10.000 pilgrim in the main prayer space and 100,000 in the yard and porch, the mosque is a mosque tersbesar in the world during the period of 313 years (1673-1986) before it is finally defeated in size by the Faisal Mosque in Islamabad.

8. Sheikh Zayed Mosque in United Arab Emirates
Majid Sheikh Zayed in Abu Dhabi is the largest mosque in the UAE and the sixth largest mosque in the world. The mosque is named by Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the founder and first President of the United Arab Emirates who also was buried there. The mosque was officially opened in the holy month of Ramadan in 2007.
9. Jami Mosque Dehli, India

Masjid Jahan Numa, more commonly known by the name of Jami Masjid of Delhi, is the main mosque of the city of Old Delhi in India. commissioned mosque built by Mugal Emperor Sah Jehan, founder of the Taj Mahal, and completed in 1656 AD, this is the largest and most famous mosques in India. located on the busiest street in downtown Old Delhi, Channi Chowk.

10. Mosque Baitul Mukharam in Dakha, Bangladesh
Mukharam is the National Mosque Baitul Bangladesh, located in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, was established in 1960. The mosque has a capacity of 30,000 people, giving it an honored place among the 10 largest mosque in the world. However, the mosque is always packed. This is particularly true during the holy month of Ramadan, which resulted in the government of Bangladesh to add an extension to the mosque thus increasing its capacity to nearly 40,000 pilgrims.

11. Id Kah Mosque in Kasgar, Xinjiang
Id Kah Mosque is a mosque located in Kasgar Xinjiang in western China. This mosque is the largest mosque in China. Every Friday mosque were covered 10,000 pilgrims and worshipers can accommodate 20,000 people at once.

12. State Mosque in Malaysia
State National Mosque is a mosque in Malaysia, located in Kuala Lumpur. The mosque has a capacity of 15.000 people and is situated among 13 acres (52.000 m) of beautiful gardens.

13. Sultan Ahmad Mosque in Turkey
Sultan Ahmed Mosque is the national mosque of Turkey, and is a historical mosque in Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey and Ustmaniyah caliphate (Ottoman Empire) from 1453 in 1923 AD The mosque is better known as the Blue Mosque for the blue tiles that adorn the walls and the interior.

The mosque was built between 1609 and 1616 AD, during the reign of Sultan Ahmad 1. Like many other mosques, the building was also made up of graves, madrasah and a hospice. Ahamad Sultan Mosque has become a famous attraction wisatan in Istanbul.

14. Al-Fath Mosque in Bahrain
Al-Fath Mosque, also known as Al-Fath Islamic Center and Mosque of Al Fath, the mosque is one of the largest mosques in the world capable of more than 7000 people manampung pilgrims pray at the same time. The mosque is the largest place of worship in Bahrain. The mosque is located on a highway of King Faisal in Juffair, a small town located in the capital Manama.

15. Al-Aqsa Mosque in Palestine,
Al-Aqsa Mosque was originally a small mosque built by the first four caliphs, Caliph Umar bin Khattab, but re-built and expanded by the Umayyad Caliph Abdul-Malik bin Marwan, and completed by his son al-Walid bin Abdul Malik in 705 AD. After the earthquake in the year 746, the mosque was completely destroyed and rebuilt by the Abbasid caliph al-Mansur in 754.

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