The #5 Greatest and Most Expensive Mosques in the World

in mosques •  7 years ago 

#1. The Grand Mosque.

Al-Masjid al-Harâm or the Grand Mosque is a mosque in the city of Mecca, in the middle of which there are buildings of the Ka'bah. It is the holiest place in the world for Muslims. Every year millions of Muslims from all over the world come especially to implement the 5 pillars of Islam, hajj. This mosque is a mecca of prayer. So, if in other mosques all lined up facing one direction that is to the qibla, another case with the Masjidil Haram. People who pray here live around the Ka'bah, then that's the Qibla.

#2. Mosque-Nabawi.

Nabawi Mosque, is one of the most important mosques found in the city of Medina, Saudi Arabia because it was built by the Prophet Muhammad SAW. and became the place of his tomb and his companions. This mosque is one of the main mosques for Muslims after the Grand Mosque in Mecca and the Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem.

Nabawi Mosque is the second mosque built by Rasulullah saw, after the Quba Mosque which was established in the journey of his hijrah from Mecca to Medina. Nabawi Mosque built since the first moments of the Messenger of Allah. arrived in Medina, in the place of the Prophet's camel camel. stop his journey. The location was originally a place of drying the date palms of orphans of two brothers Sahl and Suhail bin 'Amr, which was then purchased by the Messenger of Allah. to build his mosque and his residence.

After that many times the mosque was renovated and expanded. The first renovation was performed by the Caliph Umar bin Khattab in 17 H, and the second by Caliph Uthman ibn Affan in 29 H. In modern times, King Abdul Aziz of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia expanded the mosque to 6,024 m² in 1372 H.

#3. Sheikh Zayed Mosque.

Dubai has been known for some time as a huge city filled with magnificent skyscrapers rivaling the most stunning skyscrapers in the world. The famous Grand Mosque here named Sheikh Zayed Bin Mosque Sultan Al Nahyan, a grand vaulted building 82 built in Abu Dhabi by the father of the UAE itself, and the main dome of the mosque opened in 2007. The mosque is 32.8 meters in diameter with a height of 85 meters, making it one of the largest in the world.

#4. Imam Mosque.

Shah Abbas I was praised as the greatest ruler of the Safavid dynasty. During the era of his rule, the capital of the Persian Empire was transferred to Isfahan. The magnificent Naqsh-e Jahan Square is built and the southern façade of the square no doubt has an unbelievably beautiful view.

From the main gate, the mosque is connected through a gang that forms a beautiful altar. The mosque is surrounded by four iwans each in the middle of four arcades. The iwan facing Qiblah, (the direction to Mecca), is the largest and most impressive which also contains an elevated blue tile, double-glazed dome.

#5. Sultan Ahmet Mosque.

Sultan Ahmed Mosque is a mosque in Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey and is the capital of the Ottoman Empire (from 1453 to 1923). the mosque is known by the name of the Blue Mosque because its interior paint color is dominated by blue. But the blue paint is not part of the original mosque decoration, the paint is removed. Now, the interior of this mosque is not blue.

The architect of Sultan Ahmed Mosque, Sedefhar Mehmet Aga, is mandated not to save money in the creation of this great and beautiful place of worship of Muslims. The basic structure of this building is almost cube-shaped, measuring 53 times 51 meters. As in all mosques, the mosque is directed in such a way that the person performing the Salat faces Mecca..
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