The Lal Masjid (Red Mosque) Operation was carried out by Pakistani armed forces against clerics and students of Lal Masjid‚ Islamabad‚ Pakistan in July of 2007. The operation divided opinions among Pakistanis at home and abroad. Very few people outside or inside of Pakistan received accurate information on the Operation as their primary source of knowledge was the Pakistani or International media. Therefore several of the opinions lack hard factual basis‚ are contradictory to one another or simply
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Jeddah" in the region. This is because in this region that hundreds of pilgrims from Malaysia‚ Indonesia and Thailand gathered before leaving for Mecca. Apart from the aspect of history and interesting background‚ village Masjid Melayu Lebuh Acheh has a unique architectural heritage. Masjid Melayu Lebuh Acheh equipped with octagonal tower‚ school ablution‚ toilets‚ wells‚ porch (verandah) and the cemetery that reflects the combined influence of Moorish architecture (architecture originating from northern
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Khalil Karim 1/26/14 Imam Plemen Islamic Philosophy “A Sacred Place” A masjid‚ also known as a mosque‚ is a place of worship for followers of Islam. The first mosque in the world is often considered to be the area around the Kaaba in Mecca now known as the Masjid al-Haram. Muhammad went on to establish another mosque in Medina‚ which is now known as the Masjid an-Nabawi‚ or the Prophet’s Mosque. Built on the site of his home‚ Muhammad participated in the construction of the mosque himself
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I pulled up to the masjid and sat in my Jeep waiting for my friend Shahariar to arrive. Before my observation I did not know what I masjid was‚ but I learned that it is the same thing as a mosque and that the two terms are interchangeable. As I sat in the parking lot the first thing that stuck out to me about the masjid‚ was the cameras and the floodlights that blanket the property in a very obvious manner. Cameras and security precautions are by no means irregular in a place of worship‚ even the
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Durvesh 1 Alvina Durvesh Professor Curtis TH 12:05 to 1:30 November 14‚ 2012 Masjid-e-Sabireen Masjid-e-Sabireen is a beautiful mosque located in Sugarland. This mosque has breathtaking external. The outside is composed of soft brown brick pieces. It has about 50 pointed arches. They are beautifully covering around the building. The building it facilitated with a playground‚ basketball court‚ football court and surrounded by a garden. The art inside the building reflects the Muslim ideas about
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Shahjahanabad still remains the soul of delhi. The most important structure in shahjahanabad is the jama masjid and the red fort. These two are the main monuments in the city. In the earlier times‚ the city of shahjahanabad was composed of only three places – jama masjid‚ faraz khana and the ajmeri gate. Along with the jama masjid‚ the city has other 20-22 mosques in the area. The red fort and the jama masjid serve as the two foci of an ellipse. Shahjahanabad is majorly inhabited by two communities – the
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Masjid Wilayah The building that our group choose for history and culture project will be Masjid Wilayah. Masjid Wilayah located at Kuala Lumpur. The mosque’s design is a blend of Ottoman and Malay architectural styles‚ heavily influenced by the Blue Mosque inIstanbul‚ Turkey. It has 22 domes made from a composite material of glass fibre fabric mixed with epoxy resin to make it durable and light. Concept of this mosque is “mosque in a garden”. They got this concept from another mosque that is
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The Ayodhya dispute (Hindi: अयोध्या विवाद‚ Urdu: ایودھیا وِواد) is a political‚ historical and socio-religious debate in India‚ centred on a plot of land in the city of Ayodhya‚ Faizabad district‚ Uttar Pradesh. The main issues revolve around access to a site traditionally regarded as the birthplace of the Hindu God Rama‚ the history and location of the Babri Mosque at the site‚ and whether a previous Hindu temple was demolished or modified to create the mosque. The Babri Mosque was destroyed by
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The Ayodhya issue is a political‚ historical and socio-religious debate. The controversial issue of Ram Janambhoomi and Babri Masjid has always been a big influence on Indian politics for several decades. The disputed land at Ayodhya in Faizabad district of Uttar Pradesh has always played major role in disturbing the communal harmony of India. Ayodhya dispute at a glance: The main issues revolve around access to the birthplace of the Hindu God Rama‚ the history and location of the Babri
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DELHI: A Heritage City; Nominating Delhi on UNESCO’s List of World Heritage Cities Articulating the Outstanding Universal Value of Delhi’s Ancient and Sultanate Period th 10 November‚ 2011‚ India International Centre‚ New Delhi Contribution of the Firuzian Era to development of Indo-Islamic building typologies Dr. Aruna Ramani Grover Firuz Shah Tughlaq was nominated as the Sultan in 1351 on the death of his cousin to rule for the next 37 years. According to historians he was the choice
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