Holi Each year when holi is celebrated you know that spring has emerged and it is time to break free from your winter cocoons and bask in the sunny weather. The atmosphere is ecstatic with people spreading there infectious good cheer to others and the ambiance seeming to have an effect on the greenery with bountiful‚ colorful blooms seen all around. It is a commonly established fact that there is no other Hindu festival that is as fun-filled‚ lively and energetic as Holi. With an overdose of music
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capital of the Safavid dynasty. Isfahan is a dazzling gem because of its Islamic architecture with many beautiful boulevards‚ covered bridges‚ palaces‚ mosques and minarets. The Naghsh-i-Jahan Square is designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. Other distinctive examples are mosques such as Imam Mosque‚ Jame Mosque and Sheikh Lotf Allah Mosque‚ palaces like Chehel Sotoun‚ Hasht Behesht and Aliqapu‚ bridges such as Khaju Bridge and Si-o-se pol Bridge and many other brilliant instances of flourished
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that time. It got to be creative within the great harmony of the inner and outer spaces. It also was known by seeing the massive and accurate decorations within the buildings. These decorations were mostly seen in columns‚ domes and semi domes of mosques. This is were the creative architects of Ottoman empire mostly lie in. One of the greatest Ottoman architects is Mimar Sinan. He was born in 1489 in Anatolia. He was the son of Greek Christians but he converted to Islam. Sinan lived in a period
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1- Number of Quran books in print/ published Quran printing must get the approval of Al-Azhar Mosque in Egypt. Number of published prints of Quran is 500 million copies in Africa. Since 1984 Up to 2012 Estimated Published Quran prints from Saudi Arabia since ( 1985 ) is 260‚782‚000 up to 2013 Printing Place | Production/ Year | King Fahd Glorious Quran Printing Complex (Saudi Arabia) | 5‚000‚000+ 2‚000‚000 parts | The African House for printing The Glorious Quran (Sudan) Since1994 | 300
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Khalifa also has the highest swimming pool on level 76. http://burj-khalifa.readabout.org/introduction/ http://www.dubaicityguide.com/site/burj/world-records.asp Sheikh Zayed Mosque Sheikh Zayed Mosque‚ also known as Grand Mosque‚ was Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan’s dream to build a mosque
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What religion is named after “surrender” and it’s based on morality‚ pure monotheism‚ modesty‚ education and serving family? Islam! People who practice it are Muslim. Unfortunately‚ this religion has had bad reputation and is being forced to disappear on the soil that we stand on. Muslim have the same right as any other religion to be practice in the United States. We have had one of the greatest boxer‚ an American icon speak on the behalf of the religion. Although even with his help certain states
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Assignment # 1 Faculty: Current Affairs Teacher: Ali Mujahid Class ID: Topic: Islamophobia Student Name: Syed Fahad Ali Student ID: 54592 Submission Date : 25/09/2010 Islamophobia Reference website: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamophobia Islamophobia (ie. Islam+phobia‚ "fear") is prejudice against‚ or an irrational fear of Islam or Muslims. The term seems to date back to the late 1980s‚ but came into common usage after the September 11‚ 2001 attacks in the United States to refer
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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 tension started with the Mughal emperor Babar‚ who entered India after defeating Hindu King Rana Sangram Singh in 1527. Babar made his general Mir Banki in-charge of the area. Banki visited Ayodhya in 1528 and reportedly built a mosque destroying a Hindu Temple. The first Hindu-Muslim riot broke out over the
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During the time period of 600 c.e to 1200 c.e‚ the two societies‚the Islamic empires and Medieval Europe both had the technological innovation of games and recreations that were played throughout the whole society. A difference among societies were that the Islamic empire had a more enlightened society in natural science‚ in contrast to Medieval Europe who had little knowledge about natural science. Another similarity that the two societies had were the value in literary technologies and processes
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location of the Mosque is in Mecca‚ Saudi Arabia and is the primary destination of the Hajj pilgrimage The construction began as a very simple design of a covered prayer area that was held together by wooden
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