Firdaws Muhsina
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Islam truly has a strong history. Here are ten special Masaajid from all around the world all of which used to be centers for learning. I posted links so we can see pictures of these masaajid
The Kaba built by just Prophet Ibrahim and his son and later housing idols now visited by several million muslims a year going for the Hajj pilgrimage
... http://www.al-islam.org/gallery/photos/images_1.htm
The Prophet's mosque was once just a roof of twigs and leaves and afloor of rugs and the prophet and his companions are buried there.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Masjid_al-Nabawi
The dome of the rock is the third holiest said to contain the rock which the prophet rode to rise to heaven.
http://www.sacred-destinations.com/i...me-of-the-rock
Badshahi mosque in Pakistan is one of the largest and oldest mosque. It can house 200,000 muslims all at once
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badshahi_Mosque
The Mutawakkil mosque in Iraq is more than a thousand years old and still strong. Its known for its spiral and extremely tall minaret. Itwas a very popular stop for scholar.
http://encyclopedia.mitrasites.com/i...-paradise.html
The Blue mosque was built about 400 years ago in Istanbul. Its plain on the outside but extremely beautiful on the inside known by its blue sea water tiles. It was the center for meeting in the Islamic empire by scholars and the khalif.
http://www.seatofourpants.com/2010/0...y-in-istanbul/
The mosque of Cordoba in Spain is about a thousandyears old and used to be a center of learning and instruction. During thiis time Spain had several thousand Muslims
http://famouswonders.com/great-mosque-of-cordoba/
The Koutoubia mosque in Morocco is about 800 years old and has a minaret about 200 ft high from which you can see the entire Atlas Mountains. This mosque was the place to learn Quran and Arabic in North Africa
http://news.accommodation-marrakech....r-muslims.html/
Last is the Qayrawan Mosque in Tunisia. Its more than a thousand years old and was once a center of learning. itsknown for its minare...t walls ten feet thick! It was the main center for all islamic knowledge and a meeting place for scholars throughout Africa. It has such a strong history for its contribution to the Islamic empire!
http://www.whyislam.org/muslim-world/kairouan-tunisia/
http://news.accommodation-marrakech....r-muslims.html/
news.accommodation-marrakech....r-muslims.html
Where has our strength gone! Let's return to practicing Islam so we can gain back our strength. Let the masaajid be the meeting place for learning rather than entertaining. The masaajd used to be full of the remembrance of Allah, now we are there to meet and go elsewhere, to have celebrations, and non Islam based events. May Allah increase our Imaan and return our strength to usYa Rabbana Ameen!
The Kaba built by just Prophet Ibrahim and his son and later housing idols now visited by several million muslims a year going for the Hajj pilgrimage
... http://www.al-islam.org/gallery/photos/images_1.htm
The Prophet's mosque was once just a roof of twigs and leaves and afloor of rugs and the prophet and his companions are buried there.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Masjid_al-Nabawi
The dome of the rock is the third holiest said to contain the rock which the prophet rode to rise to heaven.
http://www.sacred-destinations.com/i...me-of-the-rock
Badshahi mosque in Pakistan is one of the largest and oldest mosque. It can house 200,000 muslims all at once
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badshahi_Mosque
The Mutawakkil mosque in Iraq is more than a thousand years old and still strong. Its known for its spiral and extremely tall minaret. Itwas a very popular stop for scholar.
http://encyclopedia.mitrasites.com/i...-paradise.html
The Blue mosque was built about 400 years ago in Istanbul. Its plain on the outside but extremely beautiful on the inside known by its blue sea water tiles. It was the center for meeting in the Islamic empire by scholars and the khalif.
http://www.seatofourpants.com/2010/0...y-in-istanbul/
The mosque of Cordoba in Spain is about a thousandyears old and used to be a center of learning and instruction. During thiis time Spain had several thousand Muslims
http://famouswonders.com/great-mosque-of-cordoba/
The Koutoubia mosque in Morocco is about 800 years old and has a minaret about 200 ft high from which you can see the entire Atlas Mountains. This mosque was the place to learn Quran and Arabic in North Africa
http://news.accommodation-marrakech....r-muslims.html/
Last is the Qayrawan Mosque in Tunisia. Its more than a thousand years old and was once a center of learning. itsknown for its minare...t walls ten feet thick! It was the main center for all islamic knowledge and a meeting place for scholars throughout Africa. It has such a strong history for its contribution to the Islamic empire!
http://www.whyislam.org/muslim-world/kairouan-tunisia/
http://news.accommodation-marrakech....r-muslims.html/
news.accommodation-marrakech....r-muslims.html
Where has our strength gone! Let's return to practicing Islam so we can gain back our strength. Let the masaajid be the meeting place for learning rather than entertaining. The masaajd used to be full of the remembrance of Allah, now we are there to meet and go elsewhere, to have celebrations, and non Islam based events. May Allah increase our Imaan and return our strength to usYa Rabbana Ameen!
