The 10 Most Beautiful Mosques Around the World
Mosque is often called ‘the House of Allah Almighty’ because it is an open house for everyone. There is no distinction between the poor and powerful, no special passes for dignitaries, nothing. Here, every Muslim can come, supplicate to Allah Almighty, seek guidance and forgiveness. The importance of Masjid in Islam can be evaluated from the fact that a dedicated part of Hajj and Umrah rituals are performed inside of it i.e. Masjid-al-Haram. People go there through umrah Ramadan packages, from all over the world and offer the holy rituals.
Muslims have spared no relaxation of money, design, architecture, and facilities when it comes to building a masjid. Exemplary portrayals of which can be seen throughout the history of the world. From gold minarets, glass and crystal structures to hand-woven silk and velvet carpets, you can find every sort of embellishment there. Here are the 10 most beautiful mosques around the world.
I. Masjid-al-Haram.
Location; Makkah, Saudia Arabia.
Majid-al-Haram is the world’s largest, oldest and Islam’s first of the three holiest mosques. It can house up to 4-5 million pilgrims at a time with further expansions underway. It is where the Holy Kaabah, Maqam-e-Ibrahim, Zamzam Well, Hateem, Hajar-e-Aswad, and Safah and Marwah reside.
II. Faisal Mosque.
Location; Islamabad, Pakistan.
A gift by Shah Faisal of Saudia Arabia to Pakistan, Faisal Mosque is present in the heart of the capital city, in the middle of the mountains. It is an exceptional artwork of a Turkish architect that can hold up to 100,000 worshippers at once!
III. Sheikh Zayed Mosque.
Location; Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.
Featuring 82 domes, 1,000 columns, 24-carat gold gilded chandeliers, and the world’s largest hand-knotted carpet; it can accommodate 41,000 worshippers.
IV. The Blue Mosque.
Location; Istanbul, Turkey.
Exterior made with a cascade of domes and six minarets, the Blue Mosque is the turkey’s oldest and most-visited mosque.
V. Masjid-al-Aqsa.
Location; Jerusalem.
Masjid-al-Aqsa was the first Qibla of Islam. Hazrat Muhammad (SAWW) during his (SAWW) night journey also stayed here for a while and led a prayer.
VI. Jami-Ul-Alfar Mosque.
Location; Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Due to its white and red combination, it is known as ‘Red mosque’ and remains of very distinctive design.
VII. Crystal Mosque.
Location; Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia.
Built on a man-made island with a structure of steel and glass, it’s world’s one of the few IT-facilitated mosques with Artificially intelligent and digital connectivity facilities.
VIII. Badshahi Mosque.
Location; Lahore, Pakistan.
Badshahi mosque is an exemplary portrayal of Mughal Architecture in the heart of the ‘City of Gardens’.
IX. Nasir Al-Mulk Mosque.
Location; Shiraz, Iran.
Designed with stained, multi-coloured glass the interior of this masjid remains completely one-of-a-kind.
X. Masjid-al-Nabawi.
Location; Madinah, Saudia Arabia.
It’s the 2nd largest as well as the second of the three holiest mosques of Islam. It’s the place of Roza-e-Rasool (SAWW). Every year tens of millions of Muslims arrive here from all over the world through their Umrah packages Bradford, after the completion of Umrah/Hajj rituals in Makkah.
These are some of the most beautiful and must-visit mosques of the world.
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