Thread by @taesmug, The beauty of Islamic architectures including some infos -- a thread Kaaba, [...]

The beauty of Islamic architectures including some infos -- a thread

Kaaba, was built by prophet Ibraham (Arbraham) & his prophet son Ismail as a monotheistic house of worship, the most sacred site. Us Muslims around the world face the Kaaba during our 5 times daily prayers. We don't worship the Kaaba, but view it as a metaphorical house of Allah

kiswa, a cloth which covers the kabah where golden calligraphy been done not only in kabah but also in mosques we see that! It's really a big part of our Islamic design! Its designed with Quranic verses & surahs that are hand-embroidered in threads of gold and silver!

Surah Al Ikhlas & 6 other verses are written in separate frames, alternating the following statements: “The most gracious, the most merciful”, “Oh you the alive, the self-subsisting”, or “praise to Allah” Kaaba is designed with more Quranic verses!

Next one's Mosque & it's 1st key of aspect is minaret it's a tall slender tower which is in the highest point of the mosque. Adnan (the call to prayers) are done from there by muezzin (who call for prayer) In Muslim countries you hear Adhan from your house

Mihrab is a semicircular niche in the wall of a Mosque that indicates the qibla, (the direction of the Kaaba) in Mecca and hence the direction that Muslims should face when praying!

The dome is symbolically, represents the vault of heaven in the same way as the garden prefigures Paradise in Islam

The minbar is a pulpit in the form of a staircase on where the imam (prayer leader) stands when delivering a sermon after Friday prayer. The pulpit is usually situated to the right of the mihrab!

Masjid Al haram the sacred place of pilgrimage in the Hajj, Muslim from all over the world comes there, we dream of to do it at least once in our lives! 'Umrah' The lesser pilgrimage can be undertaken any time of the year!

Let me just show you some of the beautiful mosques 1st up Al-aqsa Masjid, Jerusalem

Masjid al Nabawi, the 2nd largest mosque in the world after Masjid al-Haram. It is resting place of the Prophet Muhammad. It was built by the Prophet himself, next to the house where he settled after his migration to Medina in 622 AD! His grave is inside the green dome

Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, Abu Dhabi, UAE. Just look

Sultan Ahmed mosque, Istanbul, Turkey

The Hassan II Mosque, Casablanca, Morocco

Hamidiye camii mosque, Turkey

Kul Sharif Mosque, Kazan Russia

Kairouan Mosque, Tunisia was built by the Arab general Uqba Ibn Nafi in the year 50 AH (670AD/CE) one of the oldest places of worship in the Islamic world, and is a model for all later mosques in the Maghreb.

The Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba, Spain officially known! Now this has a long story but all I know it's now a church

Shah Faisal, Mosque, Islamabad Pakistan

The Great Mosque, Xi'an, China! It is an active mosque with traditional Chinese architecture was built during the early Ming dynasty. It was first built in the year 742 AD it has now houses more than 20 buildings in its 5 courtyards

Jamkaran Mosque, Qom, Iran

Sheikh lutfullah Mosque, Isfahan, Iran

Nasir Al Mulk, Mosque, Shiraz, Iran

Djamaa el djazaïr mosquée, Algeria

Putra Mosque putrajaya, Malaysia

Sultan barquq mosque, Cairo

Hazrat Sultan Mosque, Kazakhstan

The Blue Mosque in Mazar-e Sharif, Afghanistan

The Crystal Mosque, Terengganu, Malaysia

I forgot to add: Masjid e Quba the 1st masjid in the history of Islam built by prophet Hazarat Mohammad

Besides mosque another wonderful creation on Islamic architecture is Taj Mahal! Mughal architecture is one of the category!

The masjid of zaituna, Tunisia one of the oldest masjids it was mosque and university in the same time!

Imam Ali shrine

Also the modern Islamic architecture the education city mosque in Qatar!

Wazir Khan mosque, Lahore, Pakistan

Sry for the misspelling it's BC of the autocorrect. I know there's more beautiful creation of our Islamic architecture I'm proud! Feel free to drop more! Just wanted to show how much deep meaning it holds...it's not for aesthetic! Thank you for taking your time to see all this

My apologies for not including the location of Imam Ali shrine it's from najaf, Iraq & also his daughter Zeinab shrine

Sidi Saiyyid mosque, Ahmedabad, Gujrat, India!

Please correct me if I'm wrong in somewhere my fellow Muslims, i just wanted to show the Islamic architecture if there's anything u wanna give infos pls do! Hope y'all understand

Imam Reza shrine, Mashhad, Iran