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|  |  | Hajj 2007 (1428 after Hijrah)Hajj is the yearly Islamic pilgrimage. Hajj is obligatory on every sane adult person who has the financial means and health to complete it. Each year between 2 and 3 million pilgrims travels to Mekka to perform their obligations.
This album contains pictures of the rituals of the Islamic pilgrimage of 2007, at Mina, the Jamarat and Arafat. There are also pictures from the Masjid al Haram, the mosque which contains the Ka'ba. Pictures from both inside and outside of the Mosque. There are also some pictures from the Prophet's Mosque in Medina, only from the outside. |
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| |  | Makkah al-MukarramahMakkah, or Mecca, is the city where the last Prophet, Muhammed (peace and blessings be upon him), was born. It is also the city where the Ka'ba is. Muslims pray in the direction of Ka'ba whereever they are in the world.
Currently this album only contains pictures from Masjid Al Haram.
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| |  | Al Madīnah al MunawwarahThe city of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
Currently this album contains exterior pictures of Masjid Al Nabawi at night time, daytime as well as pictures of the interior of the mosque .
Find hotels in Madinah |
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 | SyriaShrine of Sayyida Zaynab RA and Sayyida Ruqaya RA - decendents of prophet Muhammad (pbuh) , Shrine of Hadrat Bilal RA, Ibn Arabi and Salahuddin Ayubi among other important historical places in Damascus. Also significant places in Bosra, Deir Mar Musa and Sidneya |
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| |  | DamascusSyria's capital. Pictures from the souks, Salahuddin's shirne (from outside, we were not allowed inside due to restoration work), Ibn Arabi's mosque and shrine, the Abu Noor foundation and the Danish Institue among other places. |
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 | SpainThe Moorish influence (the Moors from Morocco were the dominating civilization for 800 years) in Andalucía can be seen in the sumptuous Alhambra palace in Granada, the mezquita , a former mosque in Córdoba and the Alcázar and Giralda tower in Sevilla. |
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 | Muslim EventsThis category contains pictures from different events I've participated in.
Photos from Outlandish's performance in Copenhagen, Quran exhibitions and Opening of a new mosque in Oslo are examples. |
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Masjid al Nabawi in daylightThe Mosque of the Prophet (Masjid al Nabawi) is the second holiest mosque, after the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca. It is the second mosque to be founded by the Prophet Muhammed (saws), the first was Masjid Al-Quba. It was originally built by the Prophet Muhammed (pbuh) and his companions and has later been extended several times by his followers.
The Mosque of the Prophet (pbuh) became his resting place after his death. The last Prophet's (pbuh) resting place is beneath the green dome. The first caliph, hadrath Abu Bakr Siddiq (ra), and the second caliph, hadrath Umar ibn Al Khattab (ra) are both also resting here. It contains a fourth grave as well, which is reserved for hadrat Isa / Jesus (as), when his time is up after his return to the earth.
The Prophet's (pbuh) lived where the dome is today after the Hijrah. The Rawdah - the area between his house and the original mihrab is a part of Jannah - paradise, according to a saying (hadith) of the Prophet (pbuh). He said: "What is between my house and my minbar is a garden from the gardens of Paradise". It is extremely crowded here - often hours before the prayer time, as it is every worshipper's desire to pray here. The area holds only a few hundered worshippers - maybe up to a thousand.
The part of the mosque which currently surrounds the green dome has been expanded several times during different times. It therefore contains architecture of different styles. The other parts are of newer extensions, and they look quite similar.
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The rock inside the Dome of the RockThis picture shows the actual rock which the mosque the Dome of the Rock is build around. There is no place for prayers just beneath the dome of this mosque, as the rock surfaces the area. The structure at the left is built upon the area of the rock where the Prophet (saws) put his foot on, to climb the animal "Buraq".
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Details of the Fatih Mosque
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Outlandish Waqas Ali Qadri on the left, and Isam Bachiri on the right.
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Outlandish Waqas Ali Qadri on the left, and Isam Bachiri on the right.
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Sultan Ahmet
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Details of Al AqsaThe Al Aqsa mosque is the muslim's 3rd holy place after Mekka and Medina.
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The apartheid wallHere the wall divided a main road. It is no longer possible to drive forward, one must take a left or right turn (seeing from the photographer's perspective). People wanting to go from this side to the other side must now travel 1-2 hours. Palestinians live on both sides of the wall.
The so called "security fence", which is mostly a 9 meter tall concrete wall. The wall often seperates Palestinans from Palestinians.
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Al AqsaAl Aqsa mosque on the left and Dome of the Rock on the right. The Dome of the Rock, the mosque with the golden dome, is often confused with the Al Aqsa mosque. The Al Aqsa mosque is the muslim's 3rd holy place after Mekka and Medina.
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Ceiling of the Sultan Ahmet mosque
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Interior of Masjid al NabawiOne such dome weight 80 tons. There are 24 of them, and they can slide open individually or all at once. When they open, they hardly make a sound! The insides of the domes are decorated wood. They also provide shade for the worshippers who are on the roof, when they are open.
The Mosque of the Prophet (Masjid al Nabawi) is the second holiest mosque, after the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca. It is the second mosque to be founded by the Prophet Muhammed (saws), the first was Masjid Al-Quba. It was originally built by the Prophet Muhammed (pbuh) and his companions and has later been extended several times by his followers.
The Mosque of the Prophet (pbuh) became his resting place after his death. The last Prophet's (pbuh) resting place is beneath the green dome. The first caliph, hadrath Abu Bakr Siddiq (ra), and the second caliph, hadrath Umar ibn Al Khattab (ra) are both also resting here. It contains a fourth grave as well, which is reserved for hadrat Isa / Jesus (as), when his time is up after his return to the earth.
The Prophet's (pbuh) lived where the dome is today after the Hijrah. The Rawdah - the area between his house and the original mihrab is a part of Jannah - paradise, according to a saying (hadith) of the Prophet (pbuh). He said: "What is between my house and my minbar is a garden from the gardens of Paradise". It is extremely crowded here - often hours before the prayer time, as it is every worshipper's desire to pray here. The area holds only a few hundered worshippers - maybe up to a thousand.
The part of the mosque which currently surrounds the green dome has been expanded several times during different times. It therefore contains architecture of different styles. The other parts are of newer extensions, and they look quite similar.
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Sultan Ahmet mosque by nightThere is a greeting/message given which changed each day. It is written in turkish, and I don't have any translation. I believe they only gave this greeting/message in the month of Ramadan.
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An old man praying on this prayer beads, leaning towards a shelf of holy scripts, like the QuranThe Umayyad mosque was built in 706 by the sixth Umayyad caliph, al-Walid. The mosque gave birth to a number of key elements in Muslim architecture such as the horseshoe arch and the square minaret. The mosque is one of the oldest and holiest shrines of Islam. One of the three minarets of the mosque is called the minaret of Jesus (as), as Islamic traditons say that he (as) would appear at that minaret on his return. The prayer hall contains the shrine of Yahya/John the Baptist (as), where his (as) head or maybe entire body is burried. Another part of the mosque contains the head of Zachariah, father of Yahya/John the Baptist (as).
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Water crossingNice way to cross the water
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The Alcazaba, the millitary complex of the Alhambra castlePhoto is taken from the watch tower. Alcazaba is the millitary part of the Alhambra. The fortress is the oldest part of the palace.
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The Fatih Mosque
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Pilgrims filling Zam Zam water in their plastic containers next to the place where Prophet Muhammed was bornZam Zam is a holy water which flows in Makkah. Every pilgrim is allowed to bring 10 liters of zam zam back home with their flight. This goes for both the lesser pilgrimage, Umrah, and the bigger pilgrimage, Hajj. Also, all pilgrims try to drink as much zam zam as possible during the pilgrimage. Muslims believe that zam zam water has a positive effect on the health.
Allah commanded Ibrahim (as) to take his son, Ismail (as) and Ismail's mother Hajar (ra) from Palestine to the Arid valley where the House of Adam used to be. Following Allahs command, he (as) left his wife (ra) and son (as) in the valleys of Makkah where there were no wells, population or trees. After their food and water had run out, Hajar (ra) feared for her and her baby's life. She climbed the nearast hillock, Safa, and searched for life from there. She could not find any, and rushed to another hillock, Marwa, and searched for life from there. She repeated her actions 7 times without finding anything or anyone. While standing on Marwa she heard something, but could not recognize it. When she returned to Ismail, she saw that the Archangel Jibril (Gabriel) had struck the ground with his heel, brining up water. This water is still flowing from here and is called Zamzam.
The zam zam water is available in Masjid al Haram and it is also transported to Medina, so that the worshipers in Masjid al Nabawi also can drink it.
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The courtyard of the Sunna MosqueThe Sunna Mosque is the biggest Mosque in Rabat.
The wall divides the male and female parts of the Mosque
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Mosque-ish architecture in the MezquitaMosque is "Mezquita" in spanish. It was built and used as a mosque, but is now used as a Cathedral. The name of the building is simply the Mezquita due to this. It serves as the offical Cathedral of Granada, and is also known as the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption. The architecture dates back to the 8th century. Most of the archiect of the original mosque is still preserved, including the mihrab wall. But there have also been done some huge changes, to make it a cathedral.
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Source of PollutionMay 12, 2008
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Sughra Shafi Hospital NarowalHospital built by one of the vocalists of Pakistan. May 12, 2008
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