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| Selections of picturesContains a mix of categories from different places in the world. Easy access to all all mosques, all churches and editor's choice of pictures are found here. |
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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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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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| EgyptI have just completed a trip to Egypt, and will upload pictures within a few months inshAllah. |
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| ChinaI will soon go to a few places in China, and will upload some pictures during the summer inshAllah. |
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| MalaysiaI will soon go to Kuala Lumpur, and will upload some pictures during the summer inshAllah. |
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| SingaporeI will soon go Singapore, and will upload some pictures during the summer inshAllah. |
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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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 | PakistanSituated in the heart of the South Asian sub-continent, it is a country with its own fascinating history and cultural heritage. |
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 | PalestineFull of history for people of the Book at Jerusalem/Al quds, Hebron and Betlehem. Haram al Sharif, including Qubbut as Sakhra (Dome of the Rock) and the Al Aqsa mosque. |
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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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| User galleriesThis category contains albums that belong to Coppermine users. Register to upload pictures you've taken and share them with others. |
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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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Worshippers doing tawaf around the Ka'ba and praying inside the Hateem areaThe hateem is a part of the Ka'ba, the walls of the Ka'ba used to be where the walls of the Hateem is now.
The first man on earth - Prophet Adam (as) - first built the Kaaba. He (as) was told by Allah to build it "benath" Allah's throne, i.e. the throne of Allah is "above" the Kaba. However, the throne is symbolic in its nature as Allah is not a physical being that needs to rule from a throne. During time, the Kaba was destroyed and it was later re-built by the Prophets Ibrahim (as) and his son Ismail (as).
Before the time of prophet Muhammad (pbuh), pagans worshipped at Kaaba, as they used to have their idol gods within the Kaba) until prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and his followers conquested Makkah in a peaceful manner without any blood shed. Since then it has since been a place of worship for Muslims.
Muslims from all over the world face the Kaba when they pray their five daily prayers. Also, many travel to Makkah for the Umrah (lesser pilgrimage) or the Hajj (annual pilgrimage). The Hajj is compulsory on every Muslim to do once in their lifetime, if he or she have the financial and medical means for it. One of the rites of the pilgrimage is tawaf - to circumambulate the Kaba counter clock wise. One tawaf is 7 rounds, and is one of the two main rituals of the Umrah
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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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Interior of Masjid al NabawiThe 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 roof of the structure which resides the grave of Fatima Sughra
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Muhammed V of Granada candleThe Science Park has an exhibition to show the visitors the level of technology, knowledge and science the Moors had developed or had available in the "dark middle ages".
In the 10th century, the culture of al-Andalus reached great heights and became the most advanced in the westeren world. The fact that the Moors travelled widely for religious, commercial and diplomatic reasons, in conjunction with the introduction of knowledge and books, was a vital factor in this cultural flowering. Many works were brought back from Iraq, Syria, Egypt, etc.
Al-Andalus led the way in science and thought with Arabic/Oriental advances and the ancient sciences being disseminated all over Europe.
The 1st translations of Arabic text into Latin were undertaken in the 10th century in monasteries in the Iberian Peninsula. In the 12th century, Toledo became the center of translation world, and important Arabic works became available in western Europe. Exact science and philosophy were the most popular.
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The Science Park has an exhibition to show the visitors the level of technology, knowledge and science the Moors had developed or had available in the "dark middle ages".
In the 10th century, the culture of al-Andalus reached great heights and became the most advanced in the westeren world. The fact that the Moors travelled widely for religious, commercial and diplomatic reasons, in conjunction with the introduction of knowledge and books, was a vital factor in this cultural flowering. Many works were brought back from Iraq, Syria, Egypt, etc.
Al-Andalus led the way in science and thought with Arabic/Oriental advances and the ancient sciences being disseminated all over Europe.
The 1st translations of Arabic text into Latin were undertaken in the 10th century in monasteries in the Iberian Peninsula. In the 12th century, Toledo became the center of translation world, and important Arabic works became available in western Europe. Exact science and philosophy were the most popular.
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Visitors at Jabal al RumahOne of the major battles the muslims had to fight was the Battle of Uhud. The Makkans wanted revenge for the defat in the Battle of Badr, and they marched with 3000 men to Madinah with the wish to wipe out the Muslims. The Muslim army only counted 700 people. The Prophet (peace be upon him) put his 50 archers on Hill Aynayn, commanding them to not leave their posts unless he himself told them to do so. From that day, this hill is known as Jabal al Rumah - the Archers' Hill.
The Muslims were winning the battle, and the Makkans started to flee. Most of the archers abandonded their post to join the celebration, even though they had not been told to leave their posts. Khalid ibn Al Walid, who had not yet become a Muslim, charged the few archers left on the hill with his cavalry and wiped them out. Suddenly the battle had changed, the Muslims were now facing a battle on two fronts, which led to chaos and many Muslims fell, including the Prophet's uncle, Hadrath Hamza (ra). The Prophet (pbuh) himself was wounded, and rumours that he (pbuh) was martyred were spread, demoralizing the other Muslims.
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Details of Dome of the Rock
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Treaties on agriculture by al-LuyumThe Science Park has an exhibition to show the visitors the level of technology, knowledge and science the Moors had developed or had available in the "dark middle ages".
In the 10th century, the culture of al-Andalus reached great heights and became the most advanced in the westeren world. The fact that the Moors travelled widely for religious, commercial and diplomatic reasons, in conjunction with the introduction of knowledge and books, was a vital factor in this cultural flowering. Many works were brought back from Iraq, Syria, Egypt, etc.
Al-Andalus led the way in science and thought with Arabic/Oriental advances and the ancient sciences being disseminated all over Europe.
The 1st translations of Arabic text into Latin were undertaken in the 10th century in monasteries in the Iberian Peninsula. In the 12th century, Toledo became the center of translation world, and important Arabic works became available in western Europe. Exact science and philosophy were the most popular.
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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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