This mosque consists of a courtyard with buildings in the middle. In architecture, this mosque has all the characteristics typical of Iran's mosques, decorative ceramic ornaments featuring blue, gold layer, and mirror glass. The mosque is protected shiny gold dome.

Page mosques are full of men and women who marched in a circle, singing songs in Persian or Arabic, banging their chests. Often this action deliberately recorded with a video camera. The scene is led by a priest.

When the singing and beating his chest, the flow of tears rolled down their cheeks, as if they felt the painful tragedy experienced by Zainab when lost brother and a prisoner. In this ritual, as if they were attending his own funeral Zainab. And that's how Shia look at the events that befall the Prophet's grandson.

Tomb complex itself is divided into two parts; for men and women. Footwear must be left at the front door of the tomb. The room's tomb, though relatively small but always crowded. Space for the congregation of women and men are only limited by thin wooden walls. Laments and sobs of the two parts are inter-shouted replied to the other side.

Not only from the room a woman, from any room pilgrimage men sobs that sounded no less thrill. All those present, old or young to sit in a circle while hitting his chest, weeping and wailing. Ekstasenya So, some people even threw myself into the tomb wall, hugging, rounded and shower with kisses. Others knelt and prayed, their foreheads against the stone fragments taken from the earth of Karbala.

Historians say that Mousa Murtadha-grandfather's tomb guard the tomb-building complex from a mixture of stone, brick and wood. In 1870 the ceiling is shattered tomb was renovated with brick and wood frame reinforced by Salim Murtadha, which gave custody to her son's tomb, and then its successor the eldest. Currently Lady Zainab's tomb complex is managed by a committee co-chaired by Hani Murtadha and Mohammad Ridha Murtadha.

In 1952, Mohammad Rida Murtadha prepare Lady Zainab Mosque complex scheme with an area of ​​150 x 190 meters square; widely page 90 x 90 meter wide main hall square and the mosque 30 X 30 square meters. Mosque floor covered with shiny marble tiles. This mosque has four gates, each four meters wide with a porch area of ​​four meters, too.

10-meter-high roof of the mosque is covered with ceramic and porcelain beautiful Iran. Plates coated with pure gold dome that makes it sparkling in the day or night, more attractive viewed from all directions.

If architecture is considered as an integrated art prints, then the Lady Zainab Mosque represents the value of aesthetics and modern Islamic architecture. He enriches the Islamic heritage and the heritage of the world because mempertautkan all forms of artistic beauty, photography, jewelry, calligraphy, as well as applied arts such as porcelain, mirrors, glass, decor, carpet weaving, and wrapping lighting.

To expand the area of ​​the mosque, on the recommendation of the Minister waqaf and the Department of Housing, the committee bought several real estate development next to it in 1979 and allocate the necessary budget to launch the expansion project, which until now has not been done.

The Committee made the mosque as a religious tourism business worked professionally with employees as many as 90 people. One of the other committee duties is to fund and protect the mosque and manage finances. Now the Lady Zainab Mosque is one of the religious tourist sites in Syria, visited by more than a half million people each year.

At the end of the 4th century, the temples into Christian holy sites. Jupiter Temple was destroyed and a church built on it as a gift to John the Baptist.

Emperor Theodosius (330 AD) forbade the worship of the gods and convert this building into a cathedral church by the name of St. John Baptist Church Basilica. The Church is believed to be the place to capture the head of John, and became the most important sites as

During the Umayyad Dynasty (661-750 AD), Damascus became the capital of the Islamic world. The Umayyad caliph who ruled from Damascus over the entire region, from Spain through to India. Historically, Islamic civilization has left many beautiful buildings in Damascus, capital of Syria.

Umayyad Mosque (Umawi) built during the Caliph Al-Walid ibn Abdul Malik (88-97 H/705-715 M) of the Umayyad dynasty. Its architecture has an impact for the arts build mosques throughout the world. From this mosque, the Islamic architecture began to recognize the arches, square towers, and maksurah.

Initially, the Muslim conquest of Damascus in 636 AD did not affect the church, because the building was used jointly by Muslims and Christians. The building is still a church and increasingly attracting Christian pilgrims. The Muslims built mud-brick structure on the south wall so that they can perform prayers.

However, the Caliph Al-Walid finally destroy the church and build a mosque. Khalifah provide compensation for the Christians as compensation. It is said that the story, Al-Walid himself who started the demolition with gold rivet nails into the church.

At that time, Damascus was one of the most important city in the Middle East and became the capital of the Umayyad Caliphate. Umayyad Mosque was built with a magnificent structure, which involves thousands of workers and craftsmen Coptic, Persian, Indian and Byzantine.

Umayyad Mosque was renovated several times due to fires in the years 1069, 1401 and 1893. In 2001 Pope John Paul II visited the mosque, primarily to visit the relics of John the Baptist. This is the first time a pope visited the mosque.

Umayyad Mosque is one of the most impressive buildings in the Islamic world, a page that airy and spacious prayer hall. Some of the original mosaics of the 8th century are still preserved. Towers built in the Al-Walid also remains still survive until today.

Great Mosque Umayyad Mosque of Damascus or, sometimes also called the Mosque Umawi, very well worth a visit and become a pilgrimage destination if there is opportunity and ease to get there. He is one symbol of the triumph of Islam that is left up to now.

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Prophet's Mosque is the second mosque built by the Prophet after the Quba Mosque, founded in the course of his hijrah from Mecca to Medina. Prophet's Mosque is the first mosque built the Prophet when he arrived in Yathrib (Madinah).

Its location is the place where he stopped the camel ride. This place is a place for drying dates originally owned by two orphan brothers Sahl and Suhail bin Amr. Rasulullah then buy it and then build a mosque and his residence.

Originally the mosque was built is very simple, with a clay material, piled palm trees and thatched palm midrib. Foundation only in the form of stacked clay mold stack. The Prophet himself who led the construction of a mosque measuring approximately 50 mx 50 m is approximately in 622 AD.

The layout of the mosque building was deliberately made governance a bit like building a house of the Prophet in Makkah. Part of the roof of the mosque was left open just like that. During the first nine years, this mosque without lighting at night. Only at the time of Isha, held a little illumination by burning straw.

After that, on one side of the mosque, built the residence of the Prophet. The residence of the Prophet is not how much and nothing more luxurious than the state mosque, of course, only more closed. In addition, there are also parts of the mosque which is used as a place of poor people who do not own a house, known as the Ahl Suffah or the occupants of the terrace of the mosque.

After that many times the mosque was renovated and expanded. Renovation of the first undertaken by the Caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab in the year 17 H, and the second by the caliph Uthman ibn Affan in the year 29 AH Later in the ruling Umayyad dynasty, Caliph al-Walid ordered the architects and engineers Arab expansion and the physical restoration of building the Mosque of the Prophet, another term of Masjid Nabawi.

Although these large-scale development, but the Caliph still wants the original structure of the mosque is not changed. In addition, the executing engineers also built the tower that serves as a muezzin call to prayer chanted. Minaret, at the time, considered a new element in the architecture of the mosque.

In the reign of Sultan Abdul-Majid I-Ottoman Dynasty-Nabawi Mosque renovation again occur. This time on a large scale. The Emperor ordered that all buildings demolished mosque, except the Prophet's room. Further expansion of the mosque to be rebuilt with up to 1293 meters. This is the last expansion before the Prophet's Mosque is handled by the government of Saudi Arabia.

At the time of King Fahd, the Prophet's Mosque again expanded in 1414 H, so that the building area of ​​almost 100,000 square meters. Coupled with the construction of floors above the vast reaches 67,000 square meters and the court which can be used for prayer area of ​​135,000 sq. m. The entire complex of Nabawi Mosque can now accommodate approximately 700,000 pilgrims.

Prophet's Mosque has a number of virtues, such as the Prophet stated, "One prayer in this masjidku, greater reward than a thousand times prayers in other mosques, except in the Grand Mosque. And one more time praying in the Grand Mosque more than one hundred major thousand times prayers in other mosques. " (Reported by Ahmad)

"No need to put up the vehicle, except for visiting three mosques: Masjid al-Haram, this masjidku (Masjid Nabawi), and the Aqsa Mosque." (Bukhari, Muslim and Abu Dawud)

That's why the City of Medina and especially the Prophet's Mosque is the Muslims are always crowded with visitors from all over the world when the pilgrimage or Umrah.

In the Prophet's Mosque have a place called Raudhah (Parks), a place where all the prayers and diijabah granted by Allah SWT. No wonder the Hajj or Umrah pilgrims would spend the time to pray in this glorious place.

In the reign of Caliph Harun al-Rashid, Abbasid ruler Daula, he plans to renovate the back Kaaba in accordance with the foundation of Prophet Ibrahim and Prophet desired. But the intention is prevented by Imam Malik, one of the leading scholars, because it feared it would become a holy building khilafiyah problem by ruling later and could result in unloading pairs of the Kaaba. So until now the Kaaba building renovation and equipment in accordance with the Caliph Abdul Malik bin Marwan.

From time to time-Haram always experience the renewal and expansion, initiated by the Muslim caliphs who gives attention to the Grand Mosque. Large-scale development in the history initiated by King Fahd bin Abdul Aziz, who holds a "waiter Two Holy City of Makkah and Madinah."

At present Haram area 366 000 square meters and can accommodate 914,000 pilgrims in a time of prayer in congregation. The mosque is circling the Kaaba, the door a lot. There are 4 main doors and 45 normal door that is usually open 24 hours a day.

In this modern era, the Holy City of Mecca continued to clean up. Similarly, conditions in the vicinity of the Grand Mosque today. So many skyscraper buildings that surround the Grand Mosque. And now, the Grand Mosque was like a concrete jungle surrounded by challenging the sky. Makkah Construction seems to speed up in anticipation of increasingly pilgrims, both Hajj or Umrah, who came to Mecca each year. Now estimated at 2.5 million people have attended these holy rituals.

Because of the rapid development around the Grand Mosque, pilgrims sometimes wonder and awe. Fact, not rare or Umrah pilgrims who are confused and get lost looking for the road to the Grand Mosque and when returning to the inn.

However, modernity and the rapid development of the Grand Mosque and its surroundings, do not reduce the primacy of worship in this holy place. Haram has so many features, among other prayers at the main mosque more than a hundred thousand times prayers in other mosques. Likewise dhikr, prayer, charity and other good works.

From Abu Hurairah ra, he said, "Of the Prophet, he said, 'They should not bother to travel, except to three mosques, (namely) the Grand Mosque, Masjid Nabawi Prophet, and the Aqsa Mosque." (Reported by al-Bukhari and Muslim)

Inside the Grand Mosque are the Black Stone, the black stone in the religion of Islam is believed to come from heaven. The first to put the Black Stone at the Kaaba is the Prophet Ibrahim. This stone has a unique scent, natural aroma which has since the beginning of its existence. Currently, Black Stone placed on the outside of the Kaaba making it easy for pilgrims who wanted to kiss her.

At the Grand Mosque complex also contained Maqam Ibrahim. This place is not the tomb of Prophet Abraham as told by some people. Maqam Ibrahim is a small building located in the east of the Kaaba. Inside the building there is a rock where the Prophet Ibrahim when he built the Kaaba stand together as his son Prophet Ismail.

In addition, in the Grand Mosque are also Multazam, which lies between the Black Stone and the door of the Kaaba, a distance of approximately two meters. Named Multazam because dilazimkan for every Muslim to pray in this place. Each prayer is recited in Multazam, Insha Allah, will diijabah or granted.

But for those of you that are less fond of shopping, one of the tourist attractions that can be enjoyed is a walk through the town while enjoying the exotic old buildings are still preserved and looks sturdy.

This old city was first built in the 7th century, and aims as the center of Jeddah. But in the 1940s, the city walls that protect this area was demolished. In 1970 up until the 1980s-when the Jeddah began booming oil-rich because many residents of Jeddah who moved north, away from Al-Balad because it is considered less offers prosperity.

Jeddah city itself is located in western Saudi Arabia, overlooking the Red Sea, with a total area of ​​800 square kilometers. Jeddah grown into the most important cities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, along with the increasing status as a center of economic, industry and trade.

Jeddah comes from the Arabic for grandmother. This refers to Eve-wife of the Prophet Adam (first human)-are said to be buried in the city. When Islam appeared in the Arabian Peninsula, Jeddah is closely related to the historical development of Islamic religion, since he became the Two Holy Mosques gate by sea.

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Brief explanation:

The mosque is a good place and also where the people are good, therefore he should be purified from foul odors and vice versa continues diwangikan with fragrant odors. It is far more mainstream and more important than decorating-decorate and elevate the mosque, because the two deeds is not the guidance of the Prophet-alaihishshalatu yours respectfully.

So this hadeeth shows the ban firmly entered the mosque to anyone who brings bad smell, both in body and in her mouth. Why because the angels will feel disturbed as human beings therefore also disturbed by it. Therefore he who smells his body, then he should shower first or at least wear perfumes that can eliminate the smells his body before he went to the mosque. Similarly, people who mouth odor by eating a raw onion-bawangan (not cooked / fried) or been drinking alcohol or smoking cigarettes out and the like that cause malodorous mouth, then he should first remove the smell of her mouth before going to the mosque. If not then he has fallen into the prohibition of the Prophet-alaihishshalatu yours respectfully-that is the hadeeth of Ibn 'Umar, and Jabir above.

Conversely Islam mosque menuntunkan for always cleared of all the things that can disturb kekhusyuan worship and perfume the mosque with air freshener or by burning bukhur (fragrant wood smoke.)

Maintain peace of people who worship which is the core of the construction of mosques, including beyond the limit and therefore mubazzir when the mosque was built or renovated decorated or not for this purpose. Truly yours respectfully alaihishshalatu-Prophet has said raise terlarangnya mosque because it is an act of infidels. What is meant by elevating the mosque here is not to build in 2 floors or more, because it is sometimes necessary to accommodate the pilgrims. But that meant in this prohibition is to raise the roof of the mosque without a purpose, as the high roofs of the church. Also included in this prohibition is to decorate mosques, garnished with proceedings that are not beneficial and even tended to interfere with people who pray, for example by writing calligraphy on the wall or a patterned tiles laid in front of or below (on mat) the person who prays, who can unsettle person who prays. And so on.

Among the law relating to the mosque is, should the Muslims build a mosque for each settlement. Which aims to turn the settlement over the syiar Islam and to facilitate the Muslims in worship to Allaah. And they should not build two or more mosques within a settlement except with the permission of the government and has reason syar'i in its development. Because it Allaah and His Messenger, denounced the construction of mosques which aims only to emulate the other mosques, and also because it will cause divisions among the Muslims and mempersedikit number of pilgrims at the first mosque.

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"The mosque is very valuable for us," said Dr. Harunani. "This means we have an official building for worship. Previously, we only have a space in school buildings that we use for prayer."

Wesley Lebron, administrative assistant to the Muslim Community Center, said, "The Muslims have had this property for 20 years. To have an actual facility, this is a great achievement for us."

Lebron, who blooded Puerto Rico and grew up Christian but converted to Islam since 12 years ago, said, "Rockford is special. The people are very accepting and open minded. They're going to ask first before saying something negative."

Local building contractor, Mokhtar Mohamed, said people stop by every day and take pictures. He and Harunani also said that the Swedish American Hospital Mosque was put up pictures on his website and use it and the nearest Rockford Iqra School as a tool for recruiting doctors and other professionals in the area.

Perhaps the biggest attraction for the city's Muslim population is growing Rockford living costs are less expensive than Chicago, said Harunani. Local hospitals to recruit Muslim doctors, and the aircraft manufacturer Hamilton Sundstrand employs engineers Muslim.

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As an asset, the people who Hajj Mabrur obliged to guard it carefully so as not to dirty, or even damaged. Not a few people carrying hajj pilgrimage and go home Mabrur. But after the pilgrimage, he returned to speak dirty and sin.

Hajj or Hajah label pinned on the front of the names of people who return from the pilgrimage is actually a label a reminder that he was on pilgrimage and are required to maintain or kehajahannya kehajian until the end of life by keeping the oral or keep themselves from sin.

Formally, the pilgrimage time is limited, manasiknya forms have also been determined. But, informally, the values will continue to accompany the Hajj pilgrimage of people who, even when it is over a formal pilgrimage.

None other than Dzulhijah pilgrimage in the month, but the values contained in the entire series that the pilgrimage will continue to be with people who have been on pilgrimage, anytime and anywhere. People who have been on pilgrimage required to implement these values throughout life. And Allaah knows best.

Queen also see new designs Sheikh Zayed Museum will be built on Saadiyat Island, off the monitor Abu Dhabi, in cooperation with the British Museum. The museum was designed by British architects, Foster and Partners.

After visited the UAE on Thursday night was Queen Elizabeth will fly to Oman to celebrate the 40th birthday of the Sultan Qaboos. The seven emirates which form the UAE is a former British protectorate until independence in 1971. Meanwhile, Oman has a long history of economic and military ties closely with the British.

Through a cell phone, one can enjoy the 88 constellations, star 9110, and the eight planets. Star Walk presents the movement of planets and stars, both on the day or night. Makers of this software include a very accurate mathematical calculations related to the existence of planets and stars.

"Development of the Arab version of this software is the first program of a number of steps that will be Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Centre in developing science and Islamic heritage," said Dr Ali bin Tamim, head of the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Centre as quoted by Middle East Online, Monday ( 22/11).

Ali said the legacy of Islamic astronomy gives great influence to human life. It can be used to introduce the successful achievement of its predecessors achieved in science, astronomy, medicine, architecture, and art to young Muslims. The same is to be achieved through the Star Walk.

Director of Cultural Events and Activities on the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Centre, Talal al-Marzouei, say, Star Walk of Arabic programs created by a special team that sponsored and supported by Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, deputy prime minister.

According Mazrouei, this program is a translated version that provides a comprehensive picture and information about stars, constellations, planets, comets, and solar system. Courses that he values as a detailed guide for those interested in astronomy or research in the field of astronomy.

The team of Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Centre, he explained, had done some touches on this program, namely by adding the heritage of Islamic civilization in the field of astrononomi, science, and poetry. They added that all the text of the Star Walk program.

"We supply the program with a list of words," ujat Mazrouei. He added, Shadifat Wasfi al-Amin, who is a translator, researcher, writer and architect, translate and modify the content of cosmic program by adding the heritage of Islamic civilization related to astronomy. Then, Wasfi fulfilled with the names sainstis and Muslim astronomers.

The area around the Grand Mosque has been expanded with a large-scale development plans to increase the capacity of mosques. Haram now and the future will be far different from the conditions in the past. Fifty years ago for example, seems so simple Kaaba surrounded by old buildings.

Grand Mosque plan will be further developed so that one day be able to accommodate about 700 thousand pilgrims spread over several floors. Plaza or open space around the Grand Mosque will also be expanded. Development Haram expansion seemed under way after a decline in orders from King Abdullah.

There thousands of images that have been taken during the last 30 years. I take their prints in various sizes and shapes and sell them to the pilgrims according to their order, "he said.

Abu Mohammad recalled that the idea of selling photos of Al-Haram Mosque appeared about 15 years ago when a Hajj guide her. "He asked me to provide pictures of the two holy mosque measuring 50 cm. The goal is to write his name on the drawings and presented them to the Hajj pilgrims as a gift," Abu Muhammad said.

Some Hajj pilgrims, especially those middle aged and the young want to buy a CD of rare pictures of Al-Haram Mosque, he added.

Abu Mohammad said that its customers including Hajj pilgrims from different nationalities and groups. "Some of them have contacted me after trying to get my phone number from some friends and relatives, who perform Hajj or Umrah in previous years," he said, adding that he often visited Madina to take photos.

According to Abu Muhammad, the majority of its customers is the Hajj pilgrims from Europe, America, Canada, and Australia.

"They are keen to keep the pictures of Al-Haram Mosque as a souvenir of their trip of a lifetime to the holy mosque. They want to decorate their homes and their offices with pictures of these and keep the memory of their spiritual journey throughout life to stay alive them, "he said.

Talking about the price of the drawings, he said that the drawings are nominal. "I give a price advantage that small limitation on the upper limit of production costs. My mission is to have a role in connecting the Hajj pilgrims from around the world with the holy cities forever by making sure the pictures are in their homes and offices, "he said, adding that taking pictures of Al-Haram Mosque still always be a passion and spirit as well as competition among several other talented photographers photographs which reflect their views on the cities and sacred mosques.

Abu Muhammad, who was in his 50s, hoping to remain in the vicinity of Al-Haram Mosque and continue the great progress photos mengmabil mosque until the end. He has refused several offers to work as a photographer newspapers Saudi Arabia famous.

"I never bow down to pressure to go and work in cities and countries outside of Mecca," Abu Muhammad said.

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