Islam - Pics - Tripatini2024-03-28T10:20:03Zhttps://tripatini.com/photo/feed/tag/IslamIran´s Nasir-al-Mulk Mosque is counted as one of the world´s most impressivehttps://tripatini.com/photo/nasir-al-mulk-mosque-shiraz-iran2024-03-01T12:37:24.000Z2024-03-01T12:37:24.000ZTripatinihttps://tripatini.com/members/Tripatini<div><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12373209257?profile=RESIZE_400x&width=400"></div><div><p>Also known as the <strong>Pink Mosque</strong> because of all the exterior tiles of that color - set off by a beautiful rectangular pool surrounded by flowering plants - this one of the loveliest examples of Islamic architecture in the world because of its stunning stained glass and the interplay of light and colors they create. It was commissioned by Mirza Hasan Ali Nasir, a prominent local aristocrat of the then ruling <strong>Qajar</strong> dynasty, and completed in 1888.</p>
<p>Read more in Tripatini contributor <a href="https://tripatini.com/members/AdnanIjaz">Adnan Ijaz</a>´post <a href="https://tripatini.com/profiles/blogs/mosques-islam-spiritual-travel" target="_blank">10 of the World´s Most Magnificent Mosques</a>.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nasir_Al_Molk_Mosque_HDR_Shot.jpg" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:8pt;">VahiD ST66</span></a></p>
<p> </p></div>Gaza City´s Great Omari Mosquehttps://tripatini.com/photo/great-omari-mosque-gaza-palestine2023-10-28T09:28:37.000Z2023-10-28T09:28:37.000ZDavid Paul Appellhttps://tripatini.com/members/DavidPaulAppell16<div><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12270139275?profile=RESIZE_400x&width=400"></div><div><p>Gaza´s Old City is known for its ancient architecture, narrow alleyways, and bustling markets, and one of its key landmarks, in the <strong>Daray Quarter</strong>, is Gaza´s largest Muslim house of worship (44,000 square feet/4,100 sq. meters. Over the millennia, this site has housed a succession of temples, churches and mosques, and what´s seen here today – sometimes also referred to as the <strong>Great Mosque of Gaza</strong> – largely dates from the early 13th century, though it has undergone a number of restorations. Its minaret. half square-shaped, half octagonal – is an icon of the old quarter. (And by the way, along its southern edge is a narrow passageway that´s home to the Gold Market – it´s not Dubai but it does have its fair share of bling.)</p>
<p>[Subsquent note: tragically, most of the mosque was obliterated by an Israeli air strike in December 2023.]</p>
<p>Read more in my post <a href="https://tripatini.com/profiles/blogs/gaza-palestine-attractions-travel-tourism?edited=1" target="_blank">Will Tourism in Gaza Ever Exist? If So, Here Are 8 Spots Worth Seeing</a>.</p>
<p><br /> <span style="font-size:8pt;"><em><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Great_Mosque_of_Gaza_(Omari_Mosque).jpg" target="_blank">Dan Palraz</a></em></span></p>
<p> </p></div>Istanbul´s splendid, UNESCO World Heritage Süleymaniye Mosquehttps://tripatini.com/photo/suleymaniye-mosque-istanbul-turkey-turkiye-unesco-world-heritage2023-10-17T08:39:34.000Z2023-10-17T08:39:34.000ZTripatinihttps://tripatini.com/members/Tripatini<div><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12258631860?profile=RESIZE_400x&width=400"></div><div><p>The fourth of the city's greatest historic mosques, constructed on the third of Istanbul's seven hills in 1557, is smaller and less famous than the three cited above, but still known for its fine craftsmanship and architecture, modeled after Haghia Sophia. Another good thing about visiting it is that it's less crowded with tourists.</p>
<p>Read more in Tripatini contributor <a href="https://tripatini.com/members/zozy">Zozy</a>´s post <a href="https://tripatini.com/profiles/blogs/istanbul-turkey-attractions" target="_blank">7 Musts of Istanbul</a>.</p>
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<p><em><span style="font-size:8pt;"><a href="https://www.istockphoto.com/es/foto/mezquita-de-suleymaniye-gm1134327470-301389194" target="_blank">ibrahimusta</a></span></em></p>
<p> </p></div>´Marhaba´ from Marrakesh´s Koutoubia (Kutubiyya) Mosque!https://tripatini.com/photo/koutoubia-kutubiyya-mosque-marrakesh-marrakech-morocco2023-09-12T13:41:18.000Z2023-09-12T13:41:18.000ZJosé Balidohttps://tripatini.com/members/JoseBalido<div><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12222495071?profile=RESIZE_400x&width=400"></div><div><p>Founded in 1147 but rebuilt only in 1158, the top of whose minaret is 253 feet (77 meters) high - the tallest structure in the city, where building anything else higher than a palm tree (!) is prohibited. Non Muslims aren´t allowed inside, of course. We visited at the end of December 2022, and it sure was surreal yesterday seeing the minaret swaying during this past Friday´s earthquake: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=shared&v=K5QgsWIUObY">https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=shared&v=K5QgsWIUObY</a><br /> <br /> <br /> <span style="font-size:6pt;"><a href="https://tripatini.com/members/JoseBalido" target="_blank">José Balido</a></span></p>
<p> </p></div>The Mosque of the Prophet in Medina, Saudi Arabiahttps://tripatini.com/photo/Al-Masjid-an-Nabawi-prophets-mosque-medina-madinah-saudi-arabia2023-08-04T05:38:18.000Z2023-08-04T05:38:18.000ZTripatinihttps://tripatini.com/members/Tripatini<div><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12176412485?profile=RESIZE_400x&width=400"></div><div><p>The second mosque built by the followers of the prophet Mohammed in the 7th century, <strong>Al-Masjid an-Nabawi</strong> is also the world´s second largest, and the site of the prophet´s tomb. The interior is off limits to non-Muslims, but the rest of the city isn´t</p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Read more in Tripatini contributor</span><a href="https://tripatini.com/members/MuminahTannous"> <span style="font-weight:400;">Muminah Tannous</span></a><span style="font-weight:400;">´s post</span><a href="https://tripatini.com/profiles/blogs/saudi-arabia-attractions-tourism-travel"> <span style="font-weight:400;">Saudi Arabia´s Top 9 Destinations</span></a><span style="font-weight:400;">.</span><span style="font-weight:400;"><br /></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight:400;"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><em><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Green_Dome_of_Madinah.jpg" target="_blank">King Eliot</a></em></span></span></p>
<p> </p></div>The UNESCO World Heritage Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawihttps://tripatini.com/photo/mausoleum-khoja-ahmed-yasawi-turkestan-kazakhstan-unesco2023-04-09T08:08:10.000Z2023-04-09T08:08:10.000ZJordan Simonhttps://tripatini.com/members/JordanSimon<div><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/11023040481?profile=RESIZE_400x&width=400"></div><div><p>Located in the city of Turkestan, in the central south of the country, this brick mausoleum, finished in 1405, was dedicated to a 12th-century Sufi mystic, and is one of the largest and best preserved structures built during the Turco-Mongol Timurid Empire, founded around that time by Timur (aka Tamerlane) and which dominated not only much of Central Asia but also what is now Iran, Iraq, and Afghanistan. It's cited by UNESCO as "an outstanding example of Timurid design that contributed to the development of Islamic religious architecture"<br /> <br /> <br /> <em><span style="font-size:8pt;"><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Turkestan.jpg" target="_blank">Xhancock</a></span></em></p><p> </p><p> </p></div>Impressive, modern Faisal Mosque in Islamabadhttps://tripatini.com/photo/faisal-mosque-islamabad-pakistan-mosques-religious-travel2023-03-07T10:24:16.000Z2023-03-07T10:24:16.000ZWissam Al Khouryhttps://tripatini.com/members/WissamAlKhoury<div><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10993742488?profile=RESIZE_400x&width=400"></div><div><p>Pakistan's capital (pop. over 1.2 million) is largely modern, having been built as a planned city in the 1960s, and one of its emblems is the country's national mosque - the world's fifth largest (holding some 300,000 worshippers at once), inaugurated in 1986, designed to suggest a Bedouin tent, and named after Saudi Arabia's then king Faisal, whose donation helped build it.</p><p><br /> <br /> <br /> <span style="font-size:6pt;"><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Faisal_Masjid_-_WIKI.jpg" target="_blank">Usmanminski</a></span></p><p> </p></div>Jameh Mosque in Isfahan, Iranhttps://tripatini.com/photo/iran-isfahan-jameh-islam-mosque-unesco-world-heritage-sites2023-01-17T09:46:12.000Z2023-01-17T09:46:12.000ZTripatinihttps://tripatini.com/members/Tripatini<div><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10943868670?profile=RESIZE_400x&width=400"></div><div><p>This atmospheric mosque, said to be Iran's oldest shrine, has been under continuous reconstruction during the 7th to 20th centuries, and has been recognized since 2012 as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It's constructed in the form of a four-door architecture with four opposing faces.</p>
<p>Read more in Tripatini member <a href="https://tripatini.com/members/rasheljones">Rashel Jones</a>' post <a href="https://tripatini.com/profiles/blogs/the-top-10-historical-sites-to-visit-in-iran" target="_blank">The Top 10 Historical Sites to Visit in Iran</a>.</p>
<p> </p></div>Muslims feeding pigeons in Bavariahttps://tripatini.com/photo/muslims-feeding-pigeons-in2009-05-19T00:01:31.000Z2009-05-19T00:01:31.000ZDavid Paul Appellhttps://tripatini.com/members/DavidPaulAppell16<div><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/9009544472?profile=RESIZE_400x&width=400"></div><div>Muslims feeding pigeons in Bavaria</div>