The top ten of the Most Beautiful Mosques

The top ten of the Most Beautiful Mosques

1.  Al Haram Mosque – Mecca, Saudi Arabia

 The Qur’an said that this was the first house built for humanity to worship Allah. The most famous monument in the world, Al Haram mosque or “Grand Mosque” is located in the city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia. It is the largest mosque in the world and surrounds one of Islam’s holiest places, the Kaaba. The mosque is also known as the greatest Mosque. Current structure covers an area of 400,800 square meters (99.0 acres), including outdoor and indoor praying spaces and can accommodate up to 4 million people during the period of the Hajj, one of the largest annual worship of the Muslim in the world.

 

2.  Al-Masjid an-Nabawi – Medina, Saudi Arabia

 Al Nabawi Mosque, often called the Prophet’s Mosque, is a mosque built by the Prophet Mohammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) situated in the city of Medina. It is the second holiest site in Islam (the first being the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca). It was the second mosque built in history and is now one of the largest mosques in the world after the al-Haram mosque in Mecca. One of the most important place of this mosque is Green Dome (the center of the mosque), where the tomb of the Prophet Mohammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) is located. In 1279 AD, a wooden cupola was built over the tomb which was later rebuilt and renovated multiple times in late 15th century and once in 1817. The dome was first painted green in 1837, and later became known as the Green Dome.

 

3.  Al Aqsa Mosque – Jerusalem, Palestine

 Al-Aqsa Mosque also known as Al-Aqsa and Bayt al-Muqaddas, is the third holiest site in Islam and an Islamic shrine located in the Old City of Jerusalem. In the mosque itself is part of Al-Haram ash-Sharif or “Sacred Noble Sanctuary” (together with the Dome of the Rock), a site which is also known as Temple Mount as the holiest site in Judaism, because it is believed to be The Temple of Jerusalem once stood. Muslims believe that the Prophet Mohammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was transported from the Sacred Mosque in Mecca to the Al-Aqsa Mosque during the Night Journey. Islamic tradition states that Prophet Mohammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) led prayers toward this mosque until the seventeenth month after the emigration, when Allah ordered him to turn to the Kaaba.

 

 4.  Hassan II Mosque – Morocco

 

The Grande Mosquée Hassan II, located in Casablanca, Morocco. It is the largest mosque in the country and the 7th largest in the world. Its minaret is the world’s tallest at 210 metres (689 ft). It was completed in 1993. The minaret is 60 stories high topped by a laser, the light from which is directed towards Mecca. The mosque stands on a promontory looking out to the Atlantic Ocean, the sea bed being visible through the glass floor of the building’s hall. The walls are of hand-crafted marble and the roof is retractable. A maximum of 105,000 worshippers can gather together for prayer: 25,000 inside the mosque hall and another 80,000 on the mosque’s outside grounds.

5.  Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin Mosque – Brunei

 Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque is a royal Islamic mosque located in Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of the Sultanate of Brunei. The mosque considered one of the most beautiful mosques in the Asia Pacific and a major landmark and tourist attraction of Brunei. The building was completed in 1958 and is an example of modern Islamic architecture. The mosque is built in an artificial lagoon on the banks of the Brunei River at Kampong Ayer, the “village in the water”. It has marble minarets and golden domes with courtyards and lush gardens full of fountains. The mosque is surrounded by a large number of trees and floral gardens which in Islam symbolizes heaven. The mosque unites Mughal architecture and Italian styles.

 

 6.  Zahir Mosque – Kedah, Malaysia

 

 The Zahir Mosque is Kedah’s state mosque. It is located in the heart of Alor Star, the state capital of Kedah, Malaysia. It is one of the grandest and oldest mosques in Malaysia. The mosque was built in 1912, funded by Tunku Mahmud, son of the Sultan Tajuddin Mukarram Shah. The architecture from the mosque inspired by AZIZI Mosque in the city of Langkat in north Sumatra, Indonesia. The mosque was founded with five large domes symbolizing the five main principles of Islam. The state’s Quran reading competition is held annually within the premises of the mosque. This mosque has been voted the top 10 most beautiful mosques in the world.

 

7.  Faisal Mosque Islamabad – Pakistan

 

Faisal Mosque in Islamabad is the biggest mosque in south east and southern Asia and the fourth largest mosque in the world. It was the largest mosque in the world of 1986-1993 before defeated measure by the completion of the Mosque of Hassan II in Casablanca, Morocco and after the expansion of Masjid Al-Haram (Grand Mosque) of Mecca and the Al-Masjid Al-Nabawi (Prophet’s (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) Mosque) in Medina, Saudi Arabia in the 1990s.

 

8.Sabanci Mosque

 

 The largest mosque in Turkey Sabancı Central Mosque is located in Adana and constructed upon a confiscated Armenian cemetery. Sabanci Central Mosque is built on the intersection of the main arteries, railway lines and roads become the symbol of the city with its high minarets visible from almost anywhere in the city. The interior and exterior of the mosque was more than extraordinary and exceptional making it one of most beautiful mosques in the world.

 

9.Floating Mosque

 The Tengku Tengah Zaharah Mosque or the Floating Mosque is the first floating mosque in Malaysia which has been placed in Kuala Ibai Lagoon near the estuary of Kuala Ibai River. The combination of the modern and Moorish architecture and use of marble, ceramics, mosaic works and bomanite paving made it one of most beautiful mosque around the globe. Officially opened in July 1995 the floating mosque covers area around 5 acres can accommodate about two thousands attendees.

 

 10. Sheikh Zayed Mosque

 In the capital city of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Zayed Mosque which is considered to be historical and modern values of architecture and art to unites the cultural diversity of Islamic world. Constructed from 1996 to 2007 Sheikh Zayed Mosque is the largest mosque in United Arab Emirates which has been added in the list of most beautiful mosques all around the world having exceptional and magnificent art work. It has world’s largest carpet pools along the arcades reflect the mosque’s spectacular columns while projection of bluish gray clouds onto the external walls is also amazing and remarkable.