Masjid-e-Aqsa
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The Masjid-e-Aqsa in Rabwah
(Pakistan
) is the greatest mosque
of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
. The foundation stone was laid in 1966 and the building's inauguration took place on March 31, 1972. The mosque is the main mosque of the Ahmadiyya in Rabwah
for 12,000 worshipers.
The mosque may not be regarded as a mosque by many mainstream Muslims because it belongs to the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.
should occur in one Central Mosque Rabwah. The blueprint was already established during his tenure, but because of the Caliph was not affected, the foundation will be laid. On 28 October 1966 Mirza Nasir Ahmad laid the foundation for the Masjid-e-Aqsa. The Friday Sermon the third Caliph 31 The mosque was opened in March 1972.
Badshahi Mosque
. Together with the 3,700 m² large field, the mosque can accommodate up to 18,500 worshipers. The minaret, in accordance with the wishes of the Caliph, was intended to be a meter higher than that of the Badshahi Mosque, 55 m in height, and to resemble the design of the Baadshai Mosque minarets. However, the Pakistan Air Force
in Sargodha
did not allow this minaret. The mosque now has a total of 6 minarets, four of which are about 20 m and two 12 m high.
The construction cost of approximately 1.3 million Rupees completely took over Bani Muhammad Sadiq, whose name was not published until after his death.
Rabwah
Rabwah is a private city in the Chiniot District of Punjab Province, Pakistan located on the Chenab River near the historic city of Chiniot...
(Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
) is the greatest mosque
Mosque
A mosque is a place of worship for followers of Islam. The word is likely to have entered the English language through French , from Portuguese , from Spanish , and from Berber , ultimately originating in — . The Arabic word masjid literally means a place of prostration...
of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is the larger of two communities that arose from the Ahmadiyya movement founded in 1889 in India by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian . The original movement split into two factions soon after the death of the founder...
. The foundation stone was laid in 1966 and the building's inauguration took place on March 31, 1972. The mosque is the main mosque of the Ahmadiyya in Rabwah
Rabwah
Rabwah is a private city in the Chiniot District of Punjab Province, Pakistan located on the Chenab River near the historic city of Chiniot...
for 12,000 worshipers.
The mosque may not be regarded as a mosque by many mainstream Muslims because it belongs to the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.
History
The design came from the mosque, Abdul Rashid, at the request of Mirza Basheer-ud-Din Mahmood AhmadMirza Basheer-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad
Mirza Basheer-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad , was Khalifatul Masih II, head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and the eldest son of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad from his second wife, Nusrat Jehan Begum...
should occur in one Central Mosque Rabwah. The blueprint was already established during his tenure, but because of the Caliph was not affected, the foundation will be laid. On 28 October 1966 Mirza Nasir Ahmad laid the foundation for the Masjid-e-Aqsa. The Friday Sermon the third Caliph 31 The mosque was opened in March 1972.
Construction and design
The column-free main hall is 1,650 square meters in size. 650 m² of floor are reserved for women and the remaining 1000 m² are reserved for men. The mosque was said to be inspired by the MughalMughal architecture
Mughal architecture, an amalgam of Islamic, Persian, Turkish and Indian architecture, is the distinctive style developed by the Mughals in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries in what is now India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. It is symmetrical and decorative in style.The Mughal dynasty was...
Badshahi Mosque
Badshahi Mosque
The Badshahi Mosque or the 'King's Mosque' in Lahore, commissioned by the sixth Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb in 1671 and completed in 1673, is the second largest mosque in Pakistan and South Asia and the fifth largest mosque in the world...
. Together with the 3,700 m² large field, the mosque can accommodate up to 18,500 worshipers. The minaret, in accordance with the wishes of the Caliph, was intended to be a meter higher than that of the Badshahi Mosque, 55 m in height, and to resemble the design of the Baadshai Mosque minarets. However, the Pakistan Air Force
Pakistan Air Force
The Pakistan Air Force is the leading air arm of the Pakistan Armed Forces and is primarily tasked with the aerial defence of Pakistan with a secondary role of providing air support to the Pakistan Army and the Pakistan Navy. The PAF also has a tertiary role of providing strategic air transport...
in Sargodha
Sargodha
Sargodha is a city in the Sargodha District of Punjab province, Pakistan.Sargodha is located in the northwest of Pakistan. It is the eleventh largest city of Pakistan and also known as Pakistan's best citrus-producing area. It is an agricultural trade centre with various industries...
did not allow this minaret. The mosque now has a total of 6 minarets, four of which are about 20 m and two 12 m high.
The construction cost of approximately 1.3 million Rupees completely took over Bani Muhammad Sadiq, whose name was not published until after his death.
External links
- Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Rabwah
- Aqsa Mosque
- panoramio.com: Aqsa Mosque, Rabwah
- panoramio.com: Aqsa Mosque, Rabwah
- panoramio.com: Annual Convention, Rabwah - Pakistan (Aqsa Mosque)