World’s Top Largest Mosques

Al-Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem

Al-Aksa-mosque also as Al-Aqsa admits, is an Islamic holy place in the old part of town of Jerusalem. The website, which mosque (together with the rock cathedral) also " as Al-Haram ash Sharif or; Sacred Noble Sanctuary" called, a place also as the temple mountain the holiest place of the Judentums, which admits place, enclosure where first and the second temple to have usually accepted confessed. Those far away as third holiest place Islam regarded, believe the Muslims that the prophet Muhammad was of the holy mosque in Mekka it, Al-Aqsa during the night journey transported. Islamic tradition means that Muhammad prayers led toward these website up to the seventeenth month after the emigration, if God orders it toward the Kaaba again. Al-Aqsa is twentieth comes as the largest mosque of the world. A mosque is a place of worshipping for the supporters Islam. Muslims often refer on the mosque of its Arab name Masjid. The mosque serves as a place, where Muslims can meet, to the prayer as well as a center for information, education and controversy settlement. This contribution offers 20 largest mosques of the world, hopes that you like our efforts...

Masjid Negara, Malaysia

The Masjid Negara is the national mosque of Malaysia, located in Kuala Lumpur. It has a capacity of 15,000 people and is situated among 13 acres (53,000 m2) of beautiful gardens. The original structure was designed by a three-person team from the Public Works Department – UK architect Howard Ashley, and Malaysians Hisham Albakri and Baharuddin Kassim. Originally built in 1965, it is a bold and modern approach in reinforced concrete, symbolic of the aspirations of a then newly-independent Malaysia. Its key features are a 73-metre-high minaret and an 18-pointed star concrete main roof. The umbrella, synonymous with the tropics, is featured conspicuously – the main roof is reminiscent of an open umbrella, the minaret’s cap a folded one. The folded plates of the concrete main roof is a creative solution to achieving the larger spans required in the main gathering hall. Reflecting pools and fountains spread throughout the compound. Masjid Negara known as thirteenth largest mosque in the world.

Grozny Central Dome Mosque

Akhmad Kadyrov Grozny Central Dome Mosque is located in Grozny, the capital of Chechnya, and bears the name of Akhmad Kadyrov. The mosque design is based on the Blue Mosque in İstanbul. On October 16, 2008, the mosque was officially opened in a ceremony in which Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov spoke and was with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. This mosque is one of the biggest in Europe. In this mosque ten thousand Muslims can pray at a time and its minarets reach 60m high and is sixteenth largest mosque in the world.

Istiqlal Mosque

Istiqlal Mosque, or Masjid Istiqlal, in Jakarta, Indonesia is the largest mosque in Southeast Asia in term of capacity to accommodate people. However in term of building structure and land coverage, Istiqlal is the largest in Southeast Asia and fourth largest in the world. This national mosque of Indonesia was build to commemorate Indonesian independence, as nation’s gratitude for God’s blessings; the independence of Indonesia. Therefore the national mosque of Indonesia was named “Istiqlal”, an Arabic word for “Independence”.

Imam Reza Shrine Mosque

Imam Reza Shrine in Mashhad, Iran is a complex which contains the mausoleum of Imām Ridha, the eighth Imam of Twelver Shi’ites and known as third largest mosque of the world. Also contained within the complex include: the Goharshad Mosque, a museum, a library, four seminaries, a cemetery, the Razavi University of Islamic Sciences, a dining hall for pilgrims, vast prayer halls, and other buildings.