Jihadis a struggle to do good and to remove injustice, oppression and evil from oneself and from society. This struggle is spiritual, social, economic and political. Indeed, the concept of jihad is one of life, and it is vast, not limited only to armed conflict. For example, one finds in the Quran mention of "jihad by means of the Quran
Themost important element in any mosque is the mihrab, the niche that indicates the direction of Mecca, the Muslim holy pilgrimage site in Arabia, which Muslims face when praying. This example from the Madrasa Imami in Isfahan is composed of a mosaic of small glazed tiles fitted together to form various patterns and inscriptions.
Mihrabdome, Great Mosque at Cordoba, Spain. photo: bongo vongo, CC BY-SA 2.0 Ottoman Mosques. Ottoman mosques and other architecture first emerged in the cities of Bursa and Edirne in the 14th and 15th centuries, developing from earlier Seljuk Turk architecture, with additional influences from Byzantine, Persian, and Islamic Mamluk traditions. TheMihrab is a three walled niche in the wall that points in the direction of Mecca. It is set off by a white marble archway. Decorating the top corner of the Mihrab is a painted disc with quotes from Sura 112. The Minbar in the Taj Mahal mosque consists of three marble steps and a platform. From the Minbar, the iman or priest can deliver a TheMosque-Madrasa of Sultan Hasan (Arabic: مسجد ومدرسة السلطان حسن) is a monumental mosque and madrasa located in Salah al-Din Square in the historic district of Cairo, Egypt.It was built between 1356 and 1363 during the Bahri Mamluk period, commissioned by Sultan an-Nasir Hasan.The mosque was considered remarkable for its massive size and innovative architectural MakkahMasjid or Mecca Masjid, is a congregational mosque in Hyderabad, India.It is the largest mosque in the city, and one of the largest mosques in the country, with a capacity of 10,000 people. The mosque was built during the 17th century, and is a state-protected monument.It serves as the primary mosque for the Old City of Hyderabad, and is located close to the historic landmarks ofTheMosque of al-Hakim (Arabic: مسجد الحاكم بأمر الله, romanized: Masjid al-Ḥākim bi Amr Allāh), nicknamed al-Anwar (Arabic: الانور, lit. 'the Illuminated'), is a historic mosque in Cairo, Egypt.It is named after Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah (985-1021), the sixth Fatimid caliph and 16th Ismaili Imam. Construction of the mosque was originally started by Caliph al-'Aziz
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