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Muhammad Mosque
The Muhammad Mosque or Siniggala Mosque is a former mosque, located in the Old City (Baku), Old City of Baku, Azerbaijan. The mosque was built in the 11th century. It is the first building in Azerbaijan, which is related to Islam and dated for its architectural ligature. Architecture According to Arabic alphabet, Arabic inscription which was saved in front of the doorway of the northern wall of the mosque, it was built by ustad-rais Muhammad the son of Abu Bakr in 471 of Hijra (Islam), Hijra (1078/79). It means that the architect was not only a master-ustad, but also a rais-head of artificers’ corporation. Minaret In 1723, the mosque acquired the name ''Siniggala'', when a military squadron of the Russian Army, consisting of 15 warships and led by Admiral Mikhail Matyushkin, Matyushkin, approached the city from Caspian Sea, seaside and demanded its surrender during the Russo-Persian War (1722-1723), Russo-Persian War. Russian Empire, Russian warships began to bomb the cit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minaret
A minaret is a type of tower typically built into or adjacent to mosques. Minarets are generally used to project the Muslim call to prayer (''adhan'') from a muezzin, but they also served as landmarks and symbols of Islam's presence. They can have a variety of forms, from thick, squat towers to soaring, pencil-thin spires. Etymology Two Arabic words are used to denote the minaret tower: ''manāra'' and ''manār''. The English word "minaret" originates from the former, via the Turkish language, Turkish version (). The Arabic word ''manāra'' (plural: ''manārāt'') originally meant a "lamp stand", a cognate of Hebrew language, Hebrew ''Temple menorah, menorah''. It is assumed to be a derivation of an older Linguistic reconstruction, reconstructed form, ''manwara''. The other word, ''manār'' (plural: ''manā'ir'' or ''manāyir''), means "a place of light". Both words derive from the Arabic root ''n-w-r'', which has a meaning related to "light". Both words also had other meani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
