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Great Mosque, Budaun
The Jama Masjid Shamsi (), also known as the Jama Shamsi Shahi, and the Great Mosque of Budaun, is a Friday mosque built in the historic centre of Budaun, in the Bareilly division of the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. The mosque is a Monument of National Importance, administered by the Archaeological Survey of India, and is a National Heritage Site. Architecture The mosque was built in the 13th century by Iltutmish, the ruler of Delhi Sultanate at that time. The style of the mosque echoes Persian and Afghan architecture. It has three gates: the main gate, facing Shakeel Road, is made of red marble and is high. The second gate is in Farshori Tola and the third one in Sotha. It has a central dome surrounded by two more domes, and five other domes. The floor is made from white marble (''SangeMarMar''). It has a "''Hauz''" (pond) and three "''WuzuKhana''" on its premises. Two sides of mosque are occupied by residential blocks: the Jama Masjid Quarters. The mosque is built on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Façade
A façade or facade (; ) is generally the front part or exterior of a building. It is a loanword from the French language, French (), which means "frontage" or "face". In architecture, the façade of a building is often the most important aspect from a design standpoint, as it sets the tone for the rest of the building. From the engineering perspective, the façade is also of great importance due to its impact on Efficient energy use, energy efficiency. For historical façades, many local zoning regulations or other laws greatly restrict or even forbid their alteration. Etymology The word is a loanword from the French , which in turn comes from the Italian language, Italian , from meaning 'face', ultimately from post-classical Latin . The earliest usage recorded by the ''Oxford English Dictionary'' is 1656. Façades added to earlier buildings It was quite common in the Georgian architecture, Georgian period for existing houses in English towns to be given a fashionable new f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wuzu
''Wuduʾ'' ( ) is the Islamic procedure for cleansing parts of the body, a type of ritual purification in Islam, ritual purification, or ablution. The steps of wudu are washing the hands, rinsing the mouth and nose, washing the face, then the forearms, then wiping the head, the ears, then washing or wiping the feet, while doing them in order without any big breaks between them. Wudu is an important part of Ritual purification#Islam, ritual purity in Islam that is governed by fiqh, which specifies Ritual purity in Islam#Hygienical jurisprudence, hygienical jurisprudence and defines the rituals that constitute it. Ritual purity is called ''tahara''. Wudu is typically performed before Salah or reading the Quran. Activities that invalidate wudu include urination, defecation, flatulence, deep sleep, light bleeding (depending on madhhab), menstruation, postpartum status, and sexual intercourse. Wudu is often translated as "''partial ablution"'', as opposed to ghusl, which translates ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mosques Completed In The 1220s
A mosque ( ), also called a masjid ( ), is a place of worship for Muslims. The term usually refers to a covered building, but can be any place where Islamic prayers are performed; such as an outdoor courtyard. Originally, mosques were simple places of prayer for the early Muslims, and may have been open spaces rather than elaborate buildings. In the first stage of Islamic architecture (650–750 CE), early mosques comprised open and closed covered spaces enclosed by walls, often with minarets, from which the Islamic call to prayer was issued on a daily basis. It is typical of mosque buildings to have a special ornamental niche (a ''mihrab'') set into the wall in the direction of the city of Mecca (the ''qibla''), which Muslims must face during prayer, as well as a facility for ritual cleansing (''wudu''). The pulpit (''minbar''), from which public sermons (''khutbah'') are delivered on the event of Friday prayer, was, in earlier times, characteristic of the central city mosque, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
