Faisal Mosque, Faisal Masjid Islamabad

Faisal Mosque, Faisal Masjid Islamabad

Faisal Mosque  is a mosque in Islamabad, Pakistan. It is {located|placed|set|situated|settled} on the foothills of Margalla Hills in {Islamabad|Islamabad|capital of Pakistan|national capital}, the {mosque|masjid |musjid|place of worship|house of prayer|house of God|house of worship} {features|options} {a contemporary|a up to date|a recent} {design|style} consisting of eight sides of concrete shell and is {inspired|impressed|galvanized} by a Bedouin tent.[2] The mosque is a major tourist attraction, and is referred as a contemporary and influential feature of Islamic architecture.[3][4]
Construction of the {mosque|masjid |musjid|place of worship|house of prayer|house of God|house of worship} began in 1976 {after|when|once} a $120 million grant from Saudi King {faisal|Faisal|Faisal ibn Abdel Aziz al-Saud|king|male monarch}, whose name the mosque bears. The unconventional {design|style} by Turkish {architect|designer|creator} Vedat Dalokay was {selected|selected |chosen|designated|elect|elite|hand-picked} {after|when|once} {an international|a world|a global} competition.[5] Without a typical dome, the mosque is shaped like a Bedouin tent, surrounded by four 260 feet (79 m) tall minarets. The design {features|options} eight-sided shell {shaped|formed} sloping roofs forming a triangular worship hall {which can|which may|which might} hold {100|one hundred|a hundred},000 worshippers, while the surrounding porticoes and the courtyard up-to 200,000 more.[6][7]
Combined the structure covers {an area|a neighborhood|a district|a region|a locality|a vicinity|a part|a section} of {54|fifty four},000 square ft, the mosque dominates the landscape of Islamabad.[8] It is situated at the north end of Faisal Avenue, putting it at the {northernmost|northmost|north} {end|finish} of {the city|the town|town} and at the foot of Margalla Hills, the westernmost foothills of the Himalayas. It is {located|placed|set|situated|settled} on {an|Associate in Nursing|AN|associate degree|associate} elevated {area|space} of land against a picturesque {backdrop|background|backcloth|scenery|scene} of the {national park|park|parkland}. The largest {mosque|masjid|musjid|place of worship|house of prayer|house of God|house of worship} in {pakistan|Pakistan|Islamic Republic of Pakistan|West Pakistan|Asian country|Asian nation}, the Faisal Mosque was the largest mosque in the world from 1986 until 1993, when it was overtaken by mosques in MENA region. Faisal {mosque|masjid|musjid|place of worship|house of prayer|house of God|house of worship} is {now|currently} the fourth largest {mosque|masjid|musjid|place of worship|house of prayer|house of God|house of worship} in terms of {capacity|capability}

The impetus for the house of God began in 1966 once King Faisal bin Abdul-Aziz supported the initiative of the Pakistani Government to make a national house of God in Islamabad throughout an officer visit to Pakistan.
In 1969, a global competition was control during which architects from seventeen countries submitted forty three proposals. The winning style was that of Turkish designer Vedat Dalokay.[10] Construction of the house of God began in 1976 by National Construction restricted of Asian country, crystal rectifier by Azim Khan and was funded by the govt of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, at a value of over one hundred thirty million Saudi riyals (approximately one hundred twenty million USD today). King Faisal bin Abdul Aziz was instrumental within the funding, and each the house of God and therefore the road resulting in it were named when him when his assassination in 1975. The house of God was completed in 1986, and accustomed house the International Muslim University. Many conservative Muslims criticised {the style|the planning|the look} initially for its unconventional design and lack of a conventional Dome structure.[11]

Capacity

Interior View of the Mosque
Inside of the Mosque
The king place of worship covers a vicinity of five,000 m2 (54,000 sq ft). It will accommodate concerning ten,000 worshipers in its main prayer hall,[1] 40,000 in its porticoes,[1] and 50,000 in its grounds.[1] king place of worship has the third largest capability of accommodating worshipers in its neighboring grounds when musjid al-Haram (Grand Mosque) of Mecca and Al-Masjid al-Nabawi (Prophet's Mosque) in Medina.[12] every of the Mosque's four minarets ar eighty m (260 ft) high (the tallest minarets in South Asia) and live 10×10 metres in circumference.