عید الا ضحی کے موقع پر پوری دنیا میں ہر مسلمان اپنی استطاعت کے مطابق قربانی دیتا ہے۔ قربانی کا مقصد ایک طرف تو حضرت ابراہیم علیہ السلام اور اُن کے فرزند حضرت اسماعیل علیہ السلام کی اطاعتِ خداوندی میں دی جانے والی قربانی کو خراجِ تحسین پیش کرنا ہے اور دوسری طرف غریب، نادار، مستحق، یتیموں، بیواؤں کو خوشی کا موقع بہم پہنچانا ہے۔قربانی کا گوشت ایسے افراد میں تقسیم کیا جاتا ہے جو…
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This article examines the career of the immensely productive Sadequain Naqqash (1930-87), Pakistan’s most celebrated artist. A self-trained, larger-than-life figure, Sadequain charted a singular trajectory in enacting a paradoxical subjectivity. He remained close to national aesthetic ideologies that promoted calligraphy under the increasing Islamization of the 1970s and 1980s, yet maintained a persona that simultaneously relayed aspects of transgressive Indo-Persian Sufism into a dialogue with transnational modernism during the 1950s and 1960s in order to…
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The most beautiful Masjid in Bangladesh, situated in Barisal. The masjid was built 20 kms away from Barisal in a place called Ujirpur. It is supposed that it took 210 million tk to build this masjid. This masjid is outstanding to look at, the best equipments have been used, it is well decorated with lights, frames, it has speakers of BOSE, so the Azan is very melodius. The area is huge with a Madrasa, Eidgah,…
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There are many masjids in India famous for their architectural beauty, design and the number of devotees they draw. Kerala has the first masjid in India known as Cheraman Juma Masjid and now it will have the India’s largest masjid’s as well at Kozhikode. Other famous Masjid in India are Moti Masjid Agra, Jama Masjid Fatehpur Sikri, Babri Mosque and Tipu Sultan Masjid. Jama Masjid – Delhi The largest and best known masjid in India…
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Sadequain’s calligraphy at Lahore Museum. Sadequain’s calligraphy at Lahore Museum. Sadequain’s calligraphy at Lahore Museum. Syed Sadequain Ahmed Naqvi, Tamgha-e-Imtiaz, Pride of Performance, Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Pakistani Awards), also often referred to as Sadequain Naqqash, was a world-renowned Pakistani artist, best known for his skills as a calligrapher and a painter. He is considered as one of the finest painters and calligraphers Pakistan has ever produced. Sadequain was responsible for the renaissance of Islamic calligraphy in Pakistan….
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1.Shah Faisal Masjid The Faisal Masjid is the largest Masjid in Pakistan, located in Islamabad. Completed in 1986, it was designed by Turkish architect Vedat Dalokay to be shaped like a desert Bedouin’s tent. Unlike traditional masjid design, it lacks a dome. The minarets borrow their design from Turkish tradition and are thin and pencil like. The Masjid is named after the late King Faisal bin Abdul-Aziz of Saudi Arabia, who supported and financed the…
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Tarawih (Taraweeh) refers to extra prayers performed by Muslims at night in the Islamic month of Ramadan. Contrary to popular belief, they are not compulsory. However, many Muslims pray these prayers in the night during Ramadan. Some scholars maintain that Tarawih is neither farz nor a Sunnah but Sunnah Muakkadah (Emphasized practice of Hazrat Mohammed ) Allah Taa’la has blessed the Muslims with a very sacred and blessed month in which all rewards are multiplied,…
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Islamic calligraphy, or Arabic calligraphy, is the artistic practice of handwriting and calligraphy, based upon the Arabic language and alphabet in the lands sharing a common Islamic cultural heritage.It is derived from the Persian calligraphy. It is known in Arabic as khatt, which derived from the word ‘line’, ‘design’, or ‘construction’. The traditional instrument of the Arabic calligrapher is the qalam, a pen made of dried reed or bamboo; the ink is often in color,…
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These healthy meal ideas will give you a varied and balanced diet during Ramadan. They include ingredients from the five major food groups. The meal plan has been written by medical experts in consultation with Islamic scholars. Fluids (water and juices) and dates should be added to each Suhoor (pre-dawn meal) and Iftar (dinner – the meal that ends the day’s fast). The fast is broken with dates, followed by dinner. Suhoor Option 1: a…
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Mosque (Masjid) is a Holy place for Muslims. It is a place for worship for all the followers of Islam. Mosque is the place where all the Muslims of the community come together and have their prayers. Mosques or Masjids are fine examples of excellent architecture of Islam and Muslims. Beautiful mosques are found all around the globe, with the spread of the Islamic empire throughout the World. Islam has taken its fine culture and…
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