One of the several reasons why I love Sharjah so much is because of its gorgeous mosques. The other emirates have beautiful mosques too, but Sharjah’s different. There’s a magical feel to it. It’s like being transported to another era, to another place.
I remember how I had described the mosques here to my sister a few years ago: “They seem to be floating in air, specially at night.”
And one of my favorites is Al Noor masjid.
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This is a spectacular Masjid, MashaAllah. True, Sharjah has really good Masjid’s in UAE.
What an incredibly beautiful mosque! And your captures are magnificent, Nadia! Thanks for sharing such a lovely part of your world!
Enjoy your week!
Sylvia
It’s like a palace. So majestic.
Do they allow non Muslims to enter and visit mosques?
It looks reminiscent of the Suleiman Mosque in Istanbul with its multiple domes. However, as one brother (a master’s student of architecture at NCSU) told me once that the domes and minarets inspired by the Mamluks and Ottomans are quite useless today. What would you make of his assertion?
In a time where there was no speaker systems and the imam’s voice needed to be heard during salaah, domes were the way to go. The acoustics of a dome allow sound to echo and contain the sound, whereas, according to my physics teacher, in a theater, especially one for performing arts (live acts and stuff), the walls will be like sharp corners protruding out so that the sound is killed and does not interfere with the rest of the speech. Basically, domes were pretty much essential. Now-a-days with sound systems, all one has to do is throw up speakers around everywhere and you’re done, but nobody can argue that the dome has a distinctive beauty that is classically Islamic and thus is retained for its beauty and tradition most likely.
Looks magical!
Its so majestic… very well caputured… first shot is amazing
Thanks for sharing
this is a spectacular mosque. Wow… it looks so much like the Haga Sophia. It’s lovely!
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MashaAllah , this is wonderful !!!
I prayed my very first Ramadan here!! Does is still have the same Imam? Beautiful voice ma shaa Allah!! OHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I misss it there so much :(((((((((((((((
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Such a beautiful sight…the light, the color, the architecture…all so divine. Beautiful captures and a fabulous post.
My, that is a spectacular mosque – incredibly beautiful – lovely photo. It’s amazing how every religion produces great works of architecture and art.
majestic!
you captured it perfectly by night. Well done.
Amazing Mosque and bohat hi achi tarah se capture kia 🙂 God bless
Looks very pretty all lit up like that.
It really is a very beautiful place.
There’s nothing like a beautiful mosque…M’A!
It’s magnificent…masha Allah what a beautiful structure.
your photographic skills magnify the beauty of the mosque! Masyallah… it’s truly “greeting card” perfect 🙂
As Salaam Alaikum Nadia ♥
MashaAllah what beautiful photos. I love the mosques with the multiple domes. Is this the mosque on Buhairah Corniche or the one near the Radisson Hotel?
Beautiful Masha-Allah…
and it is indeed very beautiful ! i didnt live in sharjah…the only masjid i liked used to be in jumeriah and i always thought of the tombs as ice cream scoops hehehe :p but they look spectacular at night 😀
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Pretty pretty
I miss the convenience of having masjids around your place, in shopping malls,in rest areas on the highways 😦
Oh wow, this looks beautiful, mashAllah. Ive said this before and im going to say it again your photography is brilliant, nadia.
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hi i would like to know more details about the mosque can someone help me… details such as how many domes does this mosque have and what does it look like from inside because i tried entering and they didnt let me in to take pictures so please help
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WOW! mashallah .. truely stunning should check out Sheikh Zayed Mosque in Abu Dhabi
and Dubai Jumeira mosque
u guys should come and it see it in the light festival.then it looks completely different and amazing.