In this uplifting bestseller, kader abdolah charts the triumphs and tragedies of a family on the brink of revolution. The iraniandutch writers previous novels include the european bestsellers the house of the mosque and the king. Online library archive for easy reading any ebook for free anywhere right on the internet. It was built between 2002 and 2007 by the former lebanese prime minister rafik hariri, who was buried beside it. The mohammad alamin mosque is a sunni mosque located in martyrs square in downtown beirut, lebanon. Masjid muhammad ali alkabir the mosque of muhammad. Preparing to leave for the mosque preparing to leave for the mosque 1. Conserving the religious and traditional values of muslims with a domeless mosque architecture. It was a miserable attempt to create discord through tampering with the secu. The house of the mosque the two narratives write down in secret a history of. It is the center from where the voice of the oneness of allah is raised and devotion to his oneness is practiced. Imam ha ahmed abdul kader mahlari on 22nd january 20. A case study of shah faisal mosque, islamabad conference paper pdf available december 2016. Internal arrest and war is the leitmotif of this touching story of a family that tries to stick together in tormentuous times.
The first mosque in india, quwwat alislam mosque in delhi, was also built as a series of arches and domes. He used his political passion to begin his career after the islamic revolution in 1979 by writing articles in the left political newspapers. The mosque was liberated from its traditional building typology, being itself constructed on a visionary new structure. The new architecture of mosque design to express the. The house of the mosque was both deeply moving and informative. The house of the mosque unfolds in senejan, a traditional carpetweaving town that has affinities with abdolahs home town, sultanabad or arak. After the king built masjid alharram to border the kaba, moslem orientation still has the cubicle. In the narratives, the solitary and secret burial merges together. It uses the traditional vocabulary of twelfth century moroccan architecture, thus visually tying the current regime back into the legitimacy of the past. Originally it is used to ensure the adhan call for prayer could be heard at a maximum radius.
The many iranians i have known have all been very secular. Persian culture is a merging of two cultures, that of the ancient persian. The house of the mosque unfolds in senejan, a traditional carpetweaving town that has affinities with abdolah s home town, sultanabad or arak. All mosque paintings ship within 48 hours and include a 30day moneyback guarantee.
Dikka of sultan hasan mosque dikka of ibnu tulun mosque figure 2. The house of the mosque, by kader abdolah trans susan. Choose your favorite mosque paintings from millions of available designs. The house of the mosque, by kader abdolah trans susan massotty. The english language translation of the house of the mosque was published in january 2010. The house of the mosque by kader abdolah goodreads. Mosque construction projects in two eastern german cities have broad community support despite farright hostility, according to ahmadi muslims. This is an award winning project in a competition to design a major mosque on the trunk of al jumeirah palm in dubai. In the middle of the city there is the shrine of the imam ali ibn abi talib cousin of the prophet with its resplendent golden dome and minarets. The house of the mosque is a dutchlanguage novel by iranian writer kader abdolah, published in 2005. In 2010, a second novel appeared in english translation, the house of the. It was very interesting reading about the changes in iran from the perspective of a conservative family, where the woman all wore chadors, had no television in the house and believed going to the cinema was sinful. As an integral part of the punggol community, the new mosque aspires to be a model of openness, reflective of contemporary islamic.
Mosque construction continues with community support. Her uncle nosrat returns from tehran with a glamorous woman, while on the rooftop, shahbal longs only for a television to watch the first moon landing. Without fully letting us know, he merges two historical figures and. Kader abdolah is, without doubt or qualification, an admirable man. It is the story of the family of aqa jaan, a successful merchant who leads. The author, kader abdollah, a pseudonym, paints the picture of an idyllic life before the 1979 iranian revolution. The house of the mosque kindle edition by abdolah, kader. It is more blessed and virtuous than all other places. Abdolah has lived in the netherlands since teh in the third, a historical figure appears in the story but as a mere shade or wan caricature. The book opens in the 1960s and takes the reader through to contemporary times, against a changing social and political backdrop. The sultan ahmed mosque is first one of the two mosques in turkey that has six minarets. The masjid or mosque is the base and the foundation stone for muslim society.
In preparation for the mosque, panels were placed which signified that a mosque was going to be built. The english language translation of the house of the. The house of the mosque goes beyond being a work of fiction. He overcame this problem by ordering a seventh minaret to be built at the mecca mosque. Kader abdolah reminds us that until this seminal year, khomeini was still a hero, not yet a tyrant.
See more ideas about mosque, doha and beautiful mosques. Like a lovely dream turned nightmare, the house of the mosque shakes us awake. The house of the mosque by kader abdolah canongate books. The house of the mosque contains a large extended family who having responsibilities connected to the mosque. The spiritual character is apparent in the indirect natural light filtered in the direction of al qibla. Symbolic shapes mosque design spans time, crosses boundaries, and expresses cultures.
The mosque of muhammad ali pasha was built between 1828 and 1848. The elders in a prominent iranian family have always consigned certain belongings to posterity in a hidden crypt underneath their citys mosque. It portrays the harsh reality of the people of iran, trapped amid their customs and traditions and the fast rythm of contemporary life. The house of the mosque, by kader abdolah the independent. The seven mosques of medina mohammed alyenbaawi aw. Pdf conserving the religious and traditional values of. The house of the mosque welcome to the house of the mosque. Kuwait still remembers when the hand of terrorism spread to the masses of innocent worshipers in the imam alsadeq mosque. Cairos sultan hassan mosque stands as symbol of unity aw. Spring has arrived, and as the women prepare the festivities, sadiq waits for a suitor to knock on the door. Perched on the summit of the citadel, this ottoman mosque, the largest to be built in the first half of the 19th c. The house of the mosque by kader abdolah librarything. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. It is the place where believers congregate to get to know each other and share their pleasures and their problems.
The civic and cultural role of the sheikh zayed grand mosque. It was inaugurated by his son saad hariri on october 17, 2008. Media in category al hussein mosque in 2011 the following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. The centrepiece of the seven mosques historic site is the modern alkhandaq mosque at the base of the mountain. The mosque has an ottoman inspiration by the sultan ahmed mosque in istanbul, and follows the ottoman architectural style with touches and illustrations in the mamluk egyptian style.
Their german chairman describes radical islam as a. Kader abdolah talks to rosie goldsmith talking about islam hay festival 2016, wednesday 1 june 2016. Demonstrate your eagerness by wearing perfumed, good and neat clothes. Islamic architecture born in the middle east made possible the erection of all kind of buildings in the membranous way freely using that principle of arch and dome. Introduction founded in 970,the principal mosque of shite islam for north africa and the near east was built between the 10th and 12th centuries in the center of cairo in the tradition of establishing a centre of. Pdf the concept of mosque based on islamic philosophy. Media in category alhussein mosque in 2006 the following 6 files are in this category, out of 6 total. The virtue of building a mosque question what kinds of blessings can we attain by participating in building a mosque. Within a densely populated punggol new town in singapore, the 3700 sqm alislah mosque is planned to serve the local muslim community with a peak capacity of 4500. Imam alsadeq mosque blast brought all kuwaitis together today marks 2nd anniversary of horri. Hypostyle mosque, fatimid al azhar mosque cairo, egypt 2. To name a few of these, umayyad mosques played, since its inception, a tourist role along with its other civic functions, as well as aya sofya mosque, sultan ahmad mosque in istanbul, alazhar mosque, al hussein mosque in cairo, alzaytuna mosque in tunis, alqarawiyyin mosque in fes, and last but not least, the sheikh zayed grand mosque in abu. The house of the mosque by kader abdolah paperback 9781847672414 published by canongate january 2011.
As3b rated it did not like it feb 20, aug 09, annemarie rated it did not like it. When the number of minarets was revealed, the sultan was criticized for being presumptuous, since this was the same minarets number as at the mosque of the kaaba in mecca. The mosque served both as a place of worship and as a community center for the city, and thus played an important function in the formation of the new society. The mohammad alamin mosque is the biggest mosque in lebanon. Or perhaps, it was that i had not read the house of the mosque, nor will i ever. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. When leaving your home, work or business, go toward the mosque with eagerness and enthusiasm for you would be meeting fellow believers who have come to worship allh. Mosque, about the impact of islamic fundamentalism on the daily. Kader abdolah is one of the descendants of mirza abulqasem qaemmaqam, the famous iranian politician during the qajar period who was also affiliated with art and literature kader abdolah had for long wished of becoming an author. The house of the mosque kader abdolah the first, and least objectionable, is where a historical figure passes in silence through the story, as when the empress farah comes to senejan to open a clinic and a cinema, and is met with a demonstration. Islamic architecture in india acceptance and transfiguration. Another major historicist mosque is the imposing hassan ii mosque of 1993, in casablanca.
In the house of the mosque, the family of aqa jaan has lived for eight centuries. Kader abdolah talks to rosie goldsmith hay festival. Cairo when it was built almost 800 years ago, sultan hassan mosque in southern cairo was a symbol of muslim unity. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the house of the mosque. Mohammad alamin mosque an impressive mosque with a blue dome built between 2002 and 2007 by regretted prime minister rafik hariri, who is buried besides the building. Imam alsadeq mosque blast brought all kuwaitis together. In the initial steps of building this mosque, hariri endured many obstacles such as rights of property and funding the actual building. In some ways its very subtle and gentle and,osque others quite hard and angry which makes for a very. According to the architect, azmi fakhuri, the bluedomed mosque. The house of the mosque kindle edition by abdolah, kader, massotty, susan.