Badshahi Masjid

People and my blogger friend get ready to have another very beautiful trip to Badshahi Masjid(Lahore)

BADSHAHI MASJID:

USEFUL INFORMATION:

The Badshahi Masjid (Urdu: بادشاہی مسجد‎) or the 'Royal Masjid' in Lahore, commissioned by the sixth Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb in 1671 and completed in 1673, is the second largest mosque in Pakistan and South Asia and the fifth largest masjid in the world. Epitomising the beauty, passion and grandeur of the Mughal era, it is Lahore's most famous landmark and a major tourist attraction.
Capable of accommodating 5,000 worshippers in its main prayer hall and a further 95,000 in its courtyard and porticoes, it remained the largest masjid in the world from 1673 to 1986 (a period of 313 years), when overtaken in size by the completion of the Faisal Masjid in Islamabad. Today, it remains the second largest masjid in Pakistan and South Asia and the fifth largest masjid in the world after the Masjid al-Haram (Grand Masjid) of Mecca, the Al-Masjid al-Nabawi (Prophet's Masjid) in Medina, the Hassan II Masjid in Casablanca and the Faisal Masjid in Islamabad.
To appreciate its large size, the four minarets of the Badshahi Masjid are 13.9 ft (4.2 m) taller than those of the Taj Mahal and the main platform of the Taj Mahal can fit inside the 278,784 sq ft (25,899.9 m²) courtyard of the Badshahi Masjid, which is the largest masjid courtyard in the world.
In 1993, the Government of Pakistan recommended the inclusion of the Badshahi Masjid as a World Heritage Site in UNESCO's World Heritage List, where it has been included in Pakistan's Tentative List for possible nomination to the World Heritage List by UNESCO.

     

       
                                               Badshahi Masjid



             inner view

           
                        
                       detail of white marble inlay in red sand stone

          
              main entrance gate

     
             Beautifully embellished main archway

       

            Cusped arch frames a minaret

      

                    Minar-e-Pakistan richly framed by an aisle arch

      
         you have seen the place like place behind the Masjid,this is the palace where
         Ranjit Singh, ( Maharaja Ranjit Singh was the founder of the Sikh Empire, which came to power in the Indian subcontinent in the early half of the 19th century. The empire, based in the Punjab region, existed from 1799 to 1849)


      

      Most importantly this is theDr Allama Iqbal's mausoleum adjacent to the Mosque's gateway.He is the national poet of Pakistan.He is also know as "Poet of East"

    
     students from universities use to visit this beautiful Masjid

    

Members of delegation also visited Masjid

 
   General Public visiting Masjid

  
 
    At evening Masjid is looking great


                night view of Masjid

I hope you will enjoy this trip with me to Great Badshahi Masjid,now pack your stuff to get ready to go home:)
 














               

EID CELEBRATIONS

Aslam 'o Alikum and hello to every one:today is Eid-ul-Fitr,and i want to share that day so be ready:)



Eid-ul-Fitr, "Eid-ul-fitr", Eid al-Fitr, Id-ul-Fitr, or Id al-Fitr (Arabic: ‎عيد الفطر ‘Īdu l-Fiṭr), often abbreviated to Eid, is a Muslim holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting (sawm). The religious Eid is a single day (a Muslim is not permitted to fast that day), but it is usually celebrated for 3 days. Eid is an Arabic word meaning "festivity", while Fiṭr means "over the come". The holiday celebrates the conclusion of the 29 or 30 days of dawn-to-sunset fasting during the entire month of Ramadan. The first day of Eid, therefore, falls on the first day of the month Shawwal. This is a day where Muslims around the world try to show a common goal of unity. Eid al-Fitr has a particular salat (Islamic prayer) consisting of two raka'ah (units) and generally offered in an open field or large hall. It may only be performed in congregation (Jama’at) and has an additional extra six Takbirs (raising of the hands to the ears while saying "Allahu Akbar" [God is Great]), three of them in the beginning of the first raka'ah and three of them just before ruku' in the second raka'ah in the Hanafi school. This Eid al-Fitr salat is, depending on which juristic opinion is followed, Fard (obligatory), Mustahabb (strongly recommended, just short of obligatory) or mandoob (preferable). Muslims believe that they are commanded by God, as mentioned in the Qur'an, to continue their fast until the last day of Ramadan and pay the Zakat and fitra before doing the Eid prayer.

                             
 

here is the Prayer of Eid-ul-Fitr


              

now the special foods:

                   
                            this is delicious sheer khorma

                  
                 this is sawiyyan,plz have some:)

 In lunch time:

                       

now the colorful clothes:

                       

                    




now the beautiful cards:

                        





              

          

I hope you enjoy Eid with me.and wishing you a very happy Eid.
                                                                                                                      by sunny

RAMAZAN KAREEM

Hello all  bloger friends, i know i am very late to take you to the beautiful journey of the blessing month RAMADAN,now all of you must get ready

first of all let me tell you about Ramazan

This article is about religious observances during the month of Ramadan. For the actual calendar month, see Ramadan (calendar month).

Ramadan (Arabic: رمضان‎} is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar,Muslims are supposed to observe fast during this month. This is regarded as the third pillar of Islam. The month lasts 29-30 days based on the visual sightings of the crescent moon according to numerous biographical accounts compiled in hadiths. The word Ramadan comes from the Arabic root “ramida” or “ar-ramad,” which means scorching heat or dryness.
While fasting from dawn until sunset Muslims are supposed to refrain from consuming food, drinking water and sexual relations According to Islam, the sawab (rewards) of fasting are many, but in this month, they are believed to be multiplied. Fasting for Muslims in this month, typically, includes the increased offering of salat prayers and recitation of the Quran.


                                       
now let me show some of beautiful pictures of the Ramadan kareen


                              
                       Avery traditional food of sehri,paratha with yougurt

                        
                            Avery cute girl offering pray

                         
                           A scene of the market with delicious food comsumed in Aftari

                         
                              delicious dates
                           
             
 here is the table of delicious foods especially Pikoras,people love to eat in Aftar

             
             pikoras here,take it:)

In ramadan an additional prayer which is called as Tarawih

                        
                                          tarawih here


have a quick look on markets in the month of ramazan


                                

                           
                                               
                                  
                                 
   I hope you all enjoy the blessings of Ramadan Kareem,and RAMADAN MUBARAK TO ALL OF YOU


                                  
                                                                                                                            posted by sunny

my loss

my eyes are wet with tear
the thing happen, of which i had a fear

 hello my blogger friends:
last week my grandmother died of lungs cancer,the date was 9 june,this is also date of birth of my elder sister,at  7 am me and my sister was plannig about birthday treat but we do no know that this horrible incident would happen.at 12:45 am. .when i heared the news of death, i really feel sad as i thought that world is end.i really love my grandmother and especially i had a good attachment with her.she used to call me" Dr"  with love.i know its a big loss of mine, i just want to share it with you.goodbye my blogger friends and please pray for my grandmother.May her soul rest in heaven(Ameen)



                                    

Success

Hi My Blogger Friends,

                         last few days i was very busy in the rehearsel of drama competition and yesterday we had
                   ALL DRAMA COMPETION 2012(INTER UNIVERSITIES) MANY UNIVERESITIES FROM All over Pakistan particoipated.
         and our FATIMA JINNAH WOMEN UNIVERSITY stood 2ND,
                                  
               I am very  happy to be the part of a drama,and i played a role of a guy :)

              I just want to share my sucess with you,hope you will like it,
                                                                                                                  thanks(sunny)