this masjid is one of the 10 biggest masjids in the worlds
the area of it 412.22 with out the surronding lakes.
here is the pics:

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MashAllah...This is incredible.

astonishing
its looks amazing

it's amazing it is a paradise

Very Aladdin-ish. Beautiful architecture.

They make everything attractive and show-off. It's beautiful though.

Breathtaking!

architect beautifully. But why he is standing on the prayer mat with his shoes, none there told him to respect and get respected.

beautiful architecture, but its all about competition.. its overly done, mosques never ment to be like that.. Sultan Qaboos grand mosque is beautiful cuz of its simplicity. personally I don't like the domes, the tree tiles on the columns, nor the gold decoration on top of the columns but honestly, its GRAND... and attracitve,, its good to visit but not to pray, i think the atmosphere wouldnt help.

it does look AMAZING ;) i loved the design .. everything they build in UAE is breath taking actually :)
may allah bless his soul

It's amazing, apart from the escalator it's a mosque not a shopping mall!

Very Niiice! Very much beautiful mashalla!
Amazing!

wow amazing MashaAllah

It kind of reminds me of Taj Mahal from the outside.

The escalator, those flowery columns and the "glow-in-the-dark" walls and ceilings look misplaced in a mosque. I don't know, I just think it's za7ma (trans: too much?).

architect beautifully. But why he is standing on the prayer mat with his shoes, none there told him to respect and get respected.

that is not prayer mat, its carpet and it is differnet than the other carpet there dont u c? so they put it there just for him to come with his shoes

It's amazing, apart from the escalator it's a mosque not a shopping mall!

Lol!!! This is dubai we're talking about, what did you expect? It has to at least look like the emarati natural habitat otherwise it would be very hard for them to get used to it

That is one beautiful mosque - it looks like the kind of place you'd want to keep going back to.
I'm not a fan of the flowery paintings on the pillars, it looks slightly over the top to me. Oh and too many fountains and pools is kind of wasteful in a DESERT COUNTRY for crying out loud. This is a mosque anyways! it's not a place for opulence and majesty. There's a thin line between luxurious and garish.

This is so elegant, but it just seems too much for a mosque!

woow woow woooooooooow :o:o:o:o
subhan allaaaaah. it is paradise.
woow

beautiful architecture, but its all about competition.. its overly done, mosques never ment to be like that.. Sultan Qaboos grand mosque is beautiful cuz of its simplicity. personally I don't like the domes, the tree tiles on the columns, nor the gold decoration on top of the columns but honestly, its GRAND... and attracitve,, its good to visit but not to pray, i think the atmosphere wouldnt help.

Are you kidding me, the first time I went to the Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque I had trouble focusing on my prayer because of the beauty of the carpet in there. Had to close my eyes and all :p

Amazingly incredible Mosque..

So astonishing, yet extremely unnecessary. Not surprising coming from arabs....

WooooooW thats nicee but the escalator they have are actually good some old ppl cant go up the stairs themselves i wanna swim in that pool lol

nice looking but too much 4 a masjid....

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its not too much at all

its where us muslims pray for Allah

Does this make it the biggest masjid in the world .. ?

WHAT THE ... :o

this is amazingly beautiful ! :o


Who's the guy in the last pic?! :think:
Looks like Jacques Chirac :XD:

^That IS Jack Chirac.
The caption says, 'The French President visits the grave of Sheikh Zayed'

lool ! How could I get it ? lol :(
thanks for the answer :D

Nico .. that's the president of the country you live in! :p

^Not anymore :D

The Haram Makki has escalators too.
Beautiful mosque.
Which mosque is bigger, this or the one in Al Madinah Al Munawwarah?

it's absolutely stunning. i like the escalator idea, will give people with disabilities and old people who can't walk large distances access.
can someone tell me the difference (if there's any difference at all) between a mosque and a masjid?

^^^
nothing different
it just mosque in english
masjid in arabic

it's absolutely stunning. i like the escalator idea, will give people with disabilities and old people who can't walk large distances access.
can someone tell me the difference (if there's any difference at all) between a mosque and a masjid?
There's no difference between a mosque and a masjid. Mosque is the English word for Masjid. I have no idea where did it come from, though.

There's no difference between a mosque and a masjid. Mosque is the English word for Masjid. I have no idea where did it come from, though.


I googled a little.


the term 'mosque' is derived from the Spanish word for "mosquito." It was termed as such because during the Crusades, King Ferdinand said they were going to go and swat the Muslims like mosquitoes".

(Where else can they find Muslims in large number to be swatted if not in a Masjid?). So, they cheekily termed "Masjid" as "Mosque".

lol i had no idea that mosque came from mosquito. is that a joke or for real?

I dont beleive there is a difference between the two words .. there was some e-mail circullation saying that the word is derived from mosquito.

I remember those e-mails. Non provided sources. Only words to stir up peoples' anger: "Whaaaat! They are making aas call tha masjid a mosquito haaaa!"

I don't believe it. And won't until I see proof.

Has anyone got the recent e-mail about the word 'God' having an evil hidden meaning? :XD: