KING’S CHAPEL, BOSTON – PICTURE GALLERY
UNITED FIRST PARISH CHURCH OF QUINCY – PICTURE GALERY
GLASTONBURY TOR – PICTURE GALLERY
BURKHAN KHALDUN
Mongolia (N/A) – Birthplace and Burial Place of Genghis Khan Burkhan Khaldun is the most sacred mountain in Mongolia, and one of the most revered in East Asia that doesn’t have to do with one of the major eastern religions. According to tradition, Burkhan Khaldun was the birthplace of the founder of the Mongol Empire, Ghengis Khan. It also believed to be the site of his … [Read more...]
FAISAL MOSQUE (MASJID FAISAL)
Islamabad, Pakistan The nation of Pakistan boasts the world’s second largest Muslim population, so it is not surprising that Islamabad, its capital, is home to one of the world’s largest mosques. The Masjid Faisal was in fact the world’s largest mosque outside of Arabia for about a decade in the late 20th century, and is still the largest mosque in the Asian Subcontinent. … [Read more...]
NATIONAL MAUSOLEUM
Karachi, Pakistan Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the national hero and founder of modern-day Pakistan, may be the single-most important Islamic leader of the 20th century. He not only helped lead the entire Asian subcontinent to independence from the British colonial empire, but he established the first truly great modern Muslim state. He is buried in the Mazar-E-Quaid, the National … [Read more...]
TOUBA MOSQUE (MASJID TOUBA)
Touba, Senegal Touba is a relatively young metropolis, having grown up around the tomb of its locally revered Sufi saint over the last hundred years. Founded during the early 20th century, Touba has become the spiritual center of Senegal and arguably the most popular Islamic pilgrimage destination in West Africa. The city was established by Sheik Ahmadou Bamba, who is highly … [Read more...]
TOMB OF BAHA AL-DIN AL-NAQSHBANDI
Bukhara, Uzbekistan There are many orders of Sufism, but only one, the Naqshbandi, which traces its origins back to Abu Bakr, the first caliph. Thus the Naqshbandi are one of the few Sunni oriented Sufi orders, and possibly the most important and influential religious institution in Central Asia. The order’s founder was Baha Al-Din Al-Naqshbandi, who stands out as one of the … [Read more...]
MURSI ABU EL-ABBAS MOSQUE (MASJID MURSI ABU EL-ABBAS)
Alexandria, Egypt Despite the fact that Alexandria was the largest and most important city in Egypt at the time of the Muslim conquest, it never developed into one of Islam’s greatest metropoli. In fact, the surprisingly neglected port city fell into a steep decline after being absorbed into the caliphate, and its surprising lack of major mosques reflects this. The city’s … [Read more...]
