The Mosque: The Architecture of The Moment And Place
When I spoke about the importance of the “timing” of prayer and how the specifications of the place of prayer are flexibility, openness and clarity, so that all of the land should be a mosque because it is difficult to perform the prayer in the appointed time and without this multifunctional spatial flexibility in all circumstances…
Isolation Of The Mosque And Humanization Of The Urban Space In The Residential Neighborhood
My Prof. Dr. Mashary AlNaim has invited me to participate with an article about the humanization of the mosque and its relationship with the Urban Settings in the residential neighborhood. The humanization of public space in the city is the Centre of my research interest. In my capacity as an academic and practitioner specialized in architecture and urban design, I believe that the relationship between the building and the urban settings is one of the important added values, by which we can determine the level of urban quality for the Architectural Product.
Flexible Mosque Borders
Moving from inside to outside and vice versa in the mosque along with the variety of prayer courtyards are considered one of the features of the mosque architecture. It is principally resulting from the fact that the mosque borders are flexible, extensive and not constrained by restrictions.
Communication And Clarity … Ideas For Future Mosques
When I focused, in the two previous articles, on the idea of breadth and flexibility, to which the Prophet (PBUH) referred, “The earth has been made for me (and for my followers) a place for praying and a thing to perform purification with”.
Ministry of Islamic Affairs and Al Fozan Award for Mosque Architecture Launch Mosque Code
The Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Dawah and Guidance signed on Monday (May 21st) a cooperation agreement with Al Fozan Award for Mosque Architecture to adopt the code of mosques under the patronage of Head of Award Trustees, Prince of Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz. In the presence of the Governor of Al-Deraiyah Prince Ahmed bin [...] Unto Allah Belong The East And The West
Unto Allah belong the East and the West, and whithersoever ye turn, there is Allah’s Countenance. Lo! Allah is All-Embracing, All-Knowing. (Al-Baqara : 15). This verse particularly brings many ideas about mosques architecture…
The Earth Has Been Made A Place Of Prostration And A Means Of Purification For Me. PBUH
Abdullatif Al Fozan Award for Mosque Architecture has been launched, because of the urgency to demonstrate and tackle supreme cogitations regarding the Mosque Architecture in the 21stcentury. In the award, a very important…
Abdullatif Al Fozan Award for Mosque Architecture: Second Round Nominations Announced.
In its second round, Abdullatif Al Fozan Award for Mosque Architecture has finalized its winner’s ceremony. The ceremony has been held in Hilton Grand Plaza in Jeddah in 13th Jumada II 1438 H/ 12thMarch AD.
The First International Conference on Mosques Architecture Concluded
The First International Conference on Mosques Architecture has been concluded. The conference has been held in co-operation with Abullatif Al Fozan Award for Mosque Architecture. It has lasted from 5th to 7th December 2016 in the headquarters of Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University (former University of Dammam)
