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Mosque of Twenty-Five Prophets

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On
the east side is a mihrab – it is pentagonal (by the number of prayers). The
first and second floors of the mihrab are separated by three protrusions,
symbolizing the three main stages of human existence: birth, marriage,
eternity. On the second floor of the mihrab, a single window symbolizing the
entrance to Paradise is made with a single-row masonry. The drawing of mosaic
glass in the window reflects the stages of human existence.

Any
element of the mosque is symbolic. On the south and north sides of the building
there are three windows with two-row brickwork: the first row means life, the
second – eternity. The pattern of mosaic glass in the windows repeats the
ornament of the cover of the Koran. The metal frame of the dome is formed by
intersecting vertical and horizontal elements – similar to parallels and
meridians of the globe. The semicircular part of the dome is covered with
sheets of gold leaf and is topped with a pyramid with three balls, on top of it
a crescent moon is installed, in the cylindrical part of the dome – 16 windows
with mosaic glasses handmade.

The mosaic drawing of the first window (above
the mihrab) is dedicated to the Almighty – the Arabic script reproduces the
spelling “Allah is the only”. Further, clockwise, the mosaics in the
windows are dedicated to 25 prophets, and their names are in Arabic script.

Finally, the drawing of the sixteenth
window is made similar to the first window and is dedicated to the Prophet
Muhammad-
Rasul. And
it should be noted that all the windows were installed on Fridays – it was on
this day that all the Prophets and Messengers were born and departed into
Eternity.

In June 2010, at a UNESCO scientific
conference, where
Ikhsanov made
a presentation on the mosque, he was awarded the copyright certificate. So the
mosque of 25 prophets was recognized as unique.

Mosque Data

Architect

Type

Local

Country

Russia

Owner/Founder

Ihsanov family

Year

2010

Area

Drawings

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