Lal Masjid
| Lal Masjid | |
|---|---|
Markazi Jāmi Masjid Islamabad لال مسجد | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Branch/tradition | Sunni Islam |
| Leadership | Muhammad Abdullah Ghazi (1967-1998) Abdul Rashid Ghazi (1998-2007) |
| Location | |
| Location |  Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Zahir ud Deen Khwaja (1965) Nayyar Ali Dada (2010) |
| Architectural type | Mosque |
| Architectural style | Contemporary Islamic |
| Minaret(s) | 2 |
The Lal Masjid (which means "Red Mosque") is a large mosque in Islamabad, the capital city of Pakistan. It was built in 1965 and is one of the oldest mosques in the city. For twenty years, it was also the biggest mosque in Islamabad, until the Faisal Mosque was built in 1986.[1][2]
The mosque is in a very central area of the city. It is close to two busy shopping areas, Aabpara Market and Melody Market. It is also not far from the President's and Prime Minister's offices.[3]
The mosque became famous in 2007, when the Pakistan Army surrounded the mosque because of a conflict with its leaders and the students studying there. This led to a fight, and death of hundreds people.[4]
Important leaders of a mosque were from the same family: Muhammad Abdullah Ghazi and his two sons, Abdul Rashid Ghazi and Abdul Aziz Ghazi.[5]
Gallery
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The Mosque in 1970s
The prayer hall of the mosque
Monument on the mosque's west side featuring Quranic verse 55:17
Exterior view of the Mosque
Reffrences
[change | change source]- ↑ Syed Shoaib Hasan (27 July 2007). "Profile: Islamabad's Red Mosque". BBC News. Retrieved 21 May 2008.
- ↑ Jonathan M. Bloom; Sheila Blair, eds. (23 March 2009). The Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art & Architecture. USA: Oxford University Press. p. 309. ISBN 978-0195309911.
- ↑ Janjua, Simran Saeed; Malik, Mishaal; Malik, Simran Saeed Janjua and Mishaal (2024-07-12). "Miscalculation or Inevitable? The Lal Masjid Siege and its Legacy". South Asia Times. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
- ↑ "Lal Masjid at 40". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
- ↑ "Book Review: Negotiating the Siege of the Lal Masjid". Newsline. Retrieved 2024-10-20.