CHARACTERISTIC

FEATURES OF MOSQUE

ESSENTIAL PARTS OF MOSQUE…..!!!!

THE MOSQUE …..!!!!

MOSQUE IS MOST IMPOTANT STRUCTURE OF ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE.MOSQUE STRUCTURE IS ORIGINALLY OF ARABIC COUNTRIES.

ENTRANCE:ENTRANCE GATE OF THE MOSQUE HAS HIGHTED MINARETS ON ITS FOUR CORNERS.THIS COLOUMNS ARE CARVING AND DESIGNS OF ARCHES.WHICH GIVE THE BETTER APPEARANCE TO THE GATE.

COURTYARD: MOSQUE HAS HUGE CENTRAL ENCLOSED OPEN SPACE BETWEEN THE MAIN BUILDING AND LIWAN.THIS OPEN PART IS CALLED COURTYARD OR SHAN.WHICH IS MAINLY USED FOR ‘ NAMAZ ’THEMAIN INTENTION WAS THEY BELIVED THE PRAYER SHOULD BE PERFORMED IN THE OPEN AIR WITH NOTHING BETWEEN THE DEVOTEE AND HIS GOD.A FOUNTAIN IS PROVIDED IN THE CENTRE OF THE COURTYARD.

LIWAN/ CLOISTER: THECENTRAL COURTYARD IS ENCLOSED BY CORRIDORES WITH PILLARS ON THE ALL CORNERS.ONE CAN GO TOWARDS SANCTURY THOUGHT LIWANS.THE PART OF LIWAN TOWARDS THE SANCTURY SIDE ARE HAVING HEIGHT OF THREE OR FOUR STORIES WITH DOME ON THE TOP. THE DOME IS CALLED NAVE.

SANCTURY:IT IS VERY IMPORTANT PART OF A MOSQUE.THE CORRIDOR TOWARDS MACCA IS EXPANDED AS THE MAIN PART. IN WHICH ONE SIDE IS FOR LADIES COMPARTMENT. THE WALL OF THIS COMPARTMENT IS MADE BY CARVING NETS.THIS HALL IS CALLED SANCTURY WITH A WALL AT THE BACK CONTAINING A RECESS CALLED MIHRAB. MIHRAB IS INDICATING THE DIRECTION OF MACCA. FOR INDIA MACCA IS IN WEST SIDE SO THIS WALL IS ON WEST SIDE.DOME IS PROVIDED ON THE TOP OF THE SANCTURY.

MINAR:THE HEIGHT OF THE MINARS ARE MORE THEN THE DOMES.