Top 10 Mosques of the world (Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque)- 7th

Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi is the largest mosque in the United Arab Emirates and the eighth largest mosque in the world. 

Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque

It is named after Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the founder and the first President of the United Arab Emirates, who is also buried next to the mosque(outer left side). The mosque was opened for worship since Eid Al Adha December 2007. 

 Location                            United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.

Branch/tradition           Sunni (Maliki)

Ownership                        Government

Architect(s)                     Mohammad Ali Al-Ameri

Capacity                           40,000

Dome(s)                            82 domes of seven different sizes

Dome height (outer)    75 m (246 ft)

Dome dia. (outer)          32.2 m (106 ft)

Minaret(s)                        4

Minaret height                107 m (351 ft)

Construction cost          2 billion dirhams (USD $ 545 million)

Top 10 Mosques of the world (Masjid-i Jahan-Numa)- 8th

Masjid-i Jahan-Numa

The Masjid-i Jahan-Numa (the 'World-reflecting Mosque'), commonly known as the Jama Masjid of Delhi, is the principal mosque of Old Delhi in India. Commissioned by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, builder of the Taj Mahal, and completed in the year 1656 AD, it is the largest and best-known mosque in India.  It lies at the origin of a very busy central street of Old Delhi, the Chawri Bazar Road. The later name, Jama Masjid, is a reference to the weekly Friday noon congregation prayers of Muslims, Jummah, which are usually done at a mosque, the "congregational mosque" or "jami' masjid".

The courtyard of the mosque can hold up to twenty-five thousand worshippers. The mosque also houses several relics in a closet in the north gate, including an antique copy of the Qur'an written on deer skin.

Location                      Delhi, India

Branch/tradition    Deobandi Hanafi

Style                             Islamic

Capacity                     85,000

Length                         80 m

Width                          27 m

Dome(s)                      3

Minaret(s)                  2

Minaret height         41 m

Top 10 Mosques of the world (Baitul Mukarram)- 9th

Baitul Mukarram

Baitul Mukarram is the national mosque of Bangladesh. Located at the heart of Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh, the mosque was completed in 1968.The mosque has a capacity of 30,000, giving it the respectable position of being the 10th biggest mosque in the world.

However the mosque is constantly getting overcrowded. This especially occurs during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, which has resulted in the Bangladeshi government having to add extensions to the mosque, thus increasing the capacity to at least 40,000.

Location                     Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh

Established               1960

Branch/tradition    Deobandi

Administration        Islamic Foundation, Bangladesh

Ownership                 Government

Leadership                Imam(s):

                                       Maulana Salahuddin

Architect(s)              Abdul Hussain Thariani

Style                            Islamic architecture

Capacity                    40,000

Top 10 Mosques of the world (Id Kah Mosque)- 10th

Id Kah Mosque

Id Kah Mosque is a mosque located in Kashgar, Xinjiang, in the western People's Republic of China. It is the largest mosque in China. Every Friday, it houses nearly 10,000 worshippers and may accommodate up to 20,000.

The mosque was built by Saqsiz Mirza in ca. 1442 (although it incorporated older structures dating back to 996) and covers 16,800 square meters. In 1933, on August 9, the Chinese Muslim General Ma Zhancang killed and beheaded the Uighur leader Timur Beg, displaying his head on a spike at Id Kah mosque.

In March 1934, it was reported that the uighur emir Abdullah Bughra was also beheaded, the head being displayed at Id Kah mosque.

In April 1934, the Chinese Muslim general Ma Zhongying gave a speech at Id Kah Mosque in Kashgar, telling the Uighurs to be loyal to the Republic of China Kuomintang government at Nanjing.

Location                       People's Republic of China Kashgar, China

Affiliation                    Islam

Region                          Xinjiang

Organizational 

status                            Mosque

Architect(s)                Saqsiz Mirza

Architectural type   Mosque

Completed                  1442

Capacity                       20,000

Minaret(s)                   3

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Skype, the software application that allows users to make voice calls over the internet, was developed in Tallinn, Estonia by three Estonian based developers, Ahti Heinla, Priit Kasesalu and Jaan Tallinn.

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Email

The first email was sent in 1971...between two computers that were side-by-side.

These two computers were connected through the original online network, ARPANET, which was run by the United States Defense Department. The first message sent through the network to another computer was in 1969. The message was "Lo". The engineers working on it attempted to send the word "Log" but one of the computers crashed after the "O".

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Who invented the bulletproof vest? The answer might surprise you!

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You might imagine the inventor being someone from the Army or a policeman, but the true creator was a pizza delivery man! On July 21st, 1969, Richard Davis was delivering pizzas in Detroit when he was held up at gunpoint!

Luckily for the former marine, Davis had a gun of his own and shot two of the attackers but was hit twice himself. This incident gave him an idea for people like cops to avoid injury by wearing padding of some kind. The first prototype for the bulletproof vest was created by Davis out of a roll of nylon and the straps from his car’s seat belt!