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