Walking Into The Blue Mosque
By: Jyah Brannon
I will be your tour guide today and I hope you enjoy your visit
Think about it? Why is the Blue Mosque, blue? Well it's blue because of the blue tiles that surround the interior. Maybe it also had something to do with its name, but as you read this article i hope you understand more about the Blue Mosque.
Fashion styles in the Blue Moque
The Blue Mosque is a famous tourist attraction. So almost everyday there are visitors. Before you enter you must have on certain clothes. If you are a woman you have to have a type of fabric on your head, with equal portions hanging on each side. The reason for this is because some Muslims are bald and to keep the floor nice and clean. You would also do the same thing if you were a man with long hair. For men and women you must take your shoes off and out them into plastic bags,and wear the slippers that are provided. After you are modestly dressed you may enter the Blue Mosque.
Time to pray
Most Muslims pray at the Blue Mosque and still pray there today. They must cleanse themselves before prayer. The Ezan Muslims call for prayer is chanted six times a day. "The Ezan changes from day to day and from place to place, according to longitude and latitude, sunrise to sunset, and geographical relationship to Mecca". Inside the Blue Mosque contains a sacred black stone of Mecca. If you are not a Muslim visiting the Blue Mosque you need to avoid coming or entering the mosque during prayer times. For instance it's not required that prayer has to take take place at a mosque, but it's felt appropriate.
Big information & Special features
The creator of the Blue Mosque is Sultan Ahmet. Another name for the Blue Mosque is, The Sultanahmet Moque, named after the creator. For one thing he was only nineteen when he ordered it to be built! The Blue Mosque was being built from 1609-1616. First the requested it to be built with for gold minarets. But the builders misunderstood him and built six silver minarets. There are 250 blue windows. Throughout the day and night when the sun or moon shines on those windows there are big beautiful blue beams. In conclusion the mosque also contains gardens and courtyards that all visitors may view.
As you exit I hope you have had a memorable tour!
Since you know that the Blue Mosque is blue, can you tell me what shade of blue. I hope you have learned more about the Blue Mosque. One day I wish that u go to the Blue Mosque. For further information you can visit the sites below.
Fun Facts
- This is a picture of Sultan Ahmet
- The Blue Mosque is famous for its culture
- What shade of blue is the Blue Mosque is a trick question, there are different shades of blue
- The Ezan Muslim chant in English is, God is great There is no god but God Muhammed is the Prophet of God Come to prayer Come to salvation God is Great There is no god but God
Bibliography
- (Sultanahmet Mosque).http://www.bluemosque.co/.12/8/14
- MuslimPrayerTimesinInstanbul&Turkey.http://www.turkeytravelplanner.com/religion/prayer_times.html11/29/14
- KidRex-KidSafeSearchEngine.http:www.KidRex.org/Results/?q=The+Blue+Mosque12/10/14
- wikipedia.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Mosque_Tabriz12/01/14
- FamousWondersoftheWorldBestPlacestoVisitSeeTravelPicturesTop100WondersComment.http//famouswonders.com/
- www.tripadvisor.com/Travelg-293974.../Istanbul:Turkey:Blue.Mosque.htm...