Mesquita Omar Ibn Al-Khatab


The Omar Ibn Al-Khatab Mosque (Mesquita Foz Do Iguaçu) is a mosque located at Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brazil.[1] It is situated in the city near the Iguaçu Falls.

Omar Ibn Al-Khatab Mosque
Mesquita Omar Ibn Al-Khatab, Mesquita Foz Do Iguaçu
Mesquita Foz Do Iguaçu as seen on 2010
Religion
ProvinceParaná
Year consecrated1983
Location
LocationFoz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brazil
CountryBrazil
Architecture
TypeMosque
Date established23 March 1983
Specifications
Dome(s)1
Minaret(s)2

The mosque was inaugurated on 23 March 1983 featuring a beautiful exterior design painted in uniform white color.[1] Its architecture was inspired by Al-Aqsa Mosque, in Jerusalem. The mosque is named after Omar Ibn Al-Khatab a pious companion of the Prophet Muhammad.[1] Outside the mosque are tall two minaret towers from which the Muslim call to prayer (Adaan) is sounded five times each day which gathers the faithful for congregational prayers in the spacious main hall.[1]

The interior of the mosque is more beautiful than the outside. There is a spacious main prayer hall which covers 400m² of the total built area of 600 m². In the main prayer hall, there is a beautiful Mihrab built into the back wall of the mosque. The beautifully decorated Mihrab of the mosque indicates the direction to the Holy Mosque of Mecca in Saudi Arabia, where all Muslims are required to face when they perform their prayers.[1]



  • Mosque interior, main prayer hall.
  • The mihrab inside the mosque, which indicates the direction to face when Muslims perform their prayer.
  • Mosque main entrance door.

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References
  1. "Mesquita". pmfi.pr.gov.br. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  • Official website at CCBI - Centro Cultural Beneficente Islâmico de Foz do Iguaçu's site.

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