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Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Facts and Trivia: Inside the house of God in Arabia
I am still in the haze of my thoughts, trying to contain my amazement at being in a futuristic city on the fringes of a desert, when the car window reveals the pristine white minarets and domes of Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque crowned with crescent moons. Located at the entrance point of the Abu Dhabi Island, the mosque is visible from all three bridges that connect the island city with the mainland. Hope these Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque facts would help you to understand the place better. There are over 2000 mosques in Abu Dhabi but this is the only one that allows entry to non-Muslims. Soon after the driver…
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Bibi-ka-Maqbara —The Aurangabad Taj Mahal, a south Indian twin of the Taj
“Allah-hu-Akbar-Allah”. “Allah-hu-Akbar-Allah”. The sound blared somewhere outside. I rubbed my eyes and pulled myself out of bed. The ticking hands of the wristwatch reminded me it was our last few hours in the hotel, and in the city. We were scheduled to visit the Aurangabad Taj Mahal. My sleepy head husband looked at me with beady eyes. “Come on get ready, we can’t give in to sleep” I said. In a few minutes we were both ready to set out on the auspicious day of Eid to see with our own eyes what ‘a bad copy of Taj Mahal’ (as described by the internet) would look like. Time For History…
