Abu Dhabi Imagine a week away with mom spent exploring rich cultural and historical sites, touring iconic mosques and meandering through ornate palaces.
Proposals for the city include housing for five million people, over 1,000 mosques, smart villages, industrial zones, a 5,000-seat conference center, and the world's largest park.
"I've been thinking a lot about mosques lately," Sohrab said.
Their highlights include the "gorgeous architecture and Great Bazaar of Esfahan; the mosques of Kashan, the retreat of Safavid kings; and the extraordinary gardens of Shiraz.
The ancient fortress city is famous for exquisite tea gardens and gorgeous tiled mosques, sensuous spices and stunning sights.
People went to mosques for their ten raka'ts of noontime prayer and then retreated to whatever shade they could find to nap in, waiting for the cool of early evening.
Music is heard in Christian churches, Jewish synagogues, Islamic mosques, and other places of worship.
Schahzaman sent noble gifts as thank offerings to all the mosques and religious houses, and great rejoicings were celebrated in honour of the birth of the little prince, who was so beautiful that he was named Camaralzaman, or "Moon of the Century.
Again I gave large sums of money to the poor, and enriched all the mosques in the city, after which I gave myself up to my friends and relations, with whom I passed my time in feasting and merriment.
John Muir (1838 - 1914), My First Summer in the Sierra, 1911 When one loses the deep intimate relationship with nature, then temples, mosques and churches become important.
Tamarinds and acacias were in full bloom all over the country, the crescent of Mahomet glittered brightly from the cupolas of the mosques, and on the slender pinnacles sat many of the storks, resting after their long journey.
