The Grand Mosque, Colombo, Sri Lanka
This is the Grand Mosque on Friday, 24 July 2015. This would be straight after Jummah prayers.
This mosque is situated in the midst of the Pettah business district.
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The Red Mosque of Colombo
Pettah is best known for its bargain shopping, but it is also home to the Red Mosque, an iconic structure that speaks of the area's rich and diverse history.
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Mosque In Colombo, Sri Lanka
This is a large mosque in Central Colombo. On Fridays it is packed for jumma prayers. This is a Friday just after those prayers.
The Red Masjid, Pettah, Colombo,Sri Lanka
Truly, the commercial heart of the capital of an underdeveloped country is a dog-eat-dog place. Here and there are creatures in human form who remind one of King Rat with not a few Prince Rats who will undoubtedly become Kings when the time comes. Those who graduate from such a University are both heartless and merciless; let us beware of them.
To the Grand Mosque, Colombo, Sri Lanka
This is the tuktuk ride to the Grand Mosque, Colombo from Ward Place.
As soon as I entered the premises some urchins demanded Rs 100 which I refused. The business instinct kicks in early.
The mosque is not quite as grand as the name suggests.
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The Hilaal Committee that met at the Grand Mosque announced that the Crescent has not been sighted therefore Sha’ban will complete 30 days and Ramadhan 1440 will commence tomorrow and Ramadan fast will commence on 7th May Tuesday - Ramadan Kareem
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Amazing Azan - AL JAMIUL ALFAR MASJID, (Red Masjid) Sri Lanka.
Amazing Azan - AL JAMIUL ALFAR MASJID, Sri Lanka.
No.228, Second Cross Street, Colombo 11- Sri Lanka
Tel : 0094 11 2451975
Large Muslim population in Sri Lanka: Namaz in Colombo Masjid
Sri Lankan muslims offer namaz at Colombo's Red Mosque.
In the hustle and bustle of Pettah, Colombo’s core commercial district, is situated a most striking building, a spiritual haven called Jamiul Alfar Masjid. This mosque is remarkable because the architecture is Indo-Saracenic, incorporating pomegranate-shaped domes. But the most extraordinary feature is that each brick is painted red or white and used in contrasting designs, which gave rise to its common name, the Red Mosque.
During the 7th Century CE, Arab dhows with their distinctive lateen sails filled with monsoon wind began in earnest to sail south-eastwards across the Indian Ocean. Aboard were traders whose destination was the Island they called Serendib—“Island of Rubies”—in search of those precious gems, but also pungent spices, perfect pearls, and much else besides.
Used to mostly barren landscapes, these traders, many of whom came from the ancient city of Aleppo, experienced much pleasure at the sight of Nature’s verdancy and the discovery of its treasures. Thus Serendib was also known as Tenarisin, “Island of Delights” and Jazirat Kakut, “Island of Gems”.
Such was the lure of the stories conveyed not only to the traders of Aleppo but also those of Baghdad—read the astonishingly accurate portrayal of Serendib in Sinbad’s two voyages to the Island contained in the 1001 Arabian Nights—that traders began to settle down on the west coast in the 8th Century. It’s said the first settlement was at the nowadays coastal resort of Beruwela, which in Sinhala means “the place where the sail is lowered”.
These Arabs brought with them not only fabulous goods but also their beloved faith, Islam, which was then enjoying its Golden Age. Indeed some early traders made the Serendib voyage when the Prophet Mohammad was alive. There was an expansion of believers primarily due to the far-travelled traders who settled at Beruwela and elsewhere in Serendib—and all over Asia. They married local wives who had converted to Islam (today their descendants are called Sri Lankan Moors). And Beruwela is where the first mosque was built on the Island, c 920 CE, located on a rocky peninsula where the modern version now stands.
Over the next millennium much change occurred concerning the Muslim community in Sri Lanka. Until the 16th Century Arab merchants controlled much of the country’s trade with the blessing of the monarchy, which saw them as an economical and political asset. There was also racial amity between the Sinhalese and Muslims. But then the Portuguese arrived and Muslims were persecuted by the colonists, with west coast settlers fleeing to the Kandyan Kingdom and the east.
During the 18th and 19th Centuries, Javanese and Malaysian Muslims brought by the Dutch and British contributed to the Islamic mix (their descendants are called Sri Lankan Malays). Members of the Borah community (Borah means “trade”), a Yemen-evolved Muslim sub-sect from Gujarat, North India, also arrived during this period, together with descendants of Arab traders who had settled in the state of Tamil Nadu, South India.
Many of the South Indian Muslims had their trade establishments in Colombo at Pettah—traditionally associated with busy commercial activity, bazaars and markets—a district that means in Anglo-Indian “outside the fort”, which is also the meaning of the Sinhala name pita-kotuwa. These devout Muslims needed a place to pray five times a day, as prescribed, so they decided for convenience to erect a mosque close to their businesses.
The Masjid land was bought by these South Indian Muslim businessmen and donated to the noble cause. Once built the Masjid was registered as a Trust, which remains the same today with the present Trustees appointed from the descendants of the original donors and Trustees of the Masjid.
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GRAND MOSQUE OF PORUTHOTA
Grand Masjidh of Poruthota (Sri Lanka) (நீர்கொழும்பு, கொச்சிக்கடை பலகத்துறை) this mosque was painted in several colours. Mosque located near of beach.
The history behind the old mosque
The mosque which stands majestically above the shores of Kammalthurai with its beautiful minarets, is 175 years old. This is the oldest and biggest one among the mosques seen between the coastal belt of Colombo and Puttalam.
Early settlers in Kammalthurai built a makeshift mosque using coconut leaves for the first time in 1825. This mosque was located then at the very place where the old volleyball court stood which was in front of the present mosque.
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Jami Ul Alfar Mosque (Red Mosque), Colombo, Sri Lanka
This video is mainly an overview of the outside and inside of Jami Ul Alfar Mosque (also known as Red Mosque) which is located at on Second Cross Street in Petta, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
The red mosque is of of most popular tourist site in the city. Mosque was open to public on 1909.
It was recorded during my solo trip to Colombo back in July 2016.
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Jummah prayers in a Colombo, Sri Lanka mosque.
Holy days of the week are: Muslims - Fridays; Jews - Saturdays; Christians - Sundays.
This is Friday, 17 July 2015.
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SUBSCRIBE!! - Let's walk around this magnificent mosque and let's admire its red and brick architecture, a truly beautiful, historic and stunning building. Vic Stefanu, vstefanu@yahoo.com. Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and known from the beginning of British colonial rule until 1972 as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia near south-east India.
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