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	Online Encyclopedia and Dictionary - Istiqlal Mosque
		Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia is the largest mosque in Southeast Asia.
		The government of Indonesian constructed the national mosque in 1984.
		The mosque also provides facilities for social and cultural activities, including lectures, exhibitions, seminars, conferences, bazaars and programmes for women, youth and children.
	www.fact-archive.com /encyclopedia/Istiqlal_Mosque (161 words)

	Istiqlal Mosque - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Istiqlal Mosque (Independence Mosque) in Jakarta, Indonesia is the largest mosque in Southeast Asia.
		The government of Indonesia constructed the national mosque in 1984.
		The mosque also provides facilities for social and cultural activities, including lectures, exhibitions, seminars, conferences, bazaars and programmes for women, youth and children.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Istiqlal_Mosque (194 words)

	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The mosque was commissioned by the late Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz, when he declared Shah Alam as the new capital of Selangor on February 14, 1974.
		The main dome of the mosque is the biggest dome in Malaysia, measuring 170 feet in diameter and 350 feet in height from the ground level.
		In its early years, the mosque was also listed in the Guinness World Records as having the tallest minaret in the world [1], a title it had lost to the King Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Sultan_Salahuddin_Abdul_Aziz_Mosque (228 words)

	Istiqlal Mosque
		Istiqlal Mosque is one of the Jakarta’s landmarks.
		Istiqlal is a mosque, and the main purpose is to provide place for Moslems to pray and interact to one another, for sure.
		Istiqlal Mosque is situated in the southeastern part of National Monument, the main symbol of Jakarta.
	jonsay.co.uk /Languages/English/Indonesian/Lessons/Istiqlal_Mosque.html (665 words)

	Beautiful Mosques In Indonesia - Asia Finest Discussion Forum
		A mosque was built in the site in 1612 by Iskandar Muda, the great Acehnese sultan, but the structure was burnt down by the Dutch during their second invasion on Christmas 1873.
		In the mosque courtyard stood the Kohler tree, under which Dutch general JHR Kohler was shot dead while commanding the defeated first Dutch invasion of Aceh on 23 April 1873.
		The mosque was built in 1994 by public subscription by Al-Markaz Foundation, led by the current vice-presidential candidate Jusuf Kalla and retired general M Yusuf.
	www.asiafinest.com /forum/index.php?showtopic=13523 (1877 words)

	July 11, 2003 Khutbat al-Jumu`ah
		Masjid Istiqlal is the "third largest Mosque" in the world after the Masjid al-Haraam in Makkat al-Mukarramah and the Masjid an-Nabawi ash-Sharif in Madinat al-Munawwara, `ala saakiniha afdal as-salaat was-salaam.
		In building this mosque, the modern Indonesian government sought to create one of the seven wonders of the world, as their ancestors had built Borobudour (in 500 BC) or Prambanan, two huge Indonesian temples from pre-Islamic times.
		Istiqlal Mosque has five floors of prayer balconies, and its roof is 180 ft. above the ground held aloft on 12 pillars, and its huge geodesic dome is 75 feet high and 140 feet wide.
	www.naqshbandi.org /events/Indonesia%202003/07112003/default.htm (307 words)

	National mosque - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In some Muslim countries, there may be a national mosque usually in the capital city.
		Masjid Jamek in Kuala Lumpur, was the former national mosque of Malaysia
		If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/National_mosque (102 words)

	ANTARA News :: President and veep perform Idul Adha prayers at Istiqlal Mosque
		Idul Adha must be used by the Muslims to clean up themselves, soften their heart and straighten their way of thinking, Nazarudin Umar said in his sermon during the Idul Adha prayer at Istiqlal Mosque, Central Jakarta, here on Sunday.
		Nazarudin Umar called on the Muslims to follow the example of Prophet Ibrahim, who were sincerely willing to sacrifice his son, Prophet Ismail, to obey Allah the Almighty.
		Muslims were told slaughter goats or cows during the Idul Adha and the meat of the sacrificed animals would be distributed for the poor.
	www.antara.co.id /en/arc/2006/12/31/president-and-veep-perform-idul-adha-prayers-at-istiqlal-mosque (303 words)

	Islamic Sacred Sites and Places - ReligionFacts
		Ferhadija Mosque in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, destroyed in 1993
		Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia - the largest mosque in Southeast Asia.
		Mosque of Mohammed Ali at the Citadel, Cairo, Egypt
	www.religionfacts.com /islam/places.htm (287 words)

	CNN - Mob torches Indonesian church after mosque bombing - April 20, 1999
		In Jakarta, hundreds of troops guarded the Al-Istiqlal mosque, Southeast Asia's largest Muslim place of worship, after the bomb ripped through its basement Monday, injuring three men and damaging more than 20 offices.
		President B.J. Habibie, who regularly prays at the mosque, called for calm, warning that the bombing could worsen the religious violence that has rocked the world's most populous Islamic country for months.
		The white-domed mosque is less than a half-mile from the presidential palace and is near a busy railroad station and Jakarta's National Monument.
	www.cnn.com /WORLD/asiapcf/9904/20/indonesia.mosque/index.html (662 words)

	[Kabar-indonesia] Jakarta News: Waste Management; Hospital Graft; Istiqlal Mosque (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Some 2000 to 3000 people have come to the mosque to break their fast in the past two weeks and the caretaker estimated the number would increase in the days leading up to Idul Fitri, Mohammad said.
		He said the domes of Nabawi Mosque in Medina and the Taj Mahal in India have diameters of 35 m while the dome of Al Aqbar Mosque in Surabaya has a diameter of 34 m.
		The mosque is equipped with various facilities including a four-m-high pulpit, a library, 400 faucets for ritual ablutions and a parking lot for 400 cars and a giant drum or bedug with a diameter of two m.
	www.kabar-irian.com /pipermail/kabar-indonesia/2006-October/005492.html (2822 words)

	ISTIQLAL MOSQUE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Istiqlal mosque at Jakarta city center.....right to the east of the National Monument.
		This mosque is the largest in Southeast Asia and can house 10,000 worshippers.
		Little known to visitors (may be even the locals) that the architect of this mosque is a Christian from North Sumatra.
	members.tripod.com /~wsantoso/istqlal.html (68 words)

	TrekEarth \| Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta Photo
		Istiqlal Mosque in the fg, was built in 1984, & is the largest mosque in South East Asia.
		It is interesting to have the mosque and the cathedral built next to each other.
		I guess the cathedral is under the pressure to build a taller tower in competing with the mosque tower.
	www.trekearth.com /gallery/Asia/Indonesia/photo369362.htm (522 words)

	Catholic World News : Indonesian Church Leaders Plead for Calm
		The April 18 bombing of the al-Istiqlal mosque, a center of Muslim consciousness in the world's most populous Islamic nation, radically increased the tensions that have been building in Indonesia since last summer.
		However on the same day as the mosque bombing, in Ujung Pandang, the capital of South Sulawesi province, in the eastern part of Indonesia, a rampaging mob attacked and burned a Catholic church complex, including a seminary residence, a kindergarten, and a meeting hall.
		Meanwhile Indonesia's President BJ Habibie said he "strongly condemned the barbaric and brutal act"-- the bombing of the mosque-- and asserted that the attack was a deliberate attempt exacerbate religious and ethnic conflicts.
	www.catholicworldnews.com /news/viewstory.cfm?recnum=10124 (575 words)

	Epochtimes English Edition- (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		It is a month of reflection and forgiveness, a time to pay special attention to families and friends, and to renew relationships over the evening meal that marks the breaking of the fast.
		The Imam at the Istiqlal Mosque, Achmed Sodakin, says charity - another of the five pillars of Islam - is also particularly important during Ramadan.
		Indonesians are overwhelmingly moderate in their practice of Islam, but in a country where corruption consistently tops every poll of people's concerns, Islam, with its heavy emphasis on honesty and sobriety, is often seen as a ready-made solution.
	www.theepochtimes.com /news/3-10-28/12343.html (329 words)

	Muslims begin to mark Ramadan
		A Muslim woman marks the start of the holy month of Ramadan in prayer Sunday, October 26, 2003 at Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia.
		Istiqlal is Southeast Asia's largest mosque and Indonesia is the world's most populous Muslim country.
		Indonesian Muslims pray on the eve of the holy Islamic month of Ramadan in the Istiqlal mosque in Jakarta, October 26, 2003.
	www.chinadaily.net /en/doc/2003-10/27/content_275854.htm (213 words)

	BBC News \| Asia-Pacific \| Blast rocks Jakarta mosque
		A bomb exploded inside the main mosque in the centre of the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, during mid-afternoon prayers.
		Several people are reported to have been injured in the blast at the Al-Istiqlal mosque mosque, which is only a few hundred metres from the presidential palace.
		The mosque is the largest in South-East Asia and lies less than a kilometre from Indonesia's presidential palace.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/asia-pacific/323045.stm (289 words)

	Mosques In Jakarta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The development of mosques in Indonesia reflects the historical, social and even political conditions of the period in which the building was built.
		In the 17th and 18th centuries, mosques in Jakarta were built beside rivers, areas which functioned as the city's business centres.
		Kebon Jeruk Mosque, in Jalan Hayam Wuruk in the downtown area, was a sacred place for the Chinese Muslims living in old Jakarta.
	home1.pacific.net.sg /~makhdoom/islamjak.html (550 words)

	Blast Rocks Jakarta Mosque - CBS News
		The white-domed mosque, the largest in Southeast Asia, is less than half a mile from Indonesia's presidential palace in the center of Jakarta.
		Iman Budiman, who works at the mosque, said the explosion was in the basement, which holds several offices.
		At least 15 rooms were damaged, some pillars inside the mosque were cracked and dozens of windows were smashed, he said.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/1999/04/19/world/main43600.shtml (361 words)

	Morocco - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Nationalist political parties, which subsequently arose under the French protectorate, based their arguments for Moroccan independence on such World War II declarations as the Atlantic Charter (a joint U.S.-British statement that set forth, among other things, the right of all people to choose the form of government under which they live).
		A manifesto of the Istiqlal Party (Independence party in English) in 1944 was one of the earliest public demands for independence.
		The Almohad built the Marrakech Kutubiya Mosque, which accommodated no less than 25,000 people, but was also famed for its books, manuscripts, libraries and book shops, which gave it its name; the first book bazaar in history.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Morocco (4471 words)

	Muslim Photo Gallery - Mosques (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Sultan Ahmet47 viewsInside of the Sultan Ahmet mosque.
		Istiqlal Pray Hall46 viewsInside of Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia..
		Sultan Ahmet45 viewsInside of the Sultan Ahmet mosque.
	www.muslimphotos.net /gallery/thumbnails-topn--16-page-10.html (171 words)

	CNN - Blast rocks Indonesian mosque - April 19, 1999
		The mosque's executive secretary told reporters that he believed the blast was a bomb.
		At least 15 rooms were damaged, dozens of windows smashed and several pillars cracked in the blast.
		About 300 people were in the Istiqlal Mosque reading the Koran when the explosion took place, said Iman Budiman, who works at the mosque.
	www.cnn.com /WORLD/asiapcf/9904/19/indonesia.mosque.02/index.html (301 words)

	Living Faith (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Prostrate before God, some 20,000 worshippers fill Jakarta's Istiqlal Mosque - the national mosque of Indonesia - for Friday prayers.
		When the mosque opened in 1978 after 17 years of construction, Indonesians of all religions took pride in the colossal achievement -one of the country's first big post-independence building projects.
		The Istiqlal Mosque is sometimes compared to other mammoth places of worship on the island of Java - the Buddhist pyramid of Borobudur and the Hindu temples of Prambanan.
	www.asiasource.org /livingfaith/22.html (92 words)

	Asia Finest Discussion Forum > Beautiful Mosques In Indonesia
		Mar 25 2006, 02:17 AM Actually there are many beautiful mosque in many villages in Riau with staunchy architecture, They are just built by local people on the village near the mosque by self donations and It took years for them just to finish it.
		Nov 30 2006, 04:26 AM I think the mosques in indo are the most original and beautiful in the world.
		The Suharto-era mosques follow a joglo (four-sided square) pattern with tiered-roofs, and the metal roof-tip showing the word "Allah" is surrounded by a pentagon to signify the five principles of Pancasila.
	www.asiafinest.com /forum/lofiversion/index.php/t13523.html (2873 words)

	ANTARA News :: President, VP perform Idul Fitri prayers at Istiqlal mosque
		Kalla arrived at the mosque at 6:45 a.m., followed by Yudhoyono a few minutes later.
		House of Representatives Speaker Agung Laksono and People`s Consultative Assembly (MPR) Deputy Chairwoman Mooryati Sudibyo as well as former vice president Hamzah Haz took part in the prayers at the mosque which was packed with tens of thousands of Moslems.
		The President and Vice President together with their entourages left the mosque after the sermon.
	www.antara.co.id /en/arc/2006/10/24/president-vp-perform-idul-fitri-prayers-at-istiqlal-mosque (242 words)

	Istiqlal Mosque- Jakarta, Indonesia - VirtualTourist.com
		Istiqlal Mosque is Indonesia's national mosque as well as the largest in east asia.
		The mosque itself has a modern design and could be mistaken for an office building if not for the large dome and tall minaret.
		You may experience the amplified chanting from the Istiqlal minaret, echoed by hundreds of other smaller mosques throughout the city to call Jakarta’s citizen to pray five times a day.
	www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Asia/Indonesia/Special_Capital_Region_of_Jakarta/Jakarta-1218371/Things_To_Do-Jakarta-Istiqlal_Mosque-BR-1.html (626 words)

	A Neighborhood Tour of Jakarta - New York Times
		Just a few minutes off the square are the huge, glacial Istiqlal Mosque and the city's Roman Catholic cathedral, across the street from one another, a reminder of Islamic Indonesia's religious tolerance.
		The Istiqlal Mosque, a massive structure of marble and glass, is the largest mosque in East Asia.
		The Jakarta Cathedral, a Gothic-style building, is distinguished by three latticed ironwork spires that dominate the skyline near the Sukarnoera Irian Jaya monument, which represents the liberation of Irian Jaya from the Dutch.
	query.nytimes.com /gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE6DC163BF936A35754C0A961948260&sec=travel&pagewanted=3 (678 words)

	Andalous Moroccan Restaurant - Chicago (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		It was in 670 that the first Arab invasions of the North African coastal plain took place under Oqba Ben Nafi, commander of the Umayed dynasty in Damascus.
		For a century or more they Have been conquering and converting to Islam the fl countries of the Sahara, inspired by their search for the source of gold which had been flowing into Morocco from somewhere in the region of the Niger river.
		The immediate reaction to this request was the arrest of several Istiqlal leaders, whereas the sultan refused to sign any more decrees concerning his people.
	www.andalous.com /History.asp (2597 words)

	Jakarta Sights - Istiqlal Mosque
		This is the largest Mosque in SE Asia, designed by Indonesian architect Frederic Silaban.
		Constructed using marble and layout of open space and huge windows, make this place remain cool in the hot sunlight.
		Additional travel guides are available in ten languages at wikitravel.org.
	www.world66.com /asia/southeastasia/indonesia/java/jakarta/sights/istiquialmosque (71 words)

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