13世紀ごろ、ペルシャ文学の神秘主義詩人ジャラール・ウッディーン・ルーミーは「美が我々を包み込む」という言葉を残した。神聖なる場、モスクの威容は彼の言葉が真実であることを証明している。
ウズベキスタンからマレーシアまで、世界各地にあるマスジッド(モスク)を紹介。あわせて世界のユニークな礼拝堂47選も見てみよう。
※神秘主義……神や絶対的なものと自己とが体験的に接触・融合することに最高の価値を認め、その境地をめざして行為や思想の体系を展開させる哲学・宗教上の立場。
※ルーミー(1207-1273)……イランの神秘主義詩人。セマー(旋舞)で知られるトルコのメウレウィー教団の創始者。名作「精神的マスナビー」は神秘主義の聖典とも評される。
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Nusrat Djahan Mosque (03 of50)
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Shah Faisal Masjid(04 of50)
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Great Mosque of Djenné (06 of50)
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Qolşärif Mosque(07 of50)
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Putra Mosque(08 of50)
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Ubudiah Mosque(09 of50)
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Baitun Nur(10 of50)
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Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin Mosque(11 of50)
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Great Mosque of Samarra(12 of50)
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Malacca Straits Mosque(13 of50)
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Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque(14 of50)
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Cologne Central Mosque(15 of50)
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Sheikh Zayed Mosque(16 of50)
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Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin Mosque, or Iron Mosque(17 of50)
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Floating Mosque(18 of50)
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Jame’Asr Hassanil Bolkiah Mosque(19 of50)
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Zahir Mosque(20 of50)
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Emin Minaret, Uyghur Mosque(21 of50)
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London Central Mosque, or Regent's Park Mosque(22 of50)
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Badshahi Mosque, or Royal Mosque(23 of50)
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Niujie Mosque(24 of50)
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Umayyad Mosque(25 of50)
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Hassan II Mosque(26 of50)
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Schwetzingen Mosque(27 of50)
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Id Kah Mosque(28 of50)
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Masjed-e Jameh(29 of50)
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Jama Masjid, Fatehpur Sikri(30 of50)
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Blue Mosque(31 of50)
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Jama Masjid(32 of50)
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Blue Mosque(33 of50)
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Khatem Al Anbiyaa Mosque (34 of50)
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Blue Mosque, or Shrine of Hazrat Ali(35 of50)
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Jami-Ul-Alfar Mosque(36 of50)
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Lead Mosque(37 of50)
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Wazir Khan Mosque(38 of50)
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Istiqlal Mosque(39 of50)
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Damadi Masjid(40 of50)
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Safa Mosque(41 of50)
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Bibi-Khanym Mosque (42 of50)
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Asafi Mosque(43 of50)
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Baiturrahman Grand Mosque(44 of50)
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Siddiqa Fatima Zahra Mosque(45 of50)
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King Hussein Bin Talal Mosque(46 of50)
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Great Mosque Of Paris(47 of50)
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Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque(48 of50)
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Sunshine Mosque(49 of50)
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Abuja National Mosque(50 of50)
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