The Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque [antikvár]

His Majesty's Inauguration Speech. 10 Safer 1422 - May 4, 2001In the name of God, the compassionate, the merciful.Praise be to God. May blessings and peace be upon the soul of His Prophets and upon His Family and upon His Excellent Companions.Dear GuestsIt gives us great pleasure to warmly welcome our dear guests. We are indeed grateful and happy to meet today on the occasion of the inauguration of this blessed Mosque.We appeal to the Almighty God to bless it and to accept it as being constructed upon the faith and with God's guidance, and upon the love of God and His Messenger. Praise be to Almighty God that equals His majestic glory. We praise the day and night.Mosques are the houses of God who commanded us to mention His name and to worship Him through our prayers in the Mosques. The prayer is the pillar of religion. In the Mosque we read the Qur'an and recite the words of His Messenger In the Mosque, beneficial lessons are being taught. They are the lessons that lead to truth and lead us along the straight path.Almighty God has commanded us to construct the Mosques, to maintain them and worship Him in them. The Mosques of God shall be visited and maintained by those who believe in God and the Last Day, establish regular prayers and practice regular charity.The Mosque has played an important role since the Hijra of the Messenger, peace be upon him, to Madina. In the Mosque, the early companions of the Prophet had their teachings of the true religion and sure guidance. And from there, they set themselves to lead people by the will of God from utter darkness to light.Mosques existed throughout the Islamic world and through the different golden eras of Islam as the centre of learning and thought. Hence, it had a great effect upon the various aspects of life of the community. TheI itiIt it iIor