{"id":4977,"date":"2014-08-04T15:53:39","date_gmt":"2014-08-04T20:53:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/worldreligions\/?p=4977"},"modified":"2014-08-22T15:56:08","modified_gmt":"2014-08-22T20:56:08","slug":"worlds-largest-mosques","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/worldreligions\/2014\/08\/worlds-largest-mosques.html","title":{"rendered":"World’s Largest Mosques"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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The Grand Mosque in Mecca<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Prophet\u2019s Mosque in Medina<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

It should be no surprise that the largest mosque in the world is in Mecca (it\u2019s called The Grand Mosque or Masjid al-Haram<\/a>) or that the second largest mosque is in Medina (it\u2019s called the Prophet\u2019s Mosque or Al-Masjid al-Nabawi<\/a>. (Note: not everyone agrees on \u00a0the order of the largest mosques, my source is the Globe Press<\/a>\u00a0and Wonderous Magazine<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

But do you know where the\u00a03rd,\u00a04th or 5th\u00a0largest mosque is located? \u00a0Here\u2019s the 3rd largest mosque. It in Mashhad, Iran and is called the Reza Shrine.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Imam Reza Shrine in Mashhad, Iran<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

You have to go outside the Middle East to find the 4th and 5th largest Muslim shrines. The 4th largest is in Indonesia and is called the Istiqlal Mosque. And the 5th largest shrine is in Casablanca and is called the Hassan II Mosque. It can hold up 105,000 worshipers.<\/p>\n

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Istiqlal Mosque, or Masjid Istiqlal, in Jakarta, Indonesia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca, Morocco<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Here are short clips about\u00a0two of the\u00a0mosques.<\/p>\n

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  • Here\u2019s a short clip about the Iman Reza Mosque at its last anniversary.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    • Here\u2019s a tour of the Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n