page_title: Mosque of Shaikh M. R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen
section_title: Exterior Facade
hierarchical_section_title: Mosque of Shaikh M. R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen / Exterior Facade
caption_attribution_description: English: Detail from exterior of Mosque of Shaikh M. R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
context_page_description: The Mosque of Shaikh M. R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on the grounds of the Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Fellowship. The building of the mosque took 6 months and was done by the members of the Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Fellowship under the direction of M. R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen. It was completed by May 1984, two years before his death in 1986. The official opening and dedication took place on May 27, 1984.
  The liturgical prayers follow the Hanafi tradition.
  The mosque provides activities similar to other Islamic mosques including the five daily Islamic prayers, Jum'ah prayers every Friday, and classes in Arabic, Qur'an recitation, Salat and Islam. Unique to the mosque is the practice of early morning dhikr recitation using the practice instituted by Bawa Muhaiyaddeen.
context_section_description: The front exterior of the mosque consists of three exterior panels each covered with Arabic calligraphy written in gold-leaf lettering. The writings are verses from the Quran, the 99 names of God, and the names of 25 major prophets from the Islamic tradition.
  Center Panel
  At the peak of the arch above the Arabic Allah, is written the Bismillah - "In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful".
  There is an Arabic Allah inscribed inside a large circle in the center, which is surrounded by the 99 names of God, the Asma'ul-Husna.
  Above two doors, which are the men's entrance to the mosque, is Quranic verse 29, from Suratul Araf - The Heights.
  On the two doors is written the name of God, Allah, and the names of 25 prophets: Muhammad, Jesus, John, Zacharia, Luqman, Jonah, Elisha, Shu'aib, Moses, Aaron, David, Solomon, Elijah, Job, Joseph, Jacob, Isaac, Ishmael, Lot, Adam, Idris, Noah, Hud, Salih, and Abraham.
  Right Panel
  At the peak of the arch above the Arabic Allah, is written the Bismillah - "In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful".
  There is an Arabic Allah inscribed inside a large circle in the center.
  Below the Arabic Allah are written Quranic verses 255 through 257  from Suratul Baaqara - the Heifer.
  Left Panel
  At the peak of the arch above the Arabic Allah, is written the Bismillah - "In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful".
  There is an Arabic Allah inscribed inside a large circle in the center.  Below the Arabic Allah are written Quranic verses 35 through 38 from Suratun Nur - Light. Above the left panel is a frame with the words "Qadiriya Sufiya Tariqa" over "Shaikh M. R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen".
caption: Top Left Detail
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