House of God
House of God, is the name given to this photography project.
In Arabic the place where Muslims pray is called Masjid, which is Another word for prostration (Sujud).
Since that is a key part of prayer, and where the faithful is nearest to his creator.
There are many other steps to complete a prayer, it starts with washing and performing the prayer according to the way it’s been bought down over many centuries.
The Mosque is also the place where the people read the holy Quran, meet other faithful to socialize. It’s has an important place in the muslim daily life.
To photograph the life in the Masjed. Where the faithful gather to pray.
Throughout human history, worship played a key roll in their life.
For the faithful a place to be with the creator the Devine is important.
That is the main subject in most of the images.
People attachment to the divine have always fascinated me.
How it brings together every walk of life in one place, to be close together, healing and repairing many of the human stresses and hardships.
Hope, is what makes us survive in this world.
Hoping that there is a just force that will insure justice on earth, that heals and hears when we hurt. when we raise our hands in prayer we will not be turned down nor return empty handed.
The plan was to photograph two locations every day, but the war had a different plan for me.
Focusing on the places I have prayed at mostly, and where I feel more at ease and at place.
Earlier I didn’t want to include images from my archives, but that might difficult at the current circumstances.
Galaries
A Grand Mosque built in the Ottoman style
A Grand Mosque built in the Ottoman style
A Mosque care taker
A Grand Mosque built in the Ottoman style
A Grand Mosque built in the Ottoman style
A Grand Mosque built in the Ottoman style
A Grand Mosque built in the Ottoman style
people reading the holly Quran during the fasting month of Ramadan
Finely decorated Mosque in a touristic area at the suburbs of Doha
Praying the afternoon prayers
Reciting the holly Quran
The Imam place of prayer
book shelf
the mosque care taker
Finely decorated Mosque in a touristic area at the suburbs of Doha
Finely decorated Mosque in a touristic area at the suburbs of Doha
Finely decorated Mosque in a touristic area at the suburbs of Doha
Interior wall decorations
The Main entrance
The Imam place of prayer
Finely decorated Mosque in a touristic area at the suburbs of Doha
Old Mosques in the old center of the City
The corners of the mosque
wooden and colorful glass windows
Finely decorated wooden pillars
Finely decorated wooden pillars
Old Mosques in the old center of the City
Water fountains at the entrance of the Mosque
Old Mosques in the old center of the City
Old Mosques in the old center of the City
Old Mosques in the old center of the City
Old Mosques in the old market in the south of qatar
Old Mosques in the old market in the south of qatar
Old Mosques in the old center of the City
Old Mosques in the east cost of Qatar
Men sharing dates and coffee outside an Old Mosques in the east cost of Qatar
Eid prayer court yard in the old part of Doha
a modern mosque in Doha city center
A modern Mosque in Doha
The Main Entrance leads to an open garden area
the praying place of the imam
a child playing with a praying beads while adults are reading the holly Quran and praying
Another entrance to the mosque
Open windows towards the washing area which being cleaned by the caretaker.
a praying man
the washing area
men gathering after evening prayers socializing
a finally decorated water fountain with calligraphy or the name of Allah and holly Quran
A modern Mosque in Doha
Doha Grand Mosque
Doha Grand Mosque
Doha Grand Mosque
Doha Grand Mosque with the clock tower
Doha Grand Mosque with the old port ships in the foreground and the modern Doha in the background
Newly built Mosque in the North of Qatar
Newly built Mosque in the North of Qatar
A mosque on the highway north of Qatar
Old abandoned Mosque in the North of Qatar
Old abandoned Mosque in the North of Qatar
The Entrance of a mosque in Cairo where a Sufi master is buried.
A mosque of one of the kings of Egypt
The mosque caretaker in Cairo
A grave of Bacha in Cairo
The Entrance of a mosque in Cairo where a Sufi master is buried.
children sitting next to the grave of the Sufi master.
An old religious school/Mosque in Cairo
a modern mosque at the side of the river nile
A Fatimite mosques in old Cairo
Finely decorated pillars at the entrance of a mosque
A Fatimite mosques in old Cairo
A Fatimite mosques in old Cairo at prayer time
A Fatimite mosques in old Cairo at prayer time
The imam prayer and steps where he gives his sermons
An old religious school/Mosque in Cairo
Finely decorated Mosque entrance in cairo
Finely curved mosque door in Cairo
The entrance of the grave/mosque of an imam in Iran, Mashhad
Two ladies chatting next to a mosque entrance in Iran, Mashhad
An Iranian Imam wearing a black Omama (head turban) to declare that he's a descendant of the profit.
Calligraphy of a prayer
A modern Mosque in Iran, Mashhad
Calligraphy of a prayer
A mosque in Iran, Mashhad
Water fountain
Another entrance of the grave/mosque of an imam in Iran, Mashhad
An Iranian Imam
Another entrance of the grave/mosque of an imam in Iran, Mashhad
Calligraphy of a prayer
Finely decorated corridor of the grand mosque in Iran, Mashhad
Another entrance of the grave/mosque of an imam in Iran, Mashhad
Images of the dependents of the Profit
Another entrance of the grave/mosque of an imam in Iran, Mashhad
A finely decorated entrance door of a place of morning
A man praying in an old mosque in Istanbul, Turkey
A baby playing while his father is teaching his brother how to read the holly Quran in a mosque in Istanbul.
Water fountain for the faithful to wash before entering into the mosque to pray
Finely decorated ceiling in a mosque in istanbul
People praying in a finely decorated old Ottoman built mosque
The entrance of an old mosque in Istanbul
Finely decorated ceiling in a mosque in istanbul
The roff of a mosque with rooms in the attic
the washing area in the mosque court yard
Finely decorated ceiling in a mosque in istanbul
A mosque sounded with corridors and arches
A modern mosque done in the Ottoman style located at the Asian side of Istanbul with the Bosporus sea in the foreground
A mosque built on Byzantine ruins
The steps where imam gives his sermons
A grave yard at the back yard of a mosque
An alabaster minaret in Istanbul
A mosque done in the Ottoman style located in Istanbul with the Bosporus sea in the foreground
Old Mosque in the old market
A finely decorated imam chair
A finely decorated door
People waiting to enter the mosque
The washing area in the mosque court yard