Category Archives: Ramadan
Fishermen prepare to break their fast in Ibrahim Hyderi, Karachi
Ramadan : Men arrange food plates for passersby in Karachi
Ramadan in Pakistan : ‘At iftar we all eat together and enjoy it’
Beautiful and Amazing Mosques
Asghar Ali Shah Stadium
Asghar Ali Shah Stadium is a cricket ground in Karachi, Pakistan. It was constructed in the memory of Late. Justice Asghar Ali Shah, former Judge in Sindh High Court, father of a renowned orthopaedic surgeon, a politician and a member of Pakistan Cricket Board Dr. Syed Mohammad Ali Shah. Dr. Shah is also the manager of this stadium.
Ground history
The stadium was constructed in 1993 in order to facilitate the club cricket in Karachi. It was the second cricket stadium in Pakistan (first being Gaddafi Stadium) to have the facility of flood lights to conduct the game at night.
Usage
The stadium has been used for many international matches of smaller levels such as Under 17 Asia Cricket Cup, Under 19 Cricket Tournaments and also women’s cricket tournaments have been held here. Mostly, this stadium hosts first class and domestic cricket matches. Dr.M.A.Shah Night Twenty20 Trophy is also held here every year in the month of Ramadan in which cricket teams representing cricket clubs from around the country play each other.[1]
Eid Prayers in Different Countries
Eid Greetings
Masjid e Tooba
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Masjid e Tooba in Karachi |
Masjid e Tooba or Tooba Mosque (Urdu: مسجد طوبٰی) is in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Locally, it is known as the Gol Masjid.
Masjid e Tooba was built in 1969 in Defence Housing Society Karachi, Karachi. It is just off main Korangi Road. Masjid e Tooba is often claimed to be the largest single-dome mosque in the world. It is also major tourist attraction in Karachi. Masjid e Tooba is built with pure white marble. The dome is 72 meters (236 feet) in diameter and is balanced on a low surrounding wall with no central pillars. Masjid e Tooba has a single minaret standing 70 meters high. The mosque is the 18th largest in the world with the central prayer hall having a capacity of 5,000 people.
It was built keeping acoustics in mind. A person speaking inside one end of the dome can be heard at the other end. This mosque was designed by Pakistani architect Dr Babar Hamid Chauhan and the engineer was Zaheer Haider Naqvi.