Saudi Arabia to build King Salman bin Abdulaziz mosque at Islamabad’s Islamic university

[Zarvan]

Saudi Arabia to build King Salman bin Abdulaziz mosque at Islamabad’s Islamic university

This undated photo shows the proposed design of the King Salman bin Abdulaziz Mosque that Saudi Arabia will build at the International Islamic University in Islamabad. (Photo courtesy: International Islamic University, Islamabad)
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Saudi Arabia to build King Salman bin Abdulaziz mosque at Islamabad’s Islamic university

ISLAMABAD: Saudi Arabia will build the King Salman bin Abdulaziz Mosque along with a research and cultural center at the new campus of the International Islamic University (IIU) in Islamabad, the institute’s rector told Arab News on Saturday. “The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques has decided to...

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SAIMA SHABBIR
May 02, 202119:22

• The mosque will be able to accommodate 12,000 worshipers and have a research and cultural center
• The rector of the International Islamic University says the center will focus on Arabic language, Islamic culture and heritage

ISLAMABAD: Saudi Arabia will build the King Salman bin Abdulaziz Mosque along with a research and cultural center at the new campus of the International Islamic University (IIU) in Islamabad, the institute’s rector told Arab News on Saturday.

“The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques has decided to build the King Salman bin Abdulaziz Mosque with a capacity of 12,000 worshippers at the new campus of the International Islamic University,” Dr. Masoom Yasinzai said.

“This is not just going to be a mosque but will have a huge complex with a research and cultural center for scholars and students,” he continued, adding that there would also be a library and museum along with an auditorium named after Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman.

Yasinzai said the project was another evidence of the strong Saudi-Pakistan relationship.

“The research center will focus on Arabic language, Islamic culture and heritage. The center will be equipped with digital technology to provide online Arabic courses from Islamabad to the whole world,” the IIU rector said.

He also informed that researchers from other Muslim countries would also make intellectual contributions to the center.
“Initially, the construction of the mosque was going to cost Rs500 million,” Yasinzai said. “But now the research and cultural center has also been included in the project which will raise its cost.”

He added that the proposed model of the mosque was an exceptional representation of Islamic art and architecture.
In addition to that, the IIU official said Saudi Arabia would send 15 professors from some of the top universities in the kingdom to teach Arabic, Shariah and other Islamic subjects.

“They will come to Islamabad on deputation and will be financed by the Saudi government,” he continued. “The Saudi authorities have also announced 250 fully funded scholarships for needy students in Pakistan.”

Prime Minister Imran Khan’s adviser on religious harmony Hafiz Tahir Ashrafi said that people of Pakistan were thankful to the Saudi government for deciding to build the mosque.

“This grand mosque will have the capacity to accommodate 10,000 men and 2,000 women,” he told Arab News. “It will be yet another monument of the Saudi-Pak friendship and lead to better progress in the bilateral relations of the two countries.”

Saudi Arabia to build King Salman bin Abdulaziz mosque at Islamabad’s Islamic university (arabnews.pk)

 

[ARMalik]

Oh God, not this again. Another Saudi funded mosque - what can go wrong. TLP mullah Hooligans have already destabilized the country, and now more of this. The government and military are honesty without a back-bone, and keeping people of Pakistan as hostages to this never ending foreign funded destabilization.

 

[zoundzforever]

Which saudi funded mosque tried to destabilise Pakistan?

Oh God, not this again. Another Saudi funded mosque - what can go wrong. TLP mullah Hooligans have already destabilized the country, and now more of this. The government and military are honesty without a back-bone, and keeping people of Pakistan as hostages to this never ending foreign funded destabilization.

 

[Mohamed Bin Tughlaq]

Oh God, not this again. Another Saudi funded mosque - what can go wrong. TLP mullah Hooligans have already destabilized the country, and now more of this. The government and military are honesty without a back-bone, and keeping people of Pakistan as hostages to this never ending foreign funded destabilization.

Calm yourself. it's a freaking MOSQUE and could even become a tourist destination depending on how it is build that design looks good

 

[T-SaGe]

I am not an unbeliever person, don't get me wrong. However, I think that today many leaders misjudge the issue of leaving a mark for the future.

 

[Vapnope]

I wish they had funded a technical school, Or a safe drinking water plant in Tharparkar or a hospital in Baluchistan, instead...

 

[ARMalik]

Reported for this shxt and the personal insults. Yes you did step on someones tail. Who would be against that beautiful piece of art and tourist attraction potential

People of Pakistan DO NOT WANT Saudi Funds ! You can report whatever you want, I don't care, nor do majority of the members here who are SICK AND TIRED OF SAUDI MEDDLING, and sub-human treatment of Pakistanis in Saudi Arabia. WE WANT SAUDIS OUT OF OUR COUNTRY FOR GOOD!!

 

[Titanium100]

People of Pakistan DO NOT WANT Saudi Funds ! You can report whatever you want, I don't care, nor do majority of the members here who are SICK AND TIRED OF SAUDI MEDDLING, and sub-human treatment of Pakistanis in Saudi Arabia. WE WANT SAUDIS OUT OF OUR COUNTRY FOR GOOD!!

You mean Australia. You are in a sad situation my bro you have no say both In Australia and Pakistan. Indeed a stateless mann

 

[Samurai_assassin]

People of Pakistan DO NOT WANT Saudi Funds ! You can report whatever you want, I don't care, nor do majority of the members here who are SICK AND TIRED OF SAUDI MEDDLING, and sub-human treatment of Pakistanis in Saudi Arabia. WE WANT SAUDIS OUT OF OUR COUNTRY FOR GOOD!!

Pakistanis need to be loyal to their own country not Iran, Saudi or US. We seem to be hired guns for these nations. The fault completly lies with is.

 

[SD 10]

Not needed........

 

[ARMalik]

You mean Australia. You are in a sad situation my bro you have no say both In Australia and Pakistan. Indeed a stateless mann

Yeah sure ! What a retarded Logic ! .... Unlike your twisted logic, the Government of Pakistan considers overseas Pakistanis as the asset of country. Now go and suck on it.

Overseas Pakistanis asset of country: PM | The Express Tribune

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Overseas Pakistanis asset of country: PM

 

[Titanium100]

Pakistanis need to be loyal to their own country not Iran, Saudi or US. We seem to be hired guns for these nations. The fault completly lies with is.

Some Pakistanis either suffer from mental retardation or just.. What does a stragetic partner has to do with meddling? Saudi ARABIA is a stragetic partner.. In political context it is called an ally. An Alliance is something that happens mutually between people with common interests.... You use that platform to further your own interests but it is not a negative but only a positive for you,, But if things went opposite it would be counter-productive

 

[Zarvan]

People of Pakistan DO NOT WANT Saudi Funds ! You can report whatever you want, I don't care, nor do majority of the members here who are SICK AND TIRED OF SAUDI MEDDLING, and sub-human treatment of Pakistanis in Saudi Arabia. WE WANT SAUDIS OUT OF OUR COUNTRY FOR GOOD!!

No we don't want that. They are making this good. I also don't agree with many Saudi policies but Saudia have stood with us in our worst times.

 

[Samurai_assassin]

Some Pakistanis either suffer from mental retardation or just.. What does a stragetic partner has to do with meddling? Saudi ARABIA is a stragetic partner.. In political context it is called an ally. An Alliance is something that happens mutually people with common interests

Ok, they were not too happy when Pak refused to join their efforts in Yemen. Some pakistanis just want to be hired guns for others. Do you understand what in saying?

 

[masterchief_mirza]

Calm your tits. it's a freaking MOSQUE and could even become a tourist destination depending on how it is build that design looks good

When Faisal built his mosque, it was a true marker of friendship between our nations. Now, KSA are simply fobbing Pakistan off and you people must think we were born yesterday that we don't see this nonsense for what it truly is. We want real genuine support on issues that concern Pakistan. If we can settle our political issues with India, we ourselves can stop wasting money on weapons and instead we can build mosques ten times more aesthetically pleasing than this art nouveaux eyesore.

If the house of Saud has no interest in genuine politics but instead wishes to deliver trinkets to Pakistan, then kindly take your concerns elsewhere.