User:Amaniriz03/Süleymaniye Mosque

History
Suleyman The Magnificent chose the architect Mimar Sinan to create a mosque in remembrance of his son Shehzade Mehmed. Suleyman was beyond impressed with Sinan's completion that he decided to have him design a mosque after himself. This mosque would represent the eminence of the Ottoman Empire. Sinan built around two hundred buildings in Constantinople. He used the inspiration of the Hagia Sophia and the Bayezid II Mosque to design the Süleymaniye Mosque. This holy structure replaced the old palace of Topkapi which still had functional use at the time. However, ordered by Sultan, the palace was demolished and redeveloped.

Complex
The mosque incorporates the everyday life of civilization in the Middle East such as prayer, education, health and much more.

Inscriptions
Religious inscriptions are instilled onto parts of the mosque to demonstrate a place of sacredness. They can be found incorporated throughout the building in Quranic messages. For example, the side entrances of the mosque reads, "Peace be unto thee! Thou art good, so enter ye to dwell therein" (39:73) On the Qibla wall, the stained-glass windows display the names of God (Allah), Prophet Muhammad, and the caliphs. They are put in place to represent Allah as the lawmaker, Muhammad as the preacher, and the four caliphs as each of the four pillars.