The Colombo Red Mosque, also known as the Jami Ul-Alfar Mosque, is a historical mosque located in the heart of Colombo, the commercial capital of Sri Lanka. It is one of the most recognizable landmarks in the city, thanks to its striking red and white striped façade and minaret.
The mosque was built in 1908 by the Muslim community in Colombo, led by H.L. Abdul Gaffoor, a prominent local businessman and philanthropist. The design of the mosque was inspired by the Indo-Saracenic style of architecture, which combines elements of Indian and Islamic architecture.
The mosque's most distinctive feature is its minaret, which stands at 92 feet tall and is topped with a golden crescent. The minaret is designed to resemble the minarets of the Great Mosque of Samarra in Iraq, which is known for its iconic spiral staircase.
The interior of the mosque is just as impressive as its exterior. The prayer hall is adorned with intricate geometric patterns and calligraphy and is illuminated by a series of stained glass windows. The central dome is decorated with a beautiful floral motif, and the pulpit is made of carved wood.
The mosque is not just a place of worship; it is also a symbol of the Muslim community's contribution to the cultural and economic life of Colombo. The surrounding area is home to many Muslim-owned businesses, including textile shops, jewellery stores, and restaurants.
Despite its historical and cultural significance, the Colombo Red Mosque has also been the site of controversy. In 2013, a group of Buddhist monks protested outside the mosque, calling for its demolition. The incident highlighted tensions between Sri Lanka's Muslim and Buddhist communities, which have flared up in recent years.
The Colombo Red Mosque remains an important landmark in Sri Lanka's capital city, a testament to the country's multicultural heritage and the enduring legacy of its Muslim community.
āļොāˇ āļš āļģāļු āļ´āļŊ්āļŊිāļē, āļĸාāļ¸ි āļāļŊ්-āļ āļŊ්āˇāļģ් āļ´āļŊ්āļŊිāļē āļŊෙāˇāļ¯ āˇැāļŗිāļą්āˇේ, āļāļē āˇ්āļģී āļŊංāļාāˇේ āˇාāļĢිāļĸ āļ āļāļąුāˇāļģ āˇāļą āļොāˇ āļš āļ¸āļ°්āļēāļēේ āļ´ිāˇිāļ§ි āļāļිāˇාāˇිāļ āļ¸ුāˇ්āļŊිāļ¸් āļ´āļŊ්āļŊිāļēāļි.
āļāļē āļැāļ´ී āļ´ෙāļąෙāļą āļģāļු āˇāˇ āˇුāļ¯ු āļāļģි āˇāˇිāļ āļ¸ුāˇුāļĢāļ āˇāˇ āļ¸ිāļąාāļģāļ§් āˇāļŊāļ§ āˇ්āļූāļිāˇāļą්āļ āˇāļą āļ āļāļģ āļāļē āļąāļāļģāļēේ āˇāļŠාāļ්āļ¸ āˇāļŗුāļąාāļāļ āˇැāļි āļļිāļ¸් āˇāļŊāļුāļĢු āˇāļŊිāļą් āļāļāļි. āļ¸ෙāļ¸ āļ´āļŊ්āļŊිāļē 1908 āļ¯ී āļොāˇ āļš āļąāļāļģāļēේ āļ¸ුāˇ්āļŊිāļ¸් āļ´්āļģāļĸාāˇ āˇිāˇිāļą් āļāļ¯ිāļāļģāļą āļŊāļ¯ āļ āļāļģ āļāļē āļ´්āļģāļ¸ුāļ āļ¯ේāˇීāļē āˇ්āļēාāļ´ාāļģිāļāļēෙāļු āˇāˇ āļ¯ාāļąāļ´āļිāļēෙāļු āˇāļą H.L. āļ āļļ්āļ¯ුāļŊ් āļāˇූāļģ් āˇිāˇිāļąි.
āļ¸ුāˇ්āļŊිāļ¸් āļ´āļŊ්āļŊිāļēේ āˇැāļŊāˇුāļ¸ āļāļą්āļ¯ිāļēාāļąු āˇāˇ āļāˇ්āļŊාāļ¸ීāļē āļෘāˇ āļąිāļģ්āļ¸ාāļĢ āˇිāļŊ්āļ´āļēේ āļ ංāļāļēāļą් āļāļාāļļāļ¯්āļ° āļāļģāļą āļāļą්āļ¯ු-āˇැāļģāˇāļąිāļ් āļෘāˇ āļąිāļģ්āļ¸ාāļĢ āˇිāļŊ්āļ´āļēේ āļāļˇාāˇāļē āļŊāļļා āļāļ.
āļ¸āˇ්āļĸිāļ¯āļēේ āˇāļŠාāļ් āˇුāˇිāˇේāˇී āļŊāļ්āˇāļĢāļē āˇāļą්āļąේ āļāˇි āļ¸ිāļąාāļģāļē āˇāļą āļ āļāļģ āļāļē āļ āļŠි 92 āļ් āļāˇිāļą් āļēුāļ්āļ āˇāļą āļ āļāļģ āļāļē āļģāļą්āˇāļą් āļ āļŠ āˇāļŗāļිāļą් āļēුāļ්āļ āˇේ. āļ¸ිāļąාāļģāļ§් āļąිāļģ්āļ¸ාāļĢāļē āļāļģ āļāļ්āļේ āļāļģාāļāļēේ āˇāļ¸āļģා āļ¸āˇා āļ´āļŊ්āļŊිāļēේ āļ¸ිāļąාāļģāˇāļŊāļ§ āˇāļ¸ාāļą āˇāļą āļ´āļģිāļ¯ි āˇāļą āļ āļāļģ āļāļē āļāˇි āˇංāļේāļාāļ්āļ¸āļ āˇāļģ්āļ´ිāļŊාāļාāļģ āļ´āļŠිāļ´ෙāˇ āˇāļŗāˇා āļ´්āļģāˇිāļ¯්āļ°āļē.
āļ´āļŊ්āļŊිāļēේ āļ āļˇ්āļēāļą්āļāļģāļē āļāˇි āļļාāˇිāļģ āļ´ෙāļąුāļ¸ āļ¸ෙāļą්āļ¸ āˇිāļ් āļāļ¯āļāļą්āļąා āˇුāˇ ුāļē. āļēාāļĨා āˇාāļŊාāˇ āˇංāļීāļģ්āļĢ āļĸ්āļēාāļ¸ිāļිāļ āļģāļ§ා āˇāˇ āļ āļ්āˇāļģ āˇිāļą්āļēාāˇāļēෙāļą් āˇāļģāˇා āļāļි āļ āļāļģ āļāļē āļ´ැāļŊ්āļŊāļ¸් āˇāˇිāļ āˇීāļ¯ුāļģු āļĸāļąෙāļŊ් āļ¸ාāļŊාāˇāļිāļą් āļāļŊෝāļāļ¸āļ් āˇේ. āļ¸āļ°්āļēāļ¸ āļෝāļŊාāļාāļģāļē āļ āļŊංāļාāļģ āļ¸āļŊ් āļ¸ෝāˇ්āļāļģāļēāļිāļą් āˇāļģāˇා āļāļි āļ āļāļģ, āļ°āļģ්āļ¸ āˇාāļŊාāˇ āļැāļ§āļēāļ¸් āļāˇ āļŊී āˇāļŊිāļą් āˇාāļ¯ා āļāļ.
āļ´āļŊ්āļŊිāļē āļēāļąු āļāļāļ¸ිāļ āˇ්āļŽාāļąāļēāļ් āļ´āļ¸āļĢāļ් āļąොāˇේ; āļāļē āļොāˇ āļš āˇංāˇ්āļෘāļිāļ āˇා āļāļģ්āļŽිāļ āļĸීāˇිāļāļēāļ§ āļ¸ුāˇ්āļŊිāļ¸් āļ´්āļģāļĸාāˇේ āļ¯ාāļēāļāļ්āˇāļēේ āˇංāļේāļāļēāļ් āļ¯ āˇේ. āļ āˇāļ§ āļ´්āļģāļ¯ේāˇāļē āļģෙāļ¯ිāļ´ිāˇ ි āˇාāļ´්āļ´ු, āˇ්āˇāļģ්āļĢාāļˇāļģāļĢ āˇෙāˇ āļŗāˇැāļŊ් āˇāˇ āļāļ´āļąāˇාāļŊා āļāļුāˇ ු āļļොāˇෝ āļ¸ුāˇ්āļŊිāļ¸් āˇ්āļēාāļ´ාāļģāˇāļŊāļ§ āļąිāˇāˇāļą āˇේ.
āļāˇේ āˇුāˇāļ¯, āļොāˇ āļš āļģāļු āļ´āļŊ්āļŊිāļē āˇ්āļģී āļŊංāļාāˇේ āļ āļāļąāļāļģāļēේ āˇැāļ¯āļāļ් āˇāļą්āļ°ිāˇ්āļŽාāļąāļēāļ් āļŊෙāˇ āļ´āˇāļී, āļāļē āļģāļ§ේ āļļāˇු āˇංāˇ්āļෘāļිāļ āļāļģුāļ¸āļē āˇāˇ āļāˇි āļ¸ුāˇ්āļŊිāļ¸් āļ´්āļģāļĸාāˇේ āļ ිāļģāˇ්āļŽිāļිāļ āļāļģුāļ¸āļē āļ´ිāˇ ිāļļāļŗ āˇාāļ්āˇිāļēāļි.
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