Turkey: Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque holds first Tarawih prayer after 88 years

Thousands of Muslim worshippers gathered in the iconic Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque in Istanbul on Friday night to perform the first Tarawih prayer after 88 years.
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[@areebataqdees3943]

The exterior and interior are so grand and beautiful.

[@giansaculsan1839]

Christians built it. Muslims stole it

[@lahbibKinG]

@@holy.sepulchre.of.jerusalem It was disgusting now it’s a holy place, because before it was just a Rapestation for poor little Innocent Child and Women

[@lahbibKinG]

@@holy.sepulchre.of.jerusalem I take an oath, that Muhammad ﷺ is the last messenger send from Allah (God). And i swear that everything negative is a completely lie! We muslims try our lvl best to adapt to the actions and the behavior of our prophet Peace be upon him. So that means, that every Muslim is a madman? A psycho? A (you called it) goat fuc***? If that is the case, then you would be already dead long time ago, because im pretty certain you meet many muslims in your life. My friend, i‘m talking peacefully and with respect with you, because our prophet, that you insult, commanded us!!! to be gentle and kind to Allahs creation, which is: Mankind and Animals. He didn’t say: Kill the disbeliever, rape their women, force them to accept islam and so on. That are all completely lies and the time will come, when those liars will get exposed. I can recommend you, to read about the life the Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him. And i recommend you to read the Quran to understand the goal in life, because i do care about your life and you afterlife and if you do so, then just read it. If you don’t wanna do any of these, then i just hope that Allah will guide you my neutrality friend. And for the case of our friendship, please don’t insult our Prophet Muhammad, our creator and our religion. (infact don’t insult any Prophet, because we love all Jesus, Moses, Abraham etc.) Stay healthy

[@holy.sepulchre.of.jerusalem]

@@lahbibKinG I appreciate your comment. I usually don't insult other religions because i don't want that others insult my religion, but i did it because for us christians is very painful to see an our worship place, a very beautiful church, transformed into a worship place of another religion and it's more painful to see that who conquered it use the conquest as a pride just to stomp and disrespect the other religions. I usually don't insult, but i have a lot of questions: If Jesus, Abraham and Moses are important in Islam why the Christians and the Jews minorities are persecuted in the muslims states? If them (Jesus, Abraham and Moses) are so important for Islam why Christianity and Judaism are disrespected by Islam? If Jesus is important why for the muslims is a pride to convert churches into mosques? If Abraham and Moses are important why you muslims hate the Jews and the State of Israel?

[@archertroop5784]

Blue mosque is even more beautiful

[@ITS_YOUR_GIRL_ALINA]

I’m Turkish & I just finished morning namaz…… And this made me so happy🥺

[@christophermark3913]

Please sister stay on islam.and also tell other friends to hold on islam.. I have heard that Turks are losing iman... please stay protected...best wishes for you....allah bless you sister ❤

[@moonvenerable7897]

Mashallah, love from Norway❤

[@AliBaba-og9jm]

​@@christophermark3913Please go to Konya or other cities in Turkey and see if people there are losing their faith. The mosques are always full. Of course there are also non-believers, but where is that not the case?

[@rimlanazir2222]

Greetings from Kashmir.. Wishing everyone a happy and blessed Ramadhan.. ❤

[@anafetea9356]

They had electrical street sign all Muslim believe in Jesus Christ the messiah son of virgin Mary alive in the heavens

[@anafetea9356]

And going to come back soon to lead the believers

[@anafetea9356]

Chicago usa

[@naziyashaikh4469]

@@anafetea9356 yes we do believe in jesus peace be upon him as one of our messengers and yes he will come back to earth when Dajjal (anti christ ) will arrive . He along with al Mahdi will defeat the anti christ and then will begin the judgment.

[@hridrumaiya]

@@naziyashaikh4469 they will not begin judgement. Jesus pbuh will bring justice and rule for some years and die a normal death.

[@DankSolider]

Beautiful Cathedral ❤

[@jane4670]

been crying since 1453 ? lmfao

[@clo8862]

@@jane4670why are you crying just know it is a beautiful cathedral

[@Davi.Abraham.Millman]

​@@jane4670still a church btw

[@wotizit]

​@@Davi.Abraham.Millman then why are Muslims praying in it? Don't cry that Christianity is dying

[@DBDPain]

​@@Davi.Abraham.Millmanin your dreams it's a beautiful mosque now 🤫

[@amanKhan-pm8te]

Subhan Allah

[@agharbi1724]

Imagine being 88 yrs old seeing the haja sophia opening as a masjid once again!!

[@wario5482]

Guess when we call Kabah a temple again

[@altamashhhhhhhh]

​@@wario5482 haven't you people demolished 500 years old babri masjid

[@tgbkesavan9893]

​@@altamashhhhhhhhhaven't you demolished Bamiyan buddha statue 😅😅 in Afghanistan which was 1500 years old

[@huzaifa_javaid19]

​@@wario5482show me proof

[@huzaifa_javaid19]

​@@tgbkesavan9893the government literally said that it is becuase of the weather

[@rubytiggarubytigga5969]

This is beautiful church❤

[@Zeyneppp053]

Cami

[@RTDEdits]

😂😂😂😂😂 Turks are proud of hagia sophia mescit

[@President_Snow]

Build by greeks

[@Yaqoobalvi]

MashaAllah

[@holy.sepulchre.of.jerusalem]

Marshmellow Allah! SubANALah!

[@ThatMuslimAlbanian_MA-OGISM]

​@@holy.sepulchre.of.jerusalembro can't even type Subhanallah 💀 This is why I prefer my Christiam fellas more than your Paganstian

[@bushraparveen9636]

Mashallah

[@followerofchrist8872]

It was a church before and it will once again be a church Ο Ιησούς είναι ο Μεγαλύτερος

[@cengiztechnologie5857]

Hahah go swimming

[@abdulhamitkocaoglu7065]

Ahahahah poor you Hagia Sophia will forever remain a mosque and you will cry forever

[@Maggie-nv7ds]

Jesus is Lord above all things in the beginning now and forever shall be ❤✝️

[@user-ye4tp4wh6l]

A wolfs clothing, unveil it and the truth be discovered ❤✝️ Past Present and Future ✝️

[@14yroldmuslim]

It will never be a church again, why should they turn it back into a hinduism religion because christians believe in 3 gods😂

[@syaharief06]

Alhamdulillah

[@zaker600]

I’m going there next year in sha ALLAH.

[@roksanazc2]

Ma Sha Allah!

[@HambaAllah-nr2sx]

alhamdulillah the mousqe is no more muzeum . so people can use respectfull cloths inside it .

[@anafetea9356]

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[@anafetea9356]

They had electrical street sign all Muslim believe in Jesus Christ the messiah son of virgin Mary alive in the heavens

[@hazikkhan1124]

When the jews will be hostile to us.we will get closer to our orthodox Christian brothers.and we shall return their great cathedral (Hagia sophia) to them

[@abdul-ur6vq]

@@hazikkhan1124 Nauthubillah! ۞ يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَا تَتَّخِذُوا۟ ٱلْيَهُودَ وَٱلنَّصَـٰرَىٰٓ أَوْلِيَآءَ ۘ بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلِيَآءُ بَعْضٍۢ ۚ وَمَن يَتَوَلَّهُم مِّنكُمْ فَإِنَّهُۥ مِنْهُمْ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَهْدِى ٱلْقَوْمَ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ ٥١ Sahih International “O you who have believed, do not take the Jews and the Christians as allies. They are [in fact] allies of one another. And whoever is an ally to them among you - then indeed, he is [one] of them. Indeed, Allah guides not the wrongdoing people.”

[@kehkah2120]

@@hazikkhan1124 and u woke up notice u pii in your bed 😅

[@mdabulbaian9018]

Allah, accept us.

[@sisoshsasa]

Ameen

[@wewsdz9357]

Ameen

[@bebostrong1]

Ameen my brother.❤️

[@tcom8142]

الله أكبر الله أكبر الله أكبر اللهم أعز الإسلام بهذا الشعب الحر و ردهم رداً جميلاً إلي دينك

[@user-qk1xl1jq3o]

✝️☦️what a great church

[@TellingStewart]

🌱🍊🙏 Ramadan Mubarak April 2, 2022 💃 I'm Grateful, and I'm Honoring All of You.⚘🍃

[@TellingStewart]

🌱 all of my Love for this Ramadan is gone now, because of Your Comment. 🙏 and Allah knows my Truth.🍃

[@TellingStewart]

@ما متعلق به اينجا نيستيم 🌱 I'd rather go to Hell.😈 then to be aligned with People of Your ideology.💃⚘🍃

[@TellingStewart]

@ما متعلق به اينجا نيستيم 🌱 I'd rather go to Hell.😈 then to be aligned with People of Your ideology.💃⚘🍃

[@maximus7727]

@@TellingStewart ok take your bermuda shorts then....lol

[@Arginne]

Grateful to steal Orthodox Christians most holy church? You all are shameless

[@adnansayyed5553]

Mashallah nice Love from India 🇮🇳🇮🇳🤝🏻🇹🇷🇹🇷

[@Mia_himi]

السلام عليكم من الجزائر ❤️🇩🇿

[@farannezam7371]

Greetings from India 🇮🇳. RAMADAN MUBARAK

[@niqabiartist6515]

Mashallah allhumdullilah subhanallah!!!!!

[@MiddleEast-4Ever]

Subhanallah. greetings from Kurdistan in turkey iraq and syria.

[@Mizori]

Salam to you kurdish brother!

[@hazikkhan1124]

When the jews will be hostile to us.we will get closer to our orthodox Christian brothers.and we shall return their great cathedral (Hagia sophia) to them

[@engindeniz5383]

Where is this kurdistan?????? Türkiye suriye iran ırak Thats it

[@masab543]

Ma Sha Allah

[@somedudeagain185]

Oh wow! Amazing! Much love!

[@alandosh]

Greetings from USA.

[@anvarjonnoibjonov1214]

Alhamdulillah nice to hear

[@norlailafe8523]

Alhamdulillah..

[@snkhan660]

Mashaallah subhanallah alhamdulillah Allahukbar

[@SanaFatima-sh8ix]

Subhan Allah MaashaAllah ❤

[@armilli1198]

Mashallah may turkey go from strength to strength

[@zaferhusain4529]

Alhumdulillah

[@dollyansari3805]

Mashallah 🥰....Azan suno toh Sukoon Milta h ❤️

[@reidspeed77]

Wow......YES ❤

[@zeeshanhusain5494]

Mashallah subhan Allah

[@PATHANAFGHAN313]

SubhanAllah

[@ashifhossain4782]

ماشاء الله الحمد لله MashAllah Alhamdulila 🇧🇩💕 My Muslim brothers and sisters. It's really beautiful, Allah (SAT) is glorious! The Most High!

[@AayshaSaifi-xy9jw]

Alhamdulillah finally hajiya Sophie maszid is open to praying salah🤲🏻🤲🏻🤲🏻🤲🏻🤲🏻🤲🏻🤲🏻

[@KamranKhan-tc3yt]

SubhanAllah 💕💕💕

[@holy.sepulchre.of.jerusalem]

SubANALah!

[@ThatMuslimAlbanian_MA-OGISM]

​@@holy.sepulchre.of.jerusalem Subhanallah brother, not Hallelujah. Oops, misspelt Hallelu-Allah SWT

[@truebyzantine2939]

The hagia Sophia belongs to the Greeks

[@mdimtiaz3621]

Masha.allah

[@josephstalin9486]

Allahuakbar..... ❤❤🇹🇷🇹🇷🇧🇩🇧🇩

[@bashkimselaci7394]

Masha’Allah. Nothing but love ❤️ for Turkiye.

[@GabrielAlbuquerque642]

❤

[@engindeniz5383]

Ne mutlu TÜRKÜM diyene !!!!

[@thekhanschannel3878]

Alhamdulillah💘💘💘from Bangladesh

[@mattyw8811]

Allahu Akhbar!

[@ademali8199]

شهر مبارك عليكم

[@hasnainquradri3580]

I love you Turkey zindabaad I love you Tayyab sir zindabaad Thank you❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@Kim_romi]

I am laughing know Christians have lost control. Wake up, Christian. The Byzantines are the ones who sold a hagia sophia to Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror. It is the will of the Sultan the Conqueror, whom we cherish and appreciate, is to make hagia sophia a mosque so that we may remember the conquest of kustantiya

[@ademali8199]

Beautiful wallah

[@tanvirbhuiyan9039]

Greetings from United State of America happy Ramadan may Allah bless us all. I just want to follow up with this history why didn’t they pray There pass 88 yrs

[@affahmed9627]

We accept it as allahs will what was and what is ameeen 2 the azahn being heard in mylifetime in a sofia

[@Arginne]

They stole this church from orthodox Christians and are absolutely disgraceful and shameless

[@RTDEdits]

Kemal Pasha turned it into a museum

[@hebringsthemoutfromdarknes5001]

Nice

[@nahidashaikh8425]

SubhanAllah ❤

[@madoimuzafaru9891]

Alhamudlillah

[@Ayyubahmed930]

Alxmdulilah

[@muhammadkhushal9777]

Such beautiful

[@Katokilla]

Yeah you can thank the greeks

[@richman8082]

Alhamdulilah

[@lanakhalid-ep2io]

mashalla

[@violasteed6759]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@valeriodelaurentiis5614]

Great Haghia Sophia, blessed place

[@TruthObserver79]

Amazing. Lucky people.

[@miorozylinkamardin4914]

Greeting from Malaysia... Uraaaaaa....

[@khajanisaruddin1197]

Mashahallah mashahallah 🤩😍😘😘😘🥰🥰🥰💗💗💝💝💖❤❤❤❣❣♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@lionali6660]

Hày màshallah 🥰

[@arsalan2246]

Subhanallah

[@moehieb]

اللهم صل على سيدنا محمد وعلى اله وصحبه اجمعين

[@Eirene30]

Disgusting disgraceful for Hagia Sofia!!!😥

[@rockyTan]

Whyyy 😆😆😆

[@Estelleeeeee]

@@rockyTan Because it's the bigest Christian church of Orthodox Christians, all the walls have wallpaints of angels not in the best condition but still. Kemal made Hagia Sofia which is dedicated to God's wisdom into a museum so for everyone to be able to visit and pray after what happened to the christians in Turkey. It was a positive move to show that they respect christianity, but apparently Erdogan wants to spread hate amongst people and mostly against the Patriarch and the Greek nation. He is not a good man. Agia Sofia should be a place for all Abrahamic religions. It's a place i always wanted to visit, but now i dont think i will ever be ale to visit again. It is a shame to God foremost , our father would never want his children to hate each other.

[@rockyTan]

@@Estelleeeeee well it was a mosq before and turned into a museum then a mosque again , i really wonder mascid Al aksa is also a holy place for us and Israel has been occupiying it for years why nobody talks about it, everyone is angry at erdogan bc he is a Muslim if he weren't a Muslim you wouldn't have reacted like this btw there are so many Christian and churches here Christians can live peacefully in Türkiye and so many other religions While Muslims suffer racism in many countries Turkiye is better in terms of freedom of belief than anywhere else, especially when compared with west

[@rockyTan]

@@Estelleeeeee 😆😆don't exaggerate u can come to visit

[@maximosb8663]

@@rockyTan nope it was BUILT as a ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN church it belongs to the Greeks do deeper research

[@Abu_hussein_2000]

Mashallah ❤❤

[@randomphoton1]

❤❤❤❤

[@myazleoful]

*سُبْحَانَ اللّهُ* _Subhanallah_ *وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ* _Walhamdulillah_ *وَلاَ اِلهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ* _Walailahailallah_ *اَللّهُ اَكْبَرُ* _Allah Hu Akbar_ *لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِٱللَّٰهِ ٱلْعَلِيِّ ٱلْعَظِيمِ*

[@drrasheedkarimi5509]

so good every home of allah almighty held namaz allah ,& this is healthy sign after big duration taraawah been there

[@sakellarioudimitris7439]

It will be ours again ☦️

[@mertsamli851]

Come on go back to sleep and keep dreaming🤡🤡🤡

[@famous3684]

Yes

[@followerofchrist8872]

Yes

[@gretapierre8013]

Never lol Istanbul-greek war. Istanbul 18 million - Greek 10 million

[@sakellarioudimitris7439]

@@gretapierre8013 Nothing's impossible with God

[@aleksamilutinovic1463]

Church older than Islam

[@mosidadiedericks5873]

Salaam from South Africa Cape Town 👌🌹🕋🇿🇦

[@rockyTan]

Aleyküm selam 🥰

[@charlesjason8105]

What a beautiful Church. Non Christians knew that that is why they took it for themselves.

[@mujaffarmalek1559]

Love 💕 from India ❤❤

[@christianmalik3707]

Muslims do you think us orthodox Christian should have our church back ? And also can the Jews get Solomon's temple back please what you think ?

[@aazeenhussainali786]

Brave of you to assume that muslim care for other religions. This beautiful Byzantine structure, A church of great architecture. Is now a Muslim mosque, Actually you all Christians have been got too much influenced by Western ideology of USA that's why you all left Christ behind. If you want Constantinople back then you all must do a next crusades but this time not as a catholic protestants or orthodox but as a Christian just as a Christian

[@kevinsesko3295]

The Jews will destroy their Holy buildings on Zion, to build the third temple, brother.

[@Notreallyhereanymore]

No thank you the temple was destroyed 3000 years ago

[@UnDEADToutom]

can we get the mosque in Cordoba back if that's the case?

[@larrydickman5936]

Astagfirullah, Ya Allah bring forward the day this place is returned to its the rightful owners the Orthodox Christian Church. Ameen

[@rockyTan]

Whatttt

[@Msmhoola3422]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@Arginne]

Disgraceful.

[@lauraeleni-zj8zn]

That was a greek chruch back then and there was jesus and mary and god but wehen turkish stole it it was muslime 😢

[@rayharis24]

Alhamdulillah.....the infidels triggered rn 😂😂😂

[@hazikkhan1124]

When the jews will be hostile to us.we will get closer to our orthodox Christian brothers.and we shall return their great cathedral (Hagia sophia) to them

[@ericyarmey4454]

we will retake our cathedral

[@thepublicpotato3887]

Na i don’t think u will

[@maximosb8663]

They will, Muslims and Turks just don't like to look at who the cathedral truly was built for and who it belongs to Hint hint: to Orthodox Christianity. Do your research y'all

[@thepublicpotato3887]

@@maximosb8663oh we know who it was built for but unfortunately god allowed us to take Constantinople and it went from an Orthodox Church and was transformed to a mosque id say it is more beautiful than ever before e

[@nusratshahariar3925]

Mashallah 🤍🕊️🇧🇩

[@souravmondal8362]

Nice church।🎉

[@saddamhussein4480]

Hagia Sofia for Orthodox Christians. Palestine for Palestinians🇵🇸

[@saddamhussein4480]

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[@tyronebob6804]

100% fair trade

[@MiddleEast-4Ever]

Hagia Sofia has been a mazjid city of Turkey for thousands of years so it doesn't belong to Christians anymore! Tell me what did palestinians or any other arabs in arab countries did for you when your neck went next to execution rope 🤔 nothing !

[@kiddo4295]

?? give spain back, muslim conquered first

[@tyronebob6804]

@@kiddo4295 who talkd about spain?

[@MuhammadAli-hr1bj]

Thanks to Sultan Suleiman and his architect, Mimar Sinan that this Masjid is still standing.

[@sekedarvideo24]

Beautiful church

[@ahteshamahmed4316]

May be you mis written brother It's beautiful mosque ❤

[@sekedarvideo24]

@@ahteshamahmed4316 no.. Church is church

[@ahteshamahmed4316]

@@sekedarvideo24 brother before it is but after ottoman Empire they make it a mosque that's the Christian ruler fault why he get defeated by ottoman Empire they rule for 500+years and it always been a mosque and now your PM if you are a turk then he just give that place the position which is given for 500 + years by ottoman so official it's a mosque And saying this what Spain did you know about that

[@sekedarvideo24]

@@ahteshamahmed4316 sorry brother. In beginning hagia sophia is church no mosque before ottoman come to constantinople. And Spain before muslim come to spain the people of Spain is catholic

[@ahteshamahmed4316]

@@sekedarvideo24 I do respect your opinion brother I saying that yeah it was church before ottoman but after defeated your king they capture and make some Islamic texture and make it a mosque and it's been mosque for 500+ so it's a mosque cause it was under the ottoman and now turkey muslim are also the ansestors of ottoman and they are in majority I know turkey is secular but your PM is muslim and he done this for politics we all know that but yeah I think that meusum can only become mosque cause it have no relation with Christianity know it's belong to muslim or none Btw which country are you from are you from Turkiya

[@alessiaofficalchannel]

God, i wanted to go there and now i cannot enter because its a mosque

[@thepublicpotato3887]

Your still allowed to enter its not a muslim only site

[@Kim_romi]

Its a mosque not a church to enter it muslim can not enter a church its Prevented in our religion

[@JaJa-kx5wk]

Its a church... christian church...

[@rockyTan]

😆😆😆😆😆😆😆🧠

[@endraas1453]

Allahuakbar

[@ShaharIshog-lx7pi]

We will take back what’s ours. The plaster over The Most Holy Theotokos’ mosaic will be removed and the Glory of God will shine in our Holy Cathedral Hagia Sophia of Constantinople

[@thepublicpotato3887]

gods light is shining brighter than ever

[@bumblebee9119]

Why were they not praying there before? Just curious 🤔

[@rockyTan]

Cuz so many countries used to criticize Türkiye for that idea but TÜRKİYE did the best thing recently

[@bumblebee9119]

@@rockyTan countries criticized turkey for people praying in mosques? I don't get it

[@rockyTan]

@@bumblebee9119 yeah ,cuz it was a church

[@lalamenana8383]

Allah oakbar

[@ab2164]

Orthodox church Time will came ...

[@IRun4Ultra]

I thought that place was getting blowup! I PET GOAT 2

[@marinas.9635]

👏👏👏👏👏🕌

[@precisereview]

🌹💐🌹💐🌹

[@Jjjjjmish]

Once a church, always a church ☦️