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Theme

4th Track : Rethinking Mosque Urbanism & Mosque Communities

Role/Contribution

Analytical assessment of historically significant mosques and their socio-political dynamics, and in turn their relationship to the city. My role is that of the main author.

Research paper Title

Socio-political dynamics of mosque management and its relationship to the city

Personal Biography

Architect, Academic, Urban Researcher and Historian. With a Phd in Urban Heritage, I am faculty at the Department of Architecture and Planning, NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi since 2007. I have worked on several research projects and published research works in research journals, presented in national and international seminars and conferences. I graduated in 2000 as an architect, acquired my masters degree in Architecture for Human Settlements from KU Leuven, Belgium in 2005 and finished my doctorate in 2018 from Bauhaus University Weimar, Germany.

Paper Abstract

Socio-political dynamics of mosque management and its relationship to the city At the center of the rise and fall of the socio-political representation of the Muslim World lies the mosque, a building typology that evolved, represented and has carried forth traditions and their interpretations. A study of the evolution of mosques in history and their socio-political dynamics can highlight their essential role in society and cities. Some mosques in history carried greater significance as centers of civilizational imagination (Gilmartin) of the Muslim world. The following paper debates on why some mosques were more influential over others, bringing out their socio-political dynamics of management and influence and the reasons for a larger sphere of influence in cities and in the Muslim World. The structure of Mosque has evolved in the meanings that it holds for the contemporary Muslim society. Political leaders of the Muslim world built large monumental mosques in their regions, while many small area mosques were built by local elite. Varying from singular structures for worship to complexes, the architecture and craft of mosque making and ornamentation has received much attention given its significance as a nerve center for the Muslim ummah. Over the past fifty years, mosques are built in cities with clear sectoral division and management. Their current pattern of operation, management and ownership creates a disconnect between the global world-view of Muslim ummah and spiritual teachings of the religion. The following paper studies mosques built at crucial time periods in history. Selecting five mosques from different time periods and geographical locations, the paper charts an evolution of the relationship between the socio-political situation and the socio-cultural use and organization of the mosque and complex attached. While three of these selected mosques are from the past, two will be recent. The paper thus aims to highlight that the mosque plays a crucial role in establishing global Muslim unity, inclusivity, addressing immediate and long term community needs.

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https://icmamosques.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/MasoomaShakir_AbstractMosque.docx
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The Office Al Fozan Headquarters, Prince Turki Bin Abdul Aziz Street, Corniche Road, P.O.Box 38, Al Khobar 31952, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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