 The Badshai Mosque in Lahore can accommodate more than 50,000 faithful devotees. |
  Five times a day hundreds of millions of Muslims around the world practice a religion that originated in a remote corner of the Arabian Peninsula nearly 14 centuries ago, Islam.
(The Arabic term, Islam which literally means surrender, underscores the fundamental principal that the believer surrenders to the will of Allah, Arabic for God.)
At the appointed times of just before sunrise, just after noon, in the late afternoon, immediately after sunset and two hours after that a robed muezzin traditionally climbs a circular staircase to the top of a minaret, or mosque tower, to call the faithful to worship.
From Malaysia, Abu Dhabi and Turkey to India, Afghanistan and China, people from diverse countries and backgrounds unite in a common faith at prayer time. Found throughout much of the world, mosques may differ in architectural style but not their spiritual importance.
 This lavishly illustrated photo essay showing mosques from across Asia is a graphics driven feature with a minimum of text. However, a feature of 1000 - 1500 words can be written to suit specific editorial requirements.
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