Last year the author visits to Rome, Italy for a few days. Incidentally one day visit was Friday, so I intend to explore the mosque for Friday prayers. After trying to ask here and there, it is known that in Rome there are only a mosque and it was located in the suburbs of Rome. Because the location is a bit far then I can not find on a map of the city of Rome which I have prepared from jakarta or maps available at the hotel. Because most of these maps contain only around downtown Rome. Info that i can get, for convenience it is advisable to use a taxi to the Mosque of Rome, the rate of about 10 s / d 15 Euro from downtown.
Finally the time came and the author went to the mosque to use a taxi. The fees I pay for a taxi from downtown to the mosque is 12.60 euros.
Finally arrived at the Mosque of Rome. Subhan Allah turns mosque big enough and in the green area. From the information collected after returning to their homeland, it turns Rome mosque is reportedly the largest mosque in Europe (in particular non-Muslim countries of Europe).
Mosque of Rome
Rome mosque stands on an area of 30,000 square meters. The main prayer hall is located on the 2nd floor with a size of 40 m x 60 m. on the right and left side of the main prayer hall there is a third floor to accommodate additional pilgrims. Pilgrims provided women the right corner of the section behind the main prayer hall and the 3rd floor to the right. The main dome of the mosque diameter of 20 m and surrounded by 16 smaller domes. 40-meter-high tower of the Rome mosque complex complement . The ablution and toilet room is located below the main prayer hall. Another supporting room is the library, conference room, gatehouse and apartments for officers and priests.
Rome Mosque built since 1984 and was completed in 1994. The land provided by the city of Rome and the cost of construction is given on the contributions of Islamic countries, including Indonesia, with the largest contribution from the government of the kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
At the time of entry into the prayer hall still less half an hour from the time of prayer, so the condition of the mosque is still quiet. According to the prayer time software is already installed on the phone should have time Friday prayers that day is 13:06 hours, but the new call to prayer rang out 13:16 hours. Azan echoed not commonly voiced in this country or in the Haram or Nabawi mosque, but to touch the hearts of the author because it is a new week heard the call again. After the ride pulpit preacher give his first sermon in Arabic. After the first sermon finished another man ahead and read the sermon translation in Italian. After completion of the second and the preacher continued kutbah immediately closed with prayer (second kutbah not translated). Finished the sermon continued iqamah and Friday prayers. It may need to be replicated in the homeland is the mosque of Rome accommodate female congregation for Friday prayers. Although there is a mosque in the country that accommodates women for Friday prayers, but rarely.
Finish Friday prayers all the congregation stand, which makes the author wonder. It turns out that the bodies will be held prayers .. Keranda body was not promoted but driven like in a hospital.
After worship Friday prayers outside a mosque yard and lots of food vendors Islamic suevenir. Well after a week of not eating meat there too ya finally kosher cuisine. Be kebab as the lunch menu.
While eating eyes watched the highway waiting for a taxi through. One minute, two minutes ... ... three minutes .... ten minutes none taxis passing by. Understandably roma mosque is situated set with the city and not too crowded until there is hardly any passing taxi. After a long wait and there is no sign of a taxi through the heart be troubled how to get back to town. Finally, the authors decided to walk away remembering that had passed route taxi upon departure.
Incidentally when walking the pilgrims there are also others who are also running in the same direction. The author tried to ask him how to get to Roma Termini (central railway station in downtown Rome). The congregation invites authors with him, because he happened also in line with the author.
The congregation with his wife and a son aged about 5 years. He named afzal cloud coming from pakistan malik while his wife is from the Philippines.
Together We arrived in an electric train station. Sign station is no gate / examination. The author asked him where to buy tickets, but observed no need. The author asks whether free, he said no, and he explains something when the authors do not understand, but yeah come alone. After riding an electric train and pass some of our station down in a changing station for electric trains This time we will use the subway. When the author intends to buy tickets prevented him and he bought a ticket to the author. Finally, the author fell in Rome termini station, while they continue and will go down in the next staiun. Praise God has helped his servant in various ways.
How to get there
In the early part of the article we mentioned the easiest way is to use a taxi. But to return would have trouble finding a taxi cab because there is rarely passed to it. Another alternative that is better and cheaper is to use an electric train. Actually, the authors have also tried to use the metro train, but because they do not have a map of the route the metro and when asked at the ticket counter, the officer did not know it would take a taxi deh yah.
After arriving in the country and try to learn route metro trains, real easy to mosque to Rome using the metro trains. Here are his tips for a mosque to Rome using the metro trains.
For those of you who come from the city center you can take a train Metro line A from termini station to Flaminio. From the Flaminio you change trains using the Metro Line F to the station Campi Sportivi. From the station you stay Campi Sportivi walking a few hundred meters to the Mosque of Rome. Keep in mind for each line train has its own station, so if you change trains from line A to line F or vice versa at Flaminio then you must exit from the first line station A and station entrance in line F or vice versa. Ticket prices are not too expensive, there are tickets hourly, daily ticket, weekly or monthly ticket. for hourly ticket costs about 1 euro. Because the journey from termini to Flaminio and from Flaminio to Campi Sportivi each less than an hour, then simply buy a ticket one hour for each line. For those of you who come from other locations in Rome you can use more clearly by looking at route picture below
These metro trains to Rome Mosque
Location Mosque of Rome
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