The historic Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque celebrated its third anniversary after the momentous resolution to revert Hagia Sophia from a museum again right into a mosque on July 24, 2020.
Ali Erbaş, the pinnacle of the Presidency of Religious Affairs (Diyanet), led the morning prayer on the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque.
Calling the reopening of Hagia Sophia as a mosque as “one of the happiest days” of his life, Erbaş recalled the lawsuit filed by the Permanent Foundations Service to Historical Artifacts and Environment Association when the Council of Ministers determined to revive its standing as a mosque. The resolution was upheld and a grand ceremony attended by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan marked the historic return of the primary Friday prayer after 86 years.
He recalled that almost 21 million guests have visited this iconic landmark, ever since its reopening, which served as a church for 916 years earlier than turning into a mosque in 1453 and later a museum for 86 years, and famous the epic web site has as soon as once more become a cherished place of worship and an emblem of historic significance.
Noting that the place was inherited from Mehmed the Conqueror and is a very powerful image of the conquest of Istanbul, Erbaş stated he hopes that thousands and thousands of individuals worship in Hagia Sophia. Fatih Sultan Mehmed, an Ottoman sultan, carried out his first Friday prayer after conquering Istanbul in 1453.
Source: www.dailysabah.com
