Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri recalls memorable visit to Central Mosque of Imam Sarakhsi

Canberra: Pakistani High Commissioner to Australia Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri this week recalled his memorable visit to Central Mosque of Imam Sarakhsi.

“So pleased to see this picture thrown by my?? today. Taken in 2019 at Central Mosque of Imam Sarakhsi, commonly known as Bishkek Central Mosque in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Built in an Ottoman revival style, the mosque is one of the largest in Central Asia,” he tweeted.

The construction of the Central Mosque of Imam Sarakhsi started in 2012 and it was inaugurated in 2018. It was funded by the Turkish Diyanet.

It is one of several mosques funded by Turkey across the world. Built in an Ottoman revival style, the mosque is one of the largest in Central Asia. It has the capacity to accommodate 30,000 worshipers. It was later decided that the mosque would be named after Al-Sarakhsi, a medieval Islamic scholar.

The opening ceremony was attended by Kyrgyz President Sooronbai Jeenbekov and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan.