tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8599481671908734427.post6396632834293476679..comments2024-03-23T16:10:12.319+00:00Comments on Hyde Cheshire Blog: Mosques of HydeTomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04167792394551286975noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8599481671908734427.post-10722955539645110932011-03-23T14:24:04.946+00:002011-03-23T14:24:04.946+00:00Well done Dave... I had no idea about the colour.....Well done Dave... I had no idea about the colour..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8599481671908734427.post-40884501790049311272011-03-23T11:10:31.664+00:002011-03-23T11:10:31.664+00:00I was going to make a comment querying the fact th...I was going to make a comment querying the fact that both mosques are decorated with the same shade of green, but checked on Google first, and I found this:<br /><br />'Green is considered the traditional color of Islam. Muhammad is reliably quoted in a hadith as saying that "water, greenery, and a beautiful face" were three universally good things. In the Qur'an, sura Al-Insan, believers in God in Paradise wear fine green silk. Also, Al-Khidr ("The Green One"), is a Qur’anic figure who met and traveled with Moses.'<br /><br />(I presume from the mis-spellings of a couple of the words that the Google article was of American origin!)Dave Williamsnoreply@blogger.com