Interior view of the Blue Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey #education #islamic #Ottoman #indian #Muslims #Pakistan #islam #bluemosque | Islamic History of Sociology and Science

Ever wondered why they call it the Blue Mosque? It’s not because of how it looks from the outside, it’s the inside that’ll leave you speechless. The walls are covered with thousands of handmade blue Iznik tiles, giving it that iconic name. When Sultan Fateh Mehmet conquered Istanbul, he wanted to build something that could stand beside the Aya Sophia, as a symbol of Muslim power and beauty. That’s why he ordered this mosque to be built right across it. Its real name is the Sultan Ahmed Mosque, b