(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - The book will be compiled by Hujjat al-Islam Abulfazl Husseini rad.
Entitled "Samples of the world's mosques", the collection is a result of 10 years of researchers.
Talking about the work, Husseini rad added: "More than 60,000 photos of the world's mosques exist however the photos of Iran's mosques aren’t included in the statistics. Many researches were made for gathering the photos and accessing their history and data."
Moreover we visited some 1300 mosques in Tehran while 700 more are to be visited. A total of 1000 old mosques live in Iran, he added.
The encyclopedia is divided into 4 sections according to different continents, then countries and cities, he said.
Husseini rad finally said that the comprehensive encyclopedia can be a step towards introducing the mosques to the world.
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