点评:Ahmedabad's Sidi Saeed Mosque was built by a courtier of Sultan Nasiruddin Mahmood III, Sidi Saeed. An Abyssinian by birth, the Sidi had come to India by way of Yemen and had risen to a position of considerable wealth and power. He was also known for his generosity and works of charity. This mosque was built in 1572 CE, and when Sidi Saeed died in 1576, he was buried here.
The mosque is quite modest in size but has exquisitely carved stone screens depicting the tree of life. This particular motif is so exquisite and iconic that in 1890, wooden copies of it were created to be sent to museums in London and New York. The Indian Institute of Management in Ahmedabad also uses a stylized image of the screen as its logo.
The mosque is still in use, so please be appropriately dressed when you visit - no shorts or other revealing clothes. Also, shoes must be taken off before you enter. The main building of the mosque is off-limits to women.
No entrance fee is charged.
翻译:艾哈迈达巴德的西迪赛义德清真寺是由苏丹纳西鲁丁马哈茂德三世的朝臣西迪赛义德建造的。西迪人出生于阿比西尼亚,经由也门来到印度,并获得了相当财富和权力。他还因其慷慨和慈善事业而闻名。这座清真寺建于公元 1572 年,西迪·赛义德于 1576 年去世时,他被埋葬在这里。
清真寺规模不大,但有精美雕刻的石屏,描绘了生命之树。这个特殊的图案是如此精致和标志性,以至于 1890 年,人们制作了它的木制复制品,并发送给伦敦和纽约的博物馆。艾哈迈达巴德的印度管理学院也使用屏幕的风格化图像作为其标志。
清真寺仍在使用中,因此参观时请着装得体 - 不要穿短裤或其他暴露的衣服。另外,进入前必须脱鞋。清真寺的主建筑禁止女性进入。
不收取入场费。