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October, 19, 1529
Vienna, Austria


Grand Vizier Pargalı İbrahim Pasha, walked the streets of the Austrian capital. The Golden Apple as it was so named by the Ottoman forces, who's desire to posses the city had been unrelenting. And now, standing in the cooling October air the gateway to Europe had fallen into their hands like the ripe fruit it was.

Large amounts of rubble lay scattered around the streets as well as the many brave Christians who had fallen during the month long siege. They would be buried later in the day once the sun had risen in the sky. For now the Ottman troops busied themselvs with the occupation of the great city. He thought to himself that Ala Hazrat-i-Aqdas-i-Hümayun Sultan Suleyman Khan would rename this Christian city now delivered unto the glory of God and Islam. A great conquest in his name by the might of Suleyman the Magnificent.

Of course knowing that the Austrian forces alone could not withstand the might of the Islamic Armies of the great Sultan the Austrian Emperor had fled, but left behind his great wealth, not that it would now be any use to a Emperor with no throne. Then, he heard it, a wonderful sound stirring his his soul just as the golden rays of the sun broke over the horizon too the east, a call from St. Stephen's Cathedral:

"Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar. Ash-hadu an-la ilaha illa llah, Ash-hadu an-la ilaha illa llah. Ash-hadu anna Muħammadan-Rasulullah, Ash-hadu anna Muħammadan-Rasulullah. Hayya 'ala s-salah, Hayya 'ala s-salah. Hayya 'ala 'l-falah, Hayya 'ala 'l-falah. Allāhu akbar, Allāhu akbar. La ilaha illa-Allah."​

Now the Cathedral began its new life as a Mosque with the first call to prayer cutting through the chilled morning on the back of the rising sun. "I give my thanks to God." İbrahim Pasha said raising his hands a smile taking his face, as he felt the warm glow of the sun cover him. "Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar." And with that he made his way to the new Great Mosque of Vienna.
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