Subsequent Islamic rulers greatly expanded and decorated the mosque.

"In these countries, Islamic rulers want to solve 21st century issues with laws belonging to 14 centuries ago," she said.

At the centre of the ceremony is the Islamic ruler of the city.

Sultan is a name for Islamic rulers or monarch.

Subsequent Islamic rulers greatly expanded and decorated it.

Subsequent Islamic rulers continued to enlarge and embellish the mosque over the centuries.

These days, Iran's Islamic rulers are feeling vulnerable.

But throughout history Islamic rulers have always faced the problem of being outflanked by those who call themselves purer.

And the Pope told the country's Islamic rulers to end the "terrible harvest of suffering" caused by the civil war in the south.

But even as he announced the demise of the hard-line Islamic rulers, the official cautioned that the military campaign in Afghanistan was far from over.