There is only one position in a mosque (Mahrab) where the Imam (leader) stands and leads the prayer.
no, mecca is an islamic mosque. Though many theorist believe that it was temple of Lord Shiva before.
muslim mosque
It is called a Mosque.
The buildings where Muslims worship are most commonly referred to as a Mosque or Masjid. It is much less common to hear a Muslim worship space called a temple.
Today the temple of Solomon is not there but in its place a mosque is standing.
It is a mosque, built on the Jewish Temple Mount.
They worship in a temple sort of thing called a mosque.
The Holy place for worshipping in Islam is called " Masjid" or Mosque as in English.
The Muslim house of worship is a mosque, not a temple (which is used by Jews, Buddhists, or Shinto). There are hundreds of Muslim mosques in the United States. Please see the Related Link for a list of major mosques in the United States.
You would find a centre pole in a Native American sweat lodge, which is a traditional ceremonial structure used for purification and healing rituals. The centre pole is symbolic of the connection between the physical and spiritual worlds.
A Muslim "church" is normally called in English a "mosque". It is the anglicized form of the Arabic term "masjid", which literally means "place of prostration" and a term used by Muslims just as the Jews use the term "temple" or "synagogue" and Christians use the term "church". Primarily "masjid" is used in the Quran, i.e. Islamic scripture, to mean any place of worship dedicated to God including churches, temples and synagogues.
Places of worship can be called by various names depending on the religion, such as church (Christianity), synagogue (Judaism), mosque (Islam), temple (Hinduism), gurdwara (Sikhism), shrine (Buddhism), and pagoda (Buddhism).