The Muslims do not worship at Mecca because something happened there. They worship at Mecca because the Black Stone or Kaaba is there. According to Muslims, Abraham used a black asteroid to create a place of worship for God and since the black asteroid is literally a stone from the heavens, it is seen as a closer connection to God.
the special place for Muslims is the prophet mosque (in Medina), Kaaba (in Makkah or Mecca), AlAqsa Mosque (in East Jerusalem)
The Hajj is not a place. It is a pilgrimage to Mecca that all Muslims must do at least once in their lifetime. Mecca is an important place for Muslims because the prophet Muhammad's was born and lived there.
the special place for Muslims is the prophet mosque (in Medina), Kaaba (in Makkah or Mecca), AlAqsa Mosque (in East Jerusalem)
Muslims can pray anywhere as long as they are facing the Mecca. The Five Pillars state in praying toward Mecca five times per day. They can gather at mosques and pray together.
because the Kabbah or Kah'ba is the black stone to which all Muslims face in prayer. Abraham and his son were commanded to build a place of worship for the Muslims and they chose to place it in Mecca the holy city. The Kabbah was the result. Then God told Abraham to call all the worshippers to The Kabbah. Which is why all Muslims must make the pligrimage to Mecca, to walk around the Kabbah.
Mecca is a place in Saudi Arabia where many Muslims visit as a holy pilgrimage. It is said that God established this place with Abraham as the Ka'ba (the holy place) and all Muslims face in the direction of Mecca during prayer times.
No. There is no such thing called 'church' in Islam. If you were referring to the worshipping place of Muslims, it is typically called a "Mosque" in English. In Arabic, there are two names for such a structure: Jame'a (جامع) also Latinized in Turkish as Camii refers to a large Mosque and Masjid (مسجد) also Latinized in Turkish as Mescid which refers to a smaller community building. Muslims in the mosque; during praying; face the direction of Kaaba in Makkah (or Mecca) in Saudi Arabia.
No this is a place of worship for muslims.
The mosque is a place of worship for Muslims.
Muslims gather five times a day in their local mosque for performing their daily prayers in congregation. In addition, there is also a much larger congregation of millions of Muslims in Mecca, Saudi Arabia during the pilgrimage in the Muslim month Dhil Hajj
Jerusalem has a special place as it is a Holy city for all three religions. Muslims, Jews and Christians all worship here and they all worship the same God