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Mosque

A mosque is the building where Muslims worship. There are very strict building requirements for a place of worship to be called a mosque.

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In the mosque is the main prayer hall inside?

main prayer hall is the clean and sacred area where u offer your prayer(salat).

The tomb or mosque of Muhammad is located in?

They are located in Medina city in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

How do you know it is time for prayer for Muslims?

Muslims are required to offer formal prayers, salat, five times per day:

Fajr: between dawn and sunrise
Zhur: between noon and midafternoon
Asr: between midafternoon and sunset
Maghreb: between sunset and full darkness
Isha: between fulll darkness and Fajr, although it is preferred to offer it before midnight

The times of these prayers are determined by observation of the natural world, so that people living in undeveloped or developing countries, as well as those in developed countries, can easily ascertain the correct times for prayer.

Because celestial observations are sometimes obscured by clouds, Muslims have made up prayer time charts based on previous observations or on astronomical calculation, so that they can still determine the correct times of prayer, no matter what the weather is like.

nowadays they have prayer time tables on a calendare but in olden days they were used to look at the sky and decide wether it is prayer time or not, and they inform other people by saying ''azaan'' in speaker which can be heard in far places.
nowadays they have prayer time tables on a calendare but in olden days they were used to look at the sky and decide wether it is prayer time or not, and they inform other people by saying ''azaan'' in speaker which can be heard in far places.

What coloured clothes do Imams wear in a mosque?

An imam may wear any color, although he is less likely to wear red or yellow than more sober colors.

How do you formally leave a mosque?

If you mean leaving a building, wait 'til the speaking and praying is over. Once other people start leaving, find your family members and friends, put your shoes back on as you leave, and go out the door. If you want to leave as in go become a different religion, there is no formality, just go.

What is a function of the minaret on an Islamic mosque?

It is the same as the towers of traditional churches that indicates Christian architecture. For mosques, it is a matter of Islamic architecture and is symbolic indication of mosques.

It not just a symbolic item. Everything created for purpose. As churches minaret used to locate the bell, minaret in mosques also use for the signal purpose.

In more recent times, the main function of the minaret was to provide a vantage point from which the muezzin can call out the adhan, calling the faithful to prayer.

In most modern Mosques, the adhan is called not in the minaret, but in the musallah, or prayer hall, via a microphone and speaker system. However, the minaret still a good place to locate the speaker.

How do you pronounce the word mosque?

Mosque is pronounced as 'mosk'.

It is a place of worship for the followers of the Islamic religion.

How many mosques are in Egypt?

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The cube shaped shrine in the great mosque is called?

The Holy Mosque of Makkah. (Makkah is the Holy City, located in Saudi Arabia)

The Holy Mosque of Madinah. (also Madinah is located in Saudi Arabia)

The Holy Mosque of Jerusalem. (located in Palestine/Israel)

In a Mosque where is the Minaret?

no

for calling to prayer when no laud speaker was invented

What is the day Muslim men attend noon prayers at the mosque?

Muslims pray five times a day, and sevens days a week. there isn't a specific day or time where they meet at the mosque, they go whenever it is time to pray.

Is there proof that mosques are built on conquered sites?

There are at least two mosques that I am aware of on prominent conquered holy sites. In Istanbul the Hagia Sophia Eastern Orthodox cathedral was taken over by Muslims in 1453 and converted into a mosque, which it continued to be until Turkey was secularized in 1935.

The Dome of the Rock and other mosque-related buildings were built over the site of the Jewish Temple on Mount Moriah in Jerusalem. I would not be surprised to find other examples of this, but have not had time to research the matter further.

Hint on the above:the Hagia Sophia Eastern Orthodox cathedral was converted into a mosque just for having the majority of population in the country at that time as Muslims and the cathedral was no longer of practical use. However, it was changed into a museum in year 1935 and is still a museum.

The story is different for the mosques of Dome of the Rock and Al-Masjid Al-Aqsa where their sites were flat lands and the two mosques were neither in replacement of a Jewish temple nor any other building.

However, many mosques in Spain and former Soviet Union Islamic Republics where either demolished or changed into churches or changed for other uses.

How would you recognize a mosque?

You would recognize a mosque because it has a round thing on the top.

What can't you wear in mosque?

AnswerMuslim women can't wear clothing that is not meeting the following requirements:
  1. covering the whole body including head, hair and neck but not necessarily covering face and hands,
  2. not tight and not describing the body figures and sexy body parts.
  3. not transparent and not exposing what is underneath

Muslim men can't wear clothing that not meeting the following requirements:

  1. covering; as minimum; the body part from naval to knees.
  2. not from silk or gold

Why is the shape of the mosque roof a shape of a dome?

There is an architectural reason why a dome applied in a mosque/masjid: so that a mosque/masjid does not require lot of pillars or shaft. Without pillars, people can make rows without space (for pillar or shaft) when makes sholat/pray.

How often do Muslims attend mosque?

As a minimum, a Muslim attends the mosque (or Masjid) for the weekly Friday praying. Only female Muslims may be forgiven from attending mosques for Friday praying if they feel unsafe on going to mosques (a case which is rarely existing). However, many Muslims attend mosques for the 5 daily prayers and also during feast prayers and Ramadan Taraweeh prayers.

The 3 biggest mosques worldwide?

Al-Masjid al-Ḥarām ("The Sacred Mosque"), in Mecca, Saudi Arabia is the largest mosque in the world. The second largest mosque in the world is the Prophet's Mosque also found in Saudi Arabia in Medina, and the third largest mosque in the world is Goharshad mosque which is in the city of Mashhad, Iran. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_Mosques

What happens if you break a rule of a mosque?

This is an unusual question!

The answer depends on the rule that is broken and why it is broken.

If a person breaks a minor rule, like wearing shoes on the carpet where people pray, others will remind him/her to remove the shoes.

If a person creates a disturbance, s/he may be reminded to be quiet. If the disturbance continues, s/he may be asked to leave.

What is the top of a mosque called?

I found out that it is called a dome.However you need to explain the answer your self

What are the customs in a mosque?

Muslims customs are based on two wings:

  • One is the ritual worships that are based primarily on the Islam 5 pillars (see related question below for more information)
  • The other wing is doing good deeds, sayings, practices for the benefit of himself, family, relatives, friends, neighbors, community, mankind, and nature. (see related questions below on Islam morals and Quran Golden Rules)

refer to related questions below

Who Built The First Mosque?


In Islam, the first mosque was built by Muhammad in Quba, while he was travelling to Medina (Hijra). The first Friday prayer in Islamic history was also offered in this very mosque.

Who built the Badshahi Mosque of Lahore?

The last of powerfull mughal emperors, Aurangzeb Alamgir has build the badshahi mosque.

Why do the mosque have a water fountain outside?

Water outside of mosques has to do with cleansing yourself before prayer. I am not an expert, nor a Muslim, but I do know that there are cleansing rituals to be done prior to entering a mosque to pray.