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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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Who is the head of an Islamic Church?
First; it is important to say that there is nothing called Islamic church. If it is meant what is for Muslims is corresponding to the church for Christian then the answer is Masjid (in Arabic) and Mosque (in English).
The head of the masjid or mosque is called Imam or sheikh
What do Muslims use the mosque for?
All religions have different places that they go to for praying - Christians go to a church, Hindus go to a temple - and a mosque is used by Muslims for praying and worshiping Allah (god).
most Muslims go to mosques to pray just like Christians go to churches to pray
This is true, but a Mosque is so much more. We have medical clinics, classes, schools, food banks, community outreach - not recruiting, but the Mosques will have large open house days were the surrounding community is invited to come and learn about Islam and the many different people who are Muslims.
In many ways, I guess it is similar, but Islam is so completely interwoven into our daily lives that we go to the Mosque as many as 5 times a day for males and at the least once a week for women.
Difference between Sikh temple and Muslim mosque?
Muslim women are generally tend to do more sins while Hindu women are not.Hindu women take Sindur while the other not.
How many times a week should a Muslim go tom the mosque?
Church is the term only for a Christian center of worship. Religious Muslims pray five times a day, every day, but they usually only attend Mosque once a week on Fridays for the longer prayer and the weekly sermon.
What was the Mezquita de Cordoba?
Answer 1
It is a beautiful place which has been transformed into a church but you can still go inside to look at it.
It was built by Muslims and when the Catholics conquered Cordoba they saw it and because it was so beautiful instead of thrown it down they left it the same but build inside it a church.
In Cordoba there are more places to visit such as the roman bridge and the patios in May and fair in May as well if you want to know more info about Cordoba you could come and visit it your self it is so beautiful when you come you would never want to go.
Answer 2
Cordoba is in Andalusia (Spain). Spain was the furthest point west to be invaded and conquered by Muslim empire-builders. The locals were not forced to convert to Islam as long as they paid protection money (jizya), which was the usual Muslim procedure. The mosque is stupendous and scary and does wonders for the local tourist trade. It was shared for some time between Muslims and Christians (Catholics, of course) before the Muslims were thrown out again. The building is now not a church but a cathedral, called Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción.
The Muslims must hate Spanish Catholics worshipping Mary in what was once a mosque, but at least they don`t have to pay to do it any more.
Why do Muslims go to a mosque?
they gather in mosque, to pray after the imam(molvi). it gives you 27 times more reward(sawab , ajr) then for praying at home. it also reminds us that we are sons of Adam, and thus equal, and finishes discrimination between the rich and the poor
How many people does the great mosque in mekkah hold?
Assalamalaikum....
approx 10 lacs ppl fittin to Masjid Al Haram.
Where in turkey is the blue mosque located?
in turkey
Blue Mosque is located in Turkey. One reason it is named Blue Mosque is because of its interior blue tiles surrounded the outside buildings.
What is the entrance to a mosque called?
wiki answers istupid I'm looking up a project and it sys it has it and when i go on it says sorry that question hasn't been answered stupid stupid!
Why do Muslims take off their shoes in the Mosque?
Legally you can reference: Holy Perfect Qur'an 20:12: Verily I am thy Lord! therefore (in My presence) put off thy shoes: thou art in the sacred valley Tuwa. Also in the bible Exodus 3:5 "Do not come any closer," God said. "Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground." Most of the websites I've seen say that it's done because it's holy ground, and is a sign of reverence. However, my Muslim guide when I visited said it's done to protect the beautiful rugs inside from getting worn out and dirty. I suspect there's some truth to both reasons, though how much of it is each is still a question.
Also, to add on to the answer above, the sole of the shoes that we walk on have may have possibly been covered with some dirty substances such as dog excretion, therefore it is farz (compulsory) that the ground we pray on must be clean of such substances, otherwise, our prayers wil not count and we must repeat it. Also, it is sunnat (the way of the prophet muhammed (s.a.w)) to take of your shoes when entering the masjid (mosque).
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Muslims remove their shoes before entering mosque NOT as a religious ritual but only for hygienic reasons to keep the fine carpets/rugs clean and tidy.
If the prayer hall is not carpeted and one's shoes are clean then it's permissible to go in the mosque with shoes. It's also permissible to pray in shoes if shoes are clean (don't have impurity)
Believed to be the first mosque in India, Cheraman Juma Masjid where the Juma prayers were started is situated in Methala Village of Kodungalloor taluk in the state of Kerala. Built around 629 AD, the mosque is unique in its appearance as it is based on a mixture of Arab and traditional Kerala art and architecture.
The Oral tradition is that the Arab world had trade contacts with Kerala coast from very early times. Interaction with the Arabs brought Cheraman Perumal (the last Chera king to rule Cheranad (ancient Kerala)) closer to Islam. Later the king partitioned his kingdom among several chieftains for smooth governance, went to Mecca and converted to Islam and accepted the name Thajuddin. He married the sister of King of Jeddah and settled down there. As the tradition goes, Cheramanperumal, when he was convinced of his imminent death, wrote letters to his relatives in Kerala seeking their help to propagate the tenets of Islam in Kerala. After his death, when Malik Bin Dinar (a disciple of Prophet Mohammed and a contemporary of Cheraman Perumal) came to Kerala, he brought the letters written by Perumal. The rulers of Kerala honoured the letter and permitted Malik Bin Dinar and his fellow Arab Muslim traders to establish mosques at different places in Kerala. This mosque at Kodungallur was the first to be established and Malik Bin Dinar himself became the first Ghazi of the mosque. Later Malik Bin Dinar appointed his son Habib Bin Malik as the next Ghazi, travelled all around Kerala establishing mosques in different parts of the state.
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Is it a sin to misbehave in a mosque?
Yes, this is the case for all religions. As mosques are a place of worship, they should be honoured and you must be aware of how you behave e.g. you shouldn't go to the mosque with the intention of meeting people and talk with them. It is a place of prayer and contemplation and there is always mercy being sent down from Allah so you really shouldn't misbehave in a mosque. If you think that you will not be able to behave respectfully, then you shouldn't go to the mosque in the first place.
What is done in the tower of a mosque?
The tower was used as a high place to call for prayer. Muslims pray 5 times a day, and the call for prayer was made so as to announce the time for prayers. It is now modernised with loud speakers and the call for prayer is made from inside the mosque.
What does a minaret look like and how is it used?
A minaret is similar to the bell tower of churches, but usually has a distinctive shape. It is a part of Mosque architecture that is used by the one who declares for praying to be in a higher position to allow being heard by more Muslims.
Why are Muslim women not allowed in the mosque?
in lots of Islamic country women are allowed to enter mosques , but not along with men , because the main goal of going to mosques is worship and it needs a pure desire to consent rate in ALLAH , as the host of the house of praying , however due to the nature of desires between strange men and women , sometimes it could bring some other thing between them , then it would take from them the interest towards the pray, to do so they have brought separate areas for women and men in the mosques, like putting a curtain between them and it is usually occurs in my country .
The Mihrab is a marker or niche in a mosque that indicates the proper direction fro the worshippers to face while praying. It points toward Mecca which is the site of the Kaaba toward which all Muslims must face during prayer.
Why is the mayor of New York City allowing a mosque to be built near Ground Zero?
It's not the mayor's decision, first of all. The mayor can use his influence to get support for his side, but it is not up to him to decide what buildings should be constructed and where. That is up to the New York City Department of Buildings, which grants permits allowing structures to be built, altered or demolished.
Second of all, the building -- which is called the Park51 project -- is not a mosque. It is an Islamic community center with a non-denominational prayer space.
As to the heart of the actual question: the center will be built because there is no good reason for it not to be built. Anti-Muslim bigotry is not a good reason to prevent its construction. After all, in the words of Mayor Michael Bloomberg, "Islam did not attack the World Trade Center. Al Qaeda did."
If some people oppose its construction because they associate all Muslims with terrorism, and therefore they do not wish to see Muslims near Ground Zero, then that's their problem. They have no right to make it everyone else's problem.
The idea that it "just seems insensitive somehow" is purely an emotional argument with no basis in reason. Islamic terrorists are a tiny group of radical extremists, and they are in no way representative of the entire Muslim population. Most Muslims are not terrorists and have nothing to do with terrorism.
Associating all Muslims with terrorism may be an unfortunate but natural inclination to some. For example, you might get a little nervous seeing a Muslim guy wearing a turban and robes on the same airplane with you. But you have to recognize that your fear is irrational and prejudicial. You might not be able to help having racist thoughts sometimes, but that doesn't mean it's okay to have them. And it certainly doesn't mean that everyone else should accommodate your racism.
To oppose the Park51 project is to demand that everyone else accommodate your prejudice against Muslims. Even though it's illogical to associate all Muslims with terrorism because a tiny minority of them attacked the U.S., you demand that they be denied the right to build a community center where they see fit. Muslims have the right to build mosques where they please, just like how they have the right to fly whenever they please. You can't prohibit them from building it, any more than you can kick a Muslim guy in a turban off a plane because he makes you nervous.
This opposition is especially ridiculous in a place like Manhattan, which, with a population density of 71,000 people per square mile, is one of the most densely populated areas on earth. Everything in Manhattan is already close to everything else. There is no point in Lower Manhattan that is more than 2 miles away from any other point. It is jam-packed with people and buildings, and there are already several mosques near Ground Zero, so to oppose the construction of another one -- one which isn't even a mosque -- defies common sense.
Even if it were a mosque, and not just a community center with a prayer space, there would be no good reason to prevent its construction. The United States is a country that unconditionally guarantees the freedom of religion, so to prohibit the construction of any house of worship -- regardless of the reason -- would be a clear violation of this constitutional protection.
The September 11 attacks happened because of long-standing animosity between the United States and Muslims in the Middle East. Prohibiting the construction of the Park51 project only reinforces the rift between Muslims and Americans. It sends the message that Americans categorically mistrust Muslims and do not want them in our country. And like the war in Iraq, it is exemplary of the "9-11 justifies everything" attitude, which is only getting the U.S. into further trouble, not just in the Middle East, but around the world.
We cannot resolve our differences and learn to live in peace with each other, unless we open up the lines of communication and learn more about each other. Bigotry and hatred are born of ignorance. We hate people who are different than us because we don't know and understand them. The only way to end the bigotry and hatred is to get to know each other.
So, the September 11 attacks are a good reason to support the construction of an Islamic center near Ground Zero, not to oppose it.
What is the controversy in New York City over a Muslim mosque?
An Islamic cultural center (not a mosque) is supposed to be constructed two blocks away from Ground Zero (where the Twin Towers were), and some people feel that it's inappropriate, given that the towers were destroyed by radical Islamic terrorists.
Newt Gingrich says (at the first Related Link below) that, "Nazis don't have the right to put up a sign next to the Holocaust Museum." But, as New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said recently, "Islam did not attack the World Trade Center -- Al-Qaeda did."
A more appropriate analogy would be, it's like building a German cultural center next to a Holocaust Museum. Not all Germans are Nazis, just like not all Muslims are terrorists.
Why do terrorists attack mosques?
The same thing happened in northern Ireland (which is ocuppied by Britain) during the 70's, 80's and 90's by the british to divide communities and criminalize the IRA who fought against them. They called the IRA terrorrists yet the british killed far more civilians than the IRA. The IRA NEVER target civilians, they only consider soldier's and the so called police as legitimite targets. The exact same happens in the middle east today. it is plan against Islam. to stop Muslims going to mosques (everybody loves life) plus to form a notorious image of Islam and Muslims.
OpinionThere are numerous Islamic sects. Violent conflict between Islamic sects occurs.The Ahmadi sect considers itself Muslim but isn't recognized as such by other members of the religion's mainstream sects. Pakistan's constitution doesn't consider Ahmadis to be Muslims, and adherents have experienced years of discrimination, some of it state-sponsored. Radicals from the dominant Sunni branch of Islam in Pakistan have targeted Ahmadis before.
But even in violence-racked Pakistan, where Taliban and allied militants frequently target minority religious groups, especially Shiite Muslims, the Ahmadis have been spared large-scale attacks, making Friday's assault notable for its sweep.
At an Ahmadi mosque in Lahore's Model Town neighborhood, police and witnesses said five to six gunmen, some of them wearing suicide vests, broke through the light security cordon surrounding the place of worship and opened fire.
OpinionIslamic sects has never been a problem big enough to cause this much bloodshed.ITS POLITICS!
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Minarets (Turkish: minare, from Arabic manāra (lighthouse) منارة, usually مئذنة) are distinctive architectural features of Islamic mosques. Minarets are generally tall spires with onion-shaped crowns, usually either free standing or much taller than any surrounding support structure.
As well as providing a visual cue to a Muslim community, the call to prayer is traditionally given from the top of the minaret. In some of the oldest mosques, such as the Great Mosque of Damascus, minarets originally served as watchtowers illuminated by torches (hence the derivation of the word from the Arabic nur, meaning "light"). 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 remains as an architect symbol for the mosque.
In a practical sense, these are also used for natural air conditioning. As the sun heats the dome, air is drawn in through open windows and up and out of the shaft, thereby causing a natural ventilation.
Minarets have been described as the "gate from heaven and earth", and as the Arabic language letter alif (which is a straight vertical line).
The world's tallest minaret (at 210 meters) is located at the Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca, Morocco. The world's tallest brick minaret is Qutub Minar located in Delhi, India. There are two 230 meter tall minarets under construction in Tehran, Iran.
Answer BA minaret is a tower that adjoins a mosque. The original purpose of a minaret was to allow a muezzin to call people to prayer in that neighborhood. Some minarets are still functional in that regard although, with the use of public address systems, loud speakers today are frequently attached to the minaret instead. Most mosques have only one minaret, many of which are placed in the direction of the qibla, which shows the direction in which Muslims pray (toward the city of Makkah). However, some mosques may have more than one minaret. Minarets are also somewhat like church steeples in that people can tell from a distance which building is the mosque.A minaret does not show anything. It is for azan to be heard by as many people as possible, in the early days when there was no microphones.
